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15 May 2023

#FromTheVaults - Fijian seven-dollar note

As the World Sevens Series arrives at Twickenham this weekend, we are shining a spotlight on these unusual Fijian banknotes in our collection...

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15 May 2023

#FromTheVaults - Fijian seven-dollar note

As the World Sevens Series arrives at Twickenham this weekend, we are shining a spotlight on these unusual Fijian banknotes in our collection...

09 May 2023

England’s first tour to the southern hemisphere 1963

In the summer of 1963, an England tour party embarked on an historic tour of New Zealand and Australia...

17 April 2023

Meet the force behind the formation of Wasps Women

Sue Martineau, nee Bennett, played back row for Wasps, Loughborough, and England B, with only a broken arm preventing her from playing for the national team. Explore how this influential woman changed the rugby landscape in the 1980s...

09 April 2023

Baa-Baas at Easter

The Barbarian Football Club was founded in 1890 by Percy "Tottie" Carpmael and became one of the most famous rugby clubs in the world...

03 April 2023

The Story of Beromama

The earliest references to rugby matches being played in Argentina date to the 1870s but it took until 1939 for the first non-elite rugby club to be founded, in the outlying districts of the city of Buenos Aires...

28 March 2023

Gloucester Rugby: The Players

Gloucester Rugby Heritage, a non-profit charity run by volunteers, has been producing a series of large format books to record the history of the Gloucester Club. The fourth in the series, “Gloucester Rugby: The Players” has been published recently...

24 March 2023

Exciting New Offer from Rugby World

Rugby World magazine has been the voice of global rugby since 1960, providing unrivalled access to the players, coaches and administrators that define the sport.

20 March 2023

#FromTheVaults - 1909 Varsity Match

The annual fixture between the Oxford and Cambridge university rugby teams has had its fair share of memorable moments and witnessed the breakthrough of several future international rugby stars. Ahead of this year’s Varsity Match at Twickenham, we are sharing the story of the 1909 game...

13 March 2023

de László and Rugby

Extraordinary match footage has emerged of the 1928 Ireland v England match in Dublin. The following article documents the provenance of the film and its links to one of the most accomplished portrait painters of the 19th Century…

09 March 2023

World’s Oldest International Match Footage

Stunning footage has been uncovered of the 1911 England v France Five Nations test-match. It shows the first time that France took the field at Twickenham and is believed to be the oldest footage of an international test match in existence...

27 February 2023

Allez Les Bleus: Barrette Medal, 1928

The 1920s was an oasis for female participation in sport and physical activities in France. Along with the very popular women’s Olympics, established by Alice Milliat, women’s omni-sports clubs sprung up around the country...

20 February 2023

Le Classique - France v Scotland

On 15th January 1922, ‘Le Petit Journal’ illustrated magazine featured on its cover an illustration of a gallant French rugby player resisting the tackles of two Scottish opponents. The coloured drawing captures the excitement of what was, at the time for French fans, the most anticipated match of the Five Nations calendar...

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