On 26 January 1871 a meeting took place between representatives from 21 clubs who created the world’s first governing body for rugby football and selected 20 players to represent England in the first ever international contest.

Find out more about how this milestone year will be celebrated: https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/rfu-to-mark-150th-anniversary?fbclid=IwAR0OrUh3bMCFfe1ACOI5IHl_D2VPoRqIfGcuKN1eLtsyFRFr6hYITO1AdTE