The Rugby Racket

Hockey XI of 1924 Hockey really took off at Rugby in 1921 though some attempts were made to introduce the game before this date. #SportsHistory #SportingHeritage

A XV cap from the 1950s. It has three stripes on the peak to represent the three years the owner was on the team. #sportingheritage #sportshistory

Today is There are some very interesting sporting stories in our archive including that of The Close where different sports have been played since 1750. Before the Hakewill Chapel was built the boys …

For 15 it just has to be a photo of an XV team. This is probably a Cotton House Team in the 1920s. #SportsHistory #SportingHeritage

More information about the competition can be found in The Meteor rugbyschoolarchives.co.uk/PDFViewer/web/… #SportingHeritage

@Rugby_Sch_sport #sportshistory #SportingHeritage

#SchoolGames Athletic Sports programme from 1889 #SportingHeritage #SportsHistory

Cross Country Run from 1902 #SchoolGames #SportingHeritage #SportsHistory

School Steeple Chase 1882 from a student's scrapbook of school photos from the 1880s. #Sporthistory #SportingHeritage

In June 1953 the 1924 Champion H M Abrahams spoke about the 1952 games. He also explained how a photo finish camera works and how the results for the 100 meter run were obtained. #HBAHSummer #sportsh…

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

We've been exploring photographs in the House collections. This one is the Tudor House Rackets Team 1913. #SportingHeritage #SportsHistory #SchoolArchives #SchoolHouses