World Rugby Museum

World Rugby Museum
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Inside Twickenham Stadium, this hands-on museum traces rugby union from schoolyard origins to the professional era, with England memorabilia, global stories, and fun interactives—best paired with the stadium tour for player-tunnel chills.

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Opening Hours

Sunday: 11:00 – 17:00
Tuesday: 10:00 – 17:00
Wednesday: 10:00 – 17:00
Thursday: 10:00 – 17:00
Friday: 10:00 – 17:00
Saturday: 10:00 – 17:00

What's not to miss inside?

Twickenham Stadium Tour

Access to stands, royal box, changing rooms and that walk down the player tunnel.

Hearing crowd audio in the tunnel reframes the museum objects you’ve just seen.

Before the tunnel, pick one historic jersey; imagine its wearer emerging to this same roar.

📍 Starts from museum foyer—timed entry

Hands-on Zone

Scrum machine and VR goal-kicking turn tactics into muscle memory.

Feel how technique beats brute force on the scrum sled.

Try one VR kick, then find a ball from that era and compare weight/shape.

📍 Gallery floor, clearly signposted

Global Game, Local Heroes

Connects Twickenham’s story to world cups, tours and rivalries.

Small objects (a boot stud, a program) carry giant memories.

Pick any underdog story panel and summarize it in 2 lines to your companion.

📍 Main displays—national jerseys & trophies

🤓 Fun Facts

Rugby’s split into union and league (1895) was rooted in pay-for-play disputes, not rule differences alone.

Twickenham’s pitch has been relaid multiple times with hybrid systems to withstand modern fixture loads.

The Calcutta Cup (England–Scotland) was crafted from melted Indian silver rupees after the Calcutta Football Club disbanded in 1878.

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