Its collection comprises over 37,000 pieces of rugby memorabilia, boots, balls, jerseys, programmes, match-tickets, books and assorted paraphernalia.

The World Rugby Museum’s education facilities predominantly comprise its ‘Workshops and Seminars’ programme.

‘Workshops and Seminars’ received the Sandford Award for Heritage Education in 2010, 2015 and 2020.

Star items include: Rugby Football Union minutes 1871-1949, the 1907 Twickenham Stadium deeds, a photograph album relating to the first British and Irish lions Tour of South Africa in 1891, the original 'Football Rules' as produced at Rugby School in 1845 and the Rugby Football Union's 1871 'Proposed Laws of the Game'.

The archive does not operate a lending facility but students and private researchers can use the resource upon appointment.