Since the birth of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) in 1871, a large range of artifacts have been collected, including books of the minutes of important meetings, match programmes, tickets and gifts from other rugby unions spread across the globe. Over the course of a century, the collection built up to such a level that, in 1972, the RFU had the idea of opening a museum. From the late 1970s through to 1983, some of the most famous trophies and items of interest were displayed to the rugby public in cabinets in the old west stand at Twickenham. In 1983 it was decided to open the first purposebuilt museum, which was housed in the newly built south stand at Twickenham. By the 1990s, with the planned development of the east stand, it was decided that some space should be reserved for a new museum. This led to the opening of the World Rugby Museum on the 16 March 1996 by Virginia Bottomley, then Secretary of State for National Heritage.
The World Rugby Museum is the ultimate visitor experience for the world rugby enthusiast. It takes visitors through the history of the sport from its origins to the present day. Innovative interactive exhibits bring some of the great moments of the international game to life. Action-packed films show original footage of rugby matches from the very earliest ‘popular recreation’ versions through to the present-day, more rational and rule-bound competitions. You can even test your physical prowess against the formidable scrum machine!
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