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World Rugby Museum
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.
Opening Hours
Sunday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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.
📍 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.
📍 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.
📍 Main displays—national jerseys & trophies
Inspire your Friends
- 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.
