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12 November 2019

How to become the Rugby Photographer of the Year

Rugby Photographer of the Year is a competition that will celebrate the very best of rugby photography, both amateur and professional, culminating in a two-month exhibition here at the World Rugby Museum.

Are you a professional or amateur photographer that loves capturing the moments, the people, the places that make rugby the sport it is?

If so you should enter our inaugural Rugby Photographer of the Year competition, which culminates in a two-month exhibition here at the World Rugby Museum. A grand prize of £1,000 is also awarded for the overall winner at a finalist awards evening at the World Rugby Museum in late May, 2020.

The prizes All shortlisted entries will have their work featured in a two-month long exhibition. They will also be invited to an exclusive awards evening at the World Rugby Museum, where the winners will be announced. A cash prize of £1,000 will be awarded to the winner of Rugby Photograph of the Year. All winners will also feature in a special edition of Rugby Journal. Additional prizes may be provided by sponsors, to be confirmed at a later date.

Please read the terms and conditions to entry here

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