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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.

Special Exhibition - Ireland's Call

16th October 2025 - 25th October 2026

IRELAND'S CALL: 150 YEARS OF IRISH RUGBY
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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.

What you will see

PIONEERS: THE FIRST WOMEN'S RUGBY WORLD CUP explores the challenges faced by four women from Richmond FC who, supported by a wider team of volunteers, organised a World Cup tournament in little more than 12 months.

The exhibition features letters and documents that tell their story, as they worked to deliver the tournament with no endorsement from the IRB and no sponsors to provide funding. Also on display is the original women's World Cup trophy and match worn England and USA jerseys.

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.

Coming Soon

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'.