Emirates and IRB Launch Photograph of the Year

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‘Mud glorious mud’, Morgan Treacy’s winning entry for the Emirates and IRB 2006 Photograph of the Year.

EMIRATES AND IRB LAUNCH PHOTOGRAPH OF THE YEAR

Emirates, the Dubai-based multi-award winning airline, and the International Rugby Board and have launched the second annual Rugby Photograph of the Year Competition.

A trip for two to the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens at the end of November awaits the winner of the Rugby Photograph of the Year Competition.

The competition, which aims to capture the essence of the Game, is open to both amateur and professional photographers. The judges will be looking for a striking photograph that best depicts the Game; whether it be from the Test match arena or the domestic rugby scene.

A shortlist of six entries will be made by the IRB’s panel of judges and the overall winner will receive a fantastic trip for two to the Dubai Rugby Sevens, courtesy of Emirates, including flights, accommodation and tickets. The five runners up will have their photographs published alongside the winning entry in the IRB World Rugby Yearbook 2008, which will be on the bookshelves in November.

Last year’s inaugural competition was won by Morgan Treacy of the IHPHO Agency in Dublin, Ireland. His winning entry, ‘Mud glorious mud’ was taken following an Irish League match on a rather damp day in Dublin.

To enter the competition photographers must send a 15” x 12” print of their chosen photograph to Dominic Rumbles, Communications Manager, International Rugby Board, Huguenot House, 35-38 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland or email as a jpeg of no less than 300 dpi to dominic.rumbles@irb.com by no later than noon on the 31st August.

Emirates flies four times daily from New Zealand to Dubai and beyond, via Australia

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