Twickenham Stadium is the home of Rugby Union and the England national rugby team. It is the largest stadium in the world to be devoted purely to this sport, the second largest stadium in the UK, and the third largest in Europe.

In this official publication, Phil McGowan takes us on an illustrated tour of the long and illustrious history of this magnificent stadium, featuring some of the legendary players that have trodden the hallowed ground of Twickers, the matches that have taken place, and the history that is woven into the fabric of the ground.

Lavishly illustrated with images and memorabilia from the World Rugby Museum’s archive in full colour, this is a tribute not only to the history of the stadium, but to Rugby Union itself.

• Fully authorised history from the World

  Rugby Museum’s Education & Interpretation Officer.

• Publicised in association with the RFU

  and marketed as an official publication with use of the English rose and sale

  in the Rugby Store at Twickenham.

• England as the host nation of the Rugby

  World Cup 2015 qualify automatically, and fixtures are scheduled for the second

  half of 2015.

• Publication to coincide with the Autumn

  Internationals 2014 and the Six Nations February 2015.

• England's Rugby Football Union has predicted the 2015 RWC will result in

  2.8 million total attendance (57,000 average) for the 48 matches, a projected

  85% increase over New Zealand 2011.