Rugby Photographer of the Year exhibition opens at Twickenham
When England faced Canada at Twickenham last weekend, visitors to the World Rugby Museum were treated to a new exhibit, as the shortlisted entrants to the 2020 Rugby Photographer of the Year were put on display
More than 500 entries from 24 different countries were received for the first-ever Rugby Photographer of the Year competition, a collaboration between the Rugby Journal and World Rugby Museum.
The competition winner was first announced in 2020, but due to the lockdown and subsequent temporary closure of the World Rugby Museum, the initial summer exhibition had to be delayed.
Now, with the World Rugby Museum open Tuesdays to Saturdays (10am-2pm) and Sundays (11am to 2pm) you can view all the shortlisted entries across the five categories of Landscape, Action, Young Photographer, Portrait and Spirit (of Rugby). Each category winner is also highlighted, with special mention to our overall winner Daniele Colucciello whose image of a pre-match Ampthill won over the judges.
“It’s incredible to finally see these amazing photographs on display, showing the very best of the rugby world from grassroots right up to the elite,” says Alex Mead, Editor-in-Chief of Rugby Journal. “We were overwhelmed with the response to the first competition with so many professional and amateur photographers taking part, and it’s great for all the shortlisted entrants to see their work at the home of English rugby.”
“We’re delighted to be able to finally showcase this talented group of photographers inside our museum,” says Phil McGowan, Museum Curator, World Rugby Museum. “Collectively they have captured the spirit of the game all over the world and at all levels, as we hoped they would.”
The timing of the exhibition comes as Rugby Photographer of the Year 2022 launches in the forthcoming issue of Rugby Journal, available to pre-order now, and out on 31st August, 2021.
To book tickets for the World Rugby Museum and for opening times and details, visit worldrugbymuseum.com