Stamps mark 150th anniversary of Rugby Football Union formation
The images also celebrate the same anniversary for the first ever international match between England and Scotland.
A set of stamps is being issued to celebrate the 150th anniversaries of the formation of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and the first international match between England and Scotland in 1871.
Rugby legends from the men’s and women’s game feature on the eight stamps including JPR Williams, Emily Scarratt, Danielle Waterman, Sophie Spence, Roy Laidlaw, Kim Littlejohn, Simon Geoghegan, Melissa Berry and Jonny Wilkinson.
David Gold, Royal Mail’s director of external affairs and Policy, said: “The sport of rugby continues to evolve today and is becoming an ever more inclusive sport – with almost three million women players across the world.
Royal Mail worked with all four Rugby Union Home Nations’ governing bodies on selecting the images to be included in the stamp issue.
