World Rugby Museum

For the museum in Warwickshire, see World Rugby Hall of Fame.

World Rugby Museum
The "Sport of Empire and the World" gallery
Location within Greater London
Established1996
LocationTwickenham Stadium, Richmond upon Thames
Coordinates51°27′18″N 0°20′26″W / 51.45502°N 0.34049°W / 51.45502; -0.34049
Websitehttps://www.worldrugbymuseum.com
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The World Rugby Museum is a sports museum in the South Stand of Twickenham Stadium, London, England. Its collection comprises over 37,000 pieces of rugby memorabilia, boots, balls, jerseys, programmes, match-tickets, books and assorted paraphernalia.

The museum was first opened as The Museum of Rugby, in 1996, becoming the World Rugby Museum in 2007. It re-opened in early February 2018.

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