Special Exhibition - Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!
4th November 2026 - 22nd October 2027
The World Rugby Museum features interchanging exhibitions each year, offering new and exciting content covering a range of rugby related topics from around the world.
4th November 2026 - 22nd October 2027
One year out from Australia hosting the 2027 Rugby World Cup, this special exhibition will build excitement by exploring the rich and golden history of rugby union down under.
Star objects will include matchworn jerseys that belonged to Tommy Lawton, Steve Cutler, John Eales, Libby Andrew and George Smith, as well as match programmes, tickets, rosettes, postcards and pin badges from the formative years of the game.
10th September 2026 - 31st July 2027
In January 1907, the Lord Mayor of London hosted a children's costume ball at Mansion House. Hundreds of children attended dressed as historical figures and fictional characters - but one little girl, inspired by the South Africa team touring Britain at that time, decided to dress as a rugby player. It was the start of a special relationship with South Africa's touring rugby teams.
For the first time in nearly fifty years, this exhibition reunites the child-size rugby kit with the portrait of the six-year-old who wore it - Kathleen Trick, 'The Springbok Elect'.
24th July 2026 - 31st May 2027
See the shortlisted entrants from 2026 Rugby Photographer of the Year competition, a collaboration between the Rugby Journal and World Rugby Museum.