Rugby Photographer of the Year 2024 is a competition that celebrates the very best of rugby photography, both amateur and professional from across the globe, culminating in an exhibition at the World Rugby Museum at Allianz Stadium.
About
The world’s only dedicated rugby photography competition, covering the game from grassroots to the elite, Rugby Photography of the Year is now in its fifth year. Open to amateur and professional photographers, you can enter imagery into six categories: Young (aged 17 and under), Portrait, Action, Spirit of Rugby, Landscape and Portfolio. Winning entries from each category will then be considered for the Grand Prix award.
The prizes
Every shortlisted entry will feature in an exhibition at the World Rugby Museum, at the home of English rugby, the Allianz Stadium. A first prize of £1,000 will also be awarded to the Grand Prix winner, with trophies given to the individual category winners, as well as appearing in a special winners edition of the Rugby Journal.
How to enter
Entries must have been taken between 1st April 2024 and 31st March 2025. You can enter only one (1) image per category, except for the Portfolio of the Year category where you can submit ten (10) images to show a body of work.
You can enter your work here at the Rugby Journal website by clicking the button below. Entries will close on 31st March 2025 whereby our panel of experts will begin the judging process. Category winners will be revealed online, before the overall winner is announced at the awards evening at the World Rugby Museum in Allianz Stadium.
Full rules of entry can be found here.
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Open to photographers aged seventeen years and under.
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An image of any individual involved in the game: player, coach, volunteer or spectator.
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A photograph that brings to life the split-second moments that embody the sport.
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An image from beyond the eighty minutes, that reflects the spirit of the game.
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A picture that is as much about the setting as the game itself, that gives a sense of place.
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A collection of up to ten images from different matches in the same season, reflecting a body of work.
Grand Prix winner 2023
Category winners 2023
Awards evening at the World Rugby Museum