Lest We Forget - Rugby & WW1 | Twickenham Stadium Tour & World Rugby Museum Visit

Shortly after the outbreak of WW1 the RFU called on all rugby union players to enlist and cancelled all club matches for the duration of the war this resulted in 90% of all rugby union players enlisting. Tens of thousands players died including 27 England players.

The tour tells their stories, lasting approximately 90 minutes the tour will take in all the key areas of the stadium from the VIP rooms, England dressing room to the pitch side, followed by a visit at leisure to the World Rugby Museum to include Lest We Forget exhibition.

Highlights include
•Rose& Poppy Gates by artist and sculptor Harry Gray; unveiled April 2016 as a lasting memorial to fallen rugby players who died in 1914 onwards.
•‘Forever England’ Shane Record, Oil on Linen, 2014 – depicts the last England team to play before the outbreak war; 6 of these players were killed.
•England Caps board in the England dressing room features all 27 players.
•Twickenham during WW1 saw the pitch given over to grazing horses
•Lest We Forget – Rugby and the First World War special exhibition, recently updated to include additional information and artefacts provided by families of several England players.