The Rugby Racket

RT @RugbySchool1567: Testing the route! You can join in too Webb Ellis Cycle Pilgrimage: The Close to Twickenham, Sunday 2nd July 2023 -…

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…

Bigside 1886 Bigside, Big Side or Big-Side refers to a number of things. We believe this image is of the Holder of the Bigside Bags (Captain of Cross Country). There were three in 1886 so we are unsu…

The Old San #HBAHHealthAndFitness

Article in The Meteor 1996 about Girl's Hockey XI, so far the earliest mentions of a girls Hockey team at the School is in the 1980s. If you know of any earlier dates do let us know. Girls first join…

@avenuefive @AdnanSamiLive Squash does have its origins in Rackets, I think they were both developed at Harrow. @HSchoolArchives?

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Rackets was first adopted as a school sport at Harrow in 1821 having previously been played in debtors gaols. Rugby School has been playing Rackets since 1861. #HBAHHealthAndFitness

@Frederic Thank you, all our copies have uncut pages in different places, so I am interested to know what others are like.