The Rugby Racket

Steeplechase 1882 #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchive

In 1877 a Lawn Tennis Club was formed at Rugby School. #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchive

Tudor Rackets Team 1913 #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchive

Earliest mention of the School playing Soccer in The Meteor is in March 1894 when they played the Notting Hill Home Mission Club. #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchive

The Meteor used to have a section called our contemporaries which highlighted news from other schools. In October 1881 they reported on Geelong School in Australia. Apparently they favoured Squash to…

Two of Chambers illustrations of the laws of football as played at Rugby School 1845. #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchive

The Meteor 2004, Cross Country Review #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchive

The Meteor 1994 announced the first Girl's fixtures and entry of the girls into the inter- House competitions. #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchive rugbyschoolarchives.co.uk/PDFViewer/…

Sir Pelham Francis Warner, better known as Plum Warner or "the Grand Old Man" of English cricket, attended Rugby School from 1887 to 1892. #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchive

Butler's Leap is named after Arthur Butler who jumped across the river here in Rugby. #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchive

The James Pavilion was built in memory of H A James (AKA The Bodger) Head Master of Rugby School 1895-1910. #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchive

Between 1877 and 1902 books describing the Big-Side Runs which took place at Rugby School, were published. One of these Runs was The Coton House Run #HBAHHealthAndFitness #EYASport #exploreyourarchiv…