2:28pm Monday 26th July 2010
The sixth IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup kick-off in Guildford, Surrey, on August 20.
Twelve nations from around the globe will compete for the ultimate prize in Women’s Rugby.
To mark the occasion, Twickenham Stadium’s World Rugby Museum is running a special exhibition to tell story of the tournament since its inaugural championship in 1991.
This exhibition will profile each of the competing teams, the venues, and tournament structure for England 2010, providing the perfect introduction to the forthcoming festival of sport.
It will relay the story of the Women’s World Cup since its inaugural championship in 1991 and document the subsequent great games and tournament winning sides.
It examines the roots of the women’s game, recalling Emily Valentine, a little known Irish girl who is fast accruing the type of mythology that has seen her dubbed the ‘female Webb-Ellis’.
It also talks about the type of resistance that drove the sport underground in the first part of the 20th Century, and the pioneering spirit that returned it and brought it to mainstream acceptance.
The exhibition will also document the little known sport of Barette that was closely related to rugby and became popular in 1920s France.
Finally the exhibition will take a look at what is involved in a Rugby World Cup from the point of view of a player, in the ‘Player’s Experience’ section.
A variety of iconic posters, objects and images from the earliest days of the game, and previous World Cups will be on show, including the IRB World Cup itself, which will be housed within the exhibition until it is presented to the winner on September 5 at the Twickenham Stoop.
The exhibition opens on August 12 and will runs until Spring 2011. Entry to the World Rugby Museum costs £6 for adults and £4 for concessions.
For up-to-date information, including opening hours, or to book your Stadium Tour in advance visit www.rfu.com/museum or call 020 8892 8877.
The Women’s Rugby World Cup kicks off on Friday August 20 at Guildford’s Surrey Sports Park and the semi and finals staged at the Twickenham Stoop.
England open their campaign against Ireland (6.30pm, August 20), followed by Kazakhstan (6.30pm, Tuesday August 24) and USA (6.30pm, Saturday August 28), with the semi finals taking place on Wednesday September 1 and finals on Sunday September 5.
All England’s matches will also be shown live on Sky Sports.
For WRWC 2010 tickets visit the Ticketmaster website or call 0844 844 2010. Rugby fans who buy tickets for the WRWC 2010 will also be put on a priority ticketing information list for the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England.
For a full schedule of fixtures and to follow England in the WRWC visit www.rfu.com/wrwc
All WRWC ticket holders qualify for a 10% discount off published rates for the London Marriott Hotel Twickenham.
For more information or to book your room, go to www.marriott.co.uk/twickenham or call 020 8891 8200.
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