Special Exhibition - Ireland's Call
16th October 2025 - 25th October 2026
IRELAND'S CALL: 150 YEARS OF IRISH RUGBY
Exhibitions
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.
What you will see
IRELAND'S CALL: 150 YEARS OF IRISH RUGBY examines the complex and changing identities that have comprised Irish teams, their flags and anthems, while celebrating Ireland's greatest teams and individuals.
The exhibition features material from as far back as the 19th Century, including match tickets, dinner menus, cigarette cards, trophies; and match worn jerseys belonging to Harold Sugars, Noel Henderson, Mike Gibson, Lynne Cantwell and Jamie Heaslip.
Mini Exhibition - KATHLEEN TRICK: THE SIX-YEAR-OLD SPRINGBOK
10th September 2026 - 31st July 2027
KATHLEEN TRICK: THE SIX-YEAR-OLD SPRINGBOK
What you will see
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'.
Photography Exhibition
24th July 2026 - 31st May 2027
RUGBY PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
What you will see
See the shortlisted entrants from 2026 Rugby Photographer of the Year competition, a collaboration between the Rugby Journal and World Rugby Museum.
