A special launch event was held at the Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Dublin on Wednesday evening, as Canterbury revealed the Ireland Rugby 2026/27 kit.
Ireland stars Josh van der Flier, Linda Djougang, Jimmy O'Brien, Stacey Flood, Tommy O'Brien, and Fiona Tuite-O'Sullivan were present, giving fans their first glimpse of Irish Rugby's new look for this season.
Launched as part of Canterbury's global 'Made Tougher Together' platform, the new kit represents the connection between those pulling on the jersey and those standing behind them.
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Jimmy O'Brien, Fiona Tuite-O'Sullivan, Josh van der Flier, Linda Djougang, Tommy O'Brien, and Stacey Flood are pictured wearing the new Ireland home and alternate kits
Former Ireland international Barry Murphy was the host for the special event to reveal the new Ireland kit for this season
Simon Rowe, Global SVP at Canterbury, also took to the stage to speak about the new kit, which was launched as part of Canterbury's global 'Made Tougher Together' platform
Stacey Flood, speaking at the launch, is fresh from making her senior debut for Leinster during the recently-concluded Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship
Jimmy O'Brien started all three of the Ireland Men's Nations Championship matches against Australia, Japan, and New Zealand in July
Tommy O'Brien scored three tries during his first Guinness Men's Six Nations campaign with Ireland in 2026, but missed the summer series due to a groin injury
Fiona Tuite-O'Sullivan, speaking at the event, ended the Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship on a high as the player-of-the-match in Ulster's win away to Connacht
Linda Djougang and the rest of the Ireland Women's squad are gearing up for the inaugural WXV Global Series, beginning with a clash with the USA in Tallaght on Sunday, September 20
Josh van der Flier will be back in action soon as Leinster begin their BKT United Rugby Championship title defence, before Ireland take to the Aviva Stadium in November for their next Nations Championship games
Barry Murphy and his Hermitage Green band-mates added to the atmosphere by playing at the event which celebrated the unveiling of the new Ireland kit for 2026/27
Renowned traditional musician Cormac Begley, performing on stage, provides the musical backdrop to a new project film that explores the rituals that build towards an Ireland match day
Jimmy O'Brien, who has 14 international caps to his name, is pictured wearing the new Ireland alternate jersey
The Ireland players are pictured with Cormac Begley, a master of the concertina, who supplied the soundtrack to the 20-second film to support the launch of the new Ireland kit
Josh van der Flier is pictured wearing the new Ireland home kit, which the Men's team will don for the first time when they host Argentina on Friday, November 6
Tommy O'Brien has racked up eight tries in nine Tests for Ireland, running in scores against Georgia (2), Portugal (2), Japan, England, and Scotland (2)
Josh van der Flier signs a jersey for a fan during the launch of Ireland's 2026/27 kit in Dublin
Fiona Tuite-O'Sullivan and her Ireland team-mates will wear the new home kit for the first time when they play the USA at Tallaght Stadium in just over two weeks' time
Fiona Tuite-O'Sullivan, Linda Djougang, and Stacey Flood will be back in international action when Ireland face the USA, Japan, and South Africa in the upcoming WXV Global Series
The Ireland Men have a busy November schedule, with Argentina, Fiji, and South Africa coming to Dublin before the Nations Championship finals weekend in London
Canterbury has a longstanding relationship with Irish Rugby, first partnering with the IRFU between 2000 and 2009, and reuniting in 2014
