The Rugby Racket

#DidYouKnow the name of the School magazine The Meteor came from a Meteor shower in November 1866. Find out more about the first 100 years of The Meteor from issue 1014, July 1967 rugbyschoolarchives…

#DidYouKnow that School Field designed by George Gilbert Scott was built 170 years ago in 1852 and was permanently named 90 years ago in 1932.

#DidYouKnow that until 1913 top hats were worn on Sundays by members of the School. They were replaced by white straw hats.

#DidYouKnow that in this month in 1921 William Wyamar Vaughan was appointed Head Master of Rugby School. This was his desk.

#OnThisDay in 1900 Sir Arthur Frederic Brownlow fforde was born. He was educated at Rugby School (School House 1914–1919, Head of School). #DidYouKnow he was appointed Head Master of Rugby School thi…

#DidYouKnow Butlers Leap in Rugby was named after Arthur Butler who jumped across the river at this point. He entered Rugby School in August 1844 and was in School House.

#DidYouKnow that in August 1920 Winston Churchill stayed at School Field while in Rugby to play Polo.

#DidYouKnow that in1908 two Rugbeians competed in the #HBAHSummer #sportshistory #sportingheritage

#DidYouKnow The Baron Pierre De Coubertin, the founder of the modern Games, visited Rugby School on more than one occasion. He was inspired by Tom Brown’s Schooldays and Thomas Arnold to create the m…

#DidYouKnow that the first Rugby Summer School was held in 1986. #HBAHSummer Find out more here - rugbyschoolarchives.co.uk/authenticated/…

#DidYouKnow that in this month in 1914 the Boomer was dedicated at a ceremony on the Close, before being lifted into the Chapel tower, which is 159 feet tall. #ThrowbackThursday

#DidYouKnow that Rugby School was the first school to add science to the curriculum starting with natural sciences in 1849.