17 October 2014 Crossing the Divide, 1908 A recent addition to the Museum's archives throws some fascinating light on a controversial part of rugby's history. 1908 marked a difficult time for English rugby. Read More
17 October 2014 Crossing the Divide, 1908 A recent addition to the Museum's archives throws some fascinating light on a controversial part of rugby's history. 1908 marked a difficult time for English rugby. Read More
15 October 2014 Lest We Forget - James Henry Digby Watson (England) 15/10/1914 James Henry Digby Watson was born in Southsea, Hampshire, and named after his father, who was a Royal Navy engineering officer. His mother Eliza was Canadian. Read More
10 October 2014 ARTIST INTERVIEW - Hamish Patel In advance of our forthcoming exhibition 'Old Streetonians: Life, Rugby and Art in Shoreditch' we will be interviewing several key contributors. The exhibition will include work by artist Hamish Patel, a formidable character, who for many years, had seemingly disappeared from the art scene. Read More
08 October 2014 CLASSIC MATCH REPORT - France 43-31 New Zealand Wales were the proud hosts of the 1999 Rugby World Cup and, like England in 1991, they chose to share key matches with their neighbours. This meant that Twickenham would be called upon to host several pool matches and both semi-finals. Read More
01 October 2014 The Birth of Rugby Football in China The first Shanghai Football Club was founded 25 November 1867, thereby making it the first rugby club to be established in China. The initial football rules it used were based on those used at Charterhouse School in the UK. Read More
27 September 2014 PLAYER PROFILE - Richard Sharp Richard Adrian William Sharp, a rugby player from Cornwall, played for his county 28 times, from 1957 to 1966, which then led him on to play for several other teams including the London Wasps, Bristol and not forgetting England of course. Read More
23 September 2014 Jolly Jumbucks of the Home Nations! Maybe Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, never really did say, "Being born in a stable does not make one a horse", but many Home Nations Rugby officials have also thought bloodlines trump place of birth. Read More
17 September 2014 Lest We Forget - Charles Wilson (England) 17/09/1914 Charles Edward Wilson, who was born in Fermoy, Co Cork into a military family, was the first of 27 England rugby internationals to die in service during World War 1. Read More
14 September 2014 Lest We Forget - Ronnie Simson (Scotland) 14/09/1914 On the 14th September 1914 Scotland's Ronald Francis Simson became the first home -nations international rugby player to be killed in action during the Great War. Read More
11 September 2014 Meet The Trophies - English Premiership As rugby seasons around the northern hemisphere swing back into action we take a look at three retired trophies that reside in the World Rugby Museum collection. Read More
09 September 2014 The Ghost in the Painting 'The Roses Match' by William Barnes Wollen hangs on the wall of the President's Suite in the West Stand of Twickenham Stadium. Read More
05 September 2014 Lest We Forget - Alfred Mayssonnié (France) 06/09/1914 Alfred Mayssonnié was the first international rugby player to be killed during the Great War. Known to his teammates as 'Maysso' he was as an influential play-making half-back and one of Stade Toulouse's founder members. Read More