Canterbury has today unveiled a limited edition Ireland kit, celebrating 150 years of Rugby in Ireland.
This season marks the 150th anniversary of the first Ireland Men’s international match. This week features two of the highlights of the season – the 150 Gala and the second 150 Match of the year between Ireland and Australia.
The celebratory season kicked off back in September when the Ireland Women’s Team played Australia in the first 150 Anniversary match, recording a 36-10 victory.
This week it is the turn of the Men’s teams as the Wallabies come to Aviva Stadium for the final match of the Autumn Nations Series.
The night before the match the sold out IRFU 150 Gala takes place in the RDS and featuring special guest appearances including Brian O’Driscoll (2009), Fiona Coghlan (2013), Rory Best (2018), and Johnny Sexton (2023), our four living Grand Slam Winning Captains.
The Men’s team will wear their version of the Canterbury of New Zealand limited edition kit which will be available exclsuively from Elvery’s from Friday.
A commemorative book to mark the anniversary was published recently; Together Standing Tall is available from bookshops nationwide and it tells the story of the game in Ireland through the people who played it.
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