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22 August 2014

'Rugby Union Footballers Are Doing Their Duty'

This large colour woodcut poster, made by Johnson, Riddle & Co. Ltd. is one of many such recruitment posters produced during the First World War.

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22 August 2014

'Rugby Union Footballers Are Doing Their Duty'

This large colour woodcut poster, made by Johnson, Riddle & Co. Ltd. is one of many such recruitment posters produced during the First World War.

13 August 2014

Emily Valentine - the first lady of rugby

'Omnes Honorate' or 'Honour all men' is the school motto of Portora Royal School for Boys, in Ennsikillen, Northern Ireland. However 'with a fine disregard for the rules' 10 year old Emily Valentine did precisely the opposite and convinced the boys to let her join in a game of rugby back in 1887.

08 August 2014

INTERVIEW: How to win the Women’s Rugby World Cup by Gill Burns

A Q&A with 2004 England World Cup winner Gillian Ann Burns...

04 August 2014

In August 1914 the Rugby Football Union advised all rugby players to enlist with the armed forces...

On August 13th 1914 the Rugby Football Union issued the following circular to all their clubs...

23 July 2014

LAST CHANCE TO SEE: Core Values: The Life and Work of Gerald Laing special exhibition

Our special exhibition celebrating the life and work of pop-artist and sculptor Gerald Laing (1936-2011) has been extended until October of this year.

08 July 2014

Origins of Rugby

This round ball has been on display at the World Rugby Museum for many years. It was formerly a part of the private collection of sports journalist Harry Langton, who believed it to date from the 1820s.