The Rugby Racket

Great Interpretation of our theme for. Look out for in February. twitter.com/adnansamiaddic…

Between now and 31st March we will be bringing you a different type of school archives with Why not join us sharing your school heritage or memories This week is

#OnThisDay in 1923 Rugby School celebrated 100 years of Football. The Centenary Match was played on the close England-Wales V Scotland-Ireland.

Looking forward to starting next week. Who else is joining in? twitter.com/OundleArchive/…

RT @RugbyGallery: Fancy creating a Halloween drawing? 🎃 Check out this draw along with local illustrator Jess 🕷 twitter.com/jessiillustrat…

#OTD In 1950 the Debating Society held a Staff Debate on the motion - "that it is better to have something you don't want than not to have something you do". Some very interesting arguments which you…

#ArchiveMystery I often wonder what has happened to the photographs which are missing from the 1902 photograph album. On this page I can clearly see there are two missing one had a description and on…

Y is for Yours truly which is how one of the first published correspondence in The Meteor signed off in 1867. rugbyschoolarchives.co.uk/default.aspx #ArchiveZ

RT @CHilton_BB: I talked about this and why it might happen in the Red House podcast earlier this year (brittenpears.org/explore/benjam…, season 1 e…

#OTD in 1940 A Rackets Match took place Rugby School V Radley. #SportHistory

This is 'Old Sam' a porter at Rugby School who was responsible for locking the Quad and Close Gates. He lived on Sam's Farm which is where the new cricket pavilion stands according to the caption. Ph…

RT @btsportrugby: "He was a very creative, very intelligent footballer. He was able to control the pitch." Jimmy Peters was the first bla…