It is with great disappointment that we received the below message from Cure Parkinson’s:

“It is with regret that we must announce the cancellation of the upcoming Legends at Rugby match of 18 November. We understand that this change may cause disappointment and inconvenience to those booked to attend and for this we are very sorry.

With an exceptionally packed rugby calendar this year, we have found it extremely challenging to deliver an event worthy of our supporters and partners. We understand that so many people were looking forward to the day, and it is not a decision we have taken lightly but we know it’s the right choice based on the information we have today. All attendees of both the match and the following lunch will be contacted directly and offered full refunds.

We would like to thank Rugby School for allowing us this opportunity to hold the Legends event as part of their 200th Anniversary celebration of the founding of rugby football, and we would like to thank all those who have offered their support  for Cure Parkinson’s….our event sponsors, our table hosts, those who had so kindly offered gifts for the auction and raffle….and of course, those players who had offered to take part.”

If you have purchased a ticket you will be contacted and refunded shortly

The Legends at Rugby

A Double Centenary Celebration in aid of Cure Parkinson’s

Saturday 18^th November, 2023

Organised by the charity Cure Parkinson’s in conjunction with the School, this event will not only celebrate the 200^th Anniversary of the game, but also the 100^th Anniversary of the famous match that took place at the School when an England and Wales team played against a Scotland and Ireland team.

                                     From “The Times” of the 2nd November 1923.

“The celebration of 100 years of Rugby Football was achieved yesterday by the playing of a unique match upon the famous Close at Rugby School. The scene of William Webb Ellis’s famous exploit did not perhaps match the tumultuous atmosphere of a Twickenham or an Inverleith, but as the 2000 privileged spectators included 600 Rugby school boys, the game was worthy of the occasion, there was excitement enough and some to spare.  The meeting of these combined teams of English and Welsh and Scots and Irish men did not fail to produce a remarkable game of moods and mannerisms. The weather was as perfect as the surroundings, it was a glorious autumn afternoon and the turf looked as splendid as the famous elms. Grandstands of course there were none and the Rugby boys forced to sit down along one side of the field were provided with a liberal stretch of tarpaulin ground sheets.”