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12 November 2018

SPECIAL EXHIBITION - Brave Blossoms: the History of Rugby in Japan

As the rugby world turns towards the land of the rising sun in anticipation of Asia’s first Rugby World Cup, the World Rugby Museum is delighted to present its new special exhibition ‘Brave Blossoms: the History of Rugby in Japan’.

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12 November 2018

SPECIAL EXHIBITION - Brave Blossoms: the History of Rugby in Japan

As the rugby world turns towards the land of the rising sun in anticipation of Asia’s first Rugby World Cup, the World Rugby Museum is delighted to present its new special exhibition ‘Brave Blossoms: the History of Rugby in Japan’.

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09 October 2018

Arts Council Full Accreditation

The World Rugby Museum is pleased to announce that it has been conferred full accreditation, nationally styled, by the Arts Council England.

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27 August 2018

Getting to know Younji

At the start of her last week with the World Rugby Museum, we put some questions to our intern Younji from South Korea. She has been with us for an 8 week placement as part of her postgraduate Museum Studies course at the University of Leicester.

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09 July 2018

5 things to spot at the World Rugby Museum

With the summer holidays rapidly approaching, here is a taster of what you can see on your visit to the World Rugby Museum…

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04 June 2018

Daisy, Daisy, give me some arsenic do…

1906 saw the first South African rugby tour to the United Kingdom. We are lucky enough to have a blazer from this tour on display in our World Tours Gallery. If you do come and visit us however, don’t be fooled by the blazer’s civilised appearance, this particular garment has links to a much more grisly past...

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19 March 2018

LAST CHANCE TO SEE! Mini Exhibition: Unlikely Alliances

In times of celebration or commemoration, rugby matches involving combined teams have taken place to mark the occasion. Currently on display at the World Rugby Museum, this mini exhibition takes a look at four such matches.

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12 March 2018

The All Blacks' Dog

Murray Ball left his mark on rugby history in the 1980s when he dramatically withdrew his character Dog as the mascot of the All Blacks.

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12 February 2018

Scotland v England touch flag, 1925

Ahead of this year's Calcutta Cup match we are highlighting this touch flag which is currently on display in the Six Nations gallery of the new World Rugby Museum.

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05 February 2018

In Loving Memory of Poor Old England (1905)

The day that kick-started the glorious year for Welsh rugby was 14th January 1905, when England were heavily defeated by the home side at Cardiff Arms Park.

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22 January 2018

Building a Legend: The Evolution of Twickenham Stadium

The World Rugby Museum will be reopening its doors on 2nd February 2018, after a yearlong redevelopment project, with a special exhibition Building a Legend: The Evolution of Twickenham Stadium.

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25 December 2017

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the World Rugby Museum!

The World Rugby Museum would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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25 September 2017

Under Twickenham's pitch...

This rusty old horseshoe might not look like much, but it potentially gives us an insight into several aspects of Twickenham's 100-year history. This is because nobody really knows for sure how it came to be here at Twickenham, but there are several theories.

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