NZ Rugby World

New Zealand Rugby World is the premier authority on our national game; with sharp analysis and irreverent humour the two key components. In both style and content the writing is award winning and provides an unparalleled depth of insight into the people who play the game and the issues that matter to the fans. The cast of contributors is world class as is the photography and lay-out. Pick this magazine up and you won't want to put it down - rugby has never been so much fun.

EDITOR’S LETTER

BLACK FERNS EXCEL AGAIN • VANIA WOLFGRAMM IS EXCITED ABOUT THE BLACK FERNS’ START TO THE YEAR AND THE YOUNG - AND OLDER - PLAYERS COMING THROUGH.

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CAPTAIN CANE • LIKE IT OR NOT, SINCE 1987 THE LEGACIES OF ALL BLACK CAPTAINS HAVE BEEN DEFINED BY ONE TOURNAMENT

WILL JORDAN A KEY TO ABS CUP SUCCESS • THE ALL BLACKS ARE CHASING THEIR FOURTH WORLD TITLE IN FRANCE AND, AS JIM KAYES EXPLAINS, WILL NEED TO WIN THREE BIG TEST MATCHES IN A ROW TO ACHIEVE IT.

FARE WELL CHAMP • DANE COLES WILL RETIRE AFTER THE WORLD CUP AFTER MORE THAN A DECADE IN THE ALL BLACKS. FEISTY ON THE FIELD AND FRIENDLY OFF, HE TELLS JASON PINE HE IS COMFORTABLE THAT NOT EVERYONE HAS LIKED HIM.

Aaron Smith PASSING COMMENT • AS HE PREPARES TO RETIRE FROM RUGBY AFTER THE WORLD CUP, AARON SMITH SHARED SOME OF HIS FAVOURITE MOMENTS, GROUNDS AND PLAYERS.

CHAMPIONS IN POOL OF DEATH • THERE IS ALWAYS A POOL OF DEATH AT A WORLD CUP AND THIS YEAR’S INCLUDES DEFENDING CHAMPIONS SOUTH AFRICA, ALONGSIDE IRELAND, SCOTLAND AND STACKED TONGA

EDDIE JONES - AUSTRALIA’S JOKER IN THE PACK • EDDIE JONES RETURNED TO THE WALLABIES TO MUCH FANFARE, BUT IS HE THE JOKER IN THEIR PACK? JIM TUCKER LOOKS AT AUSTRALIA’S CHANCES IN POOL C.

WHAT’S HOT • CHECK OUT THE AWESOME PRODUCTS THAT WE HAVE FEATURED THIS ISSUE!! VISIT THE LINKS BELOW TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THEM, YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED AND DISCOVER SOMETHING YOU OR YOUR FAMILY WILL LOVE IN 2023!!

TOUCH DOWN! • Alana Bremner goes vertical scoring in the attempted tackle of Australia’s Faitala Moleka in the Black Ferns 50-0 win at Brisbane’s Kayo Stadium.

BEATEN • Richie Mo’unga beats the tackle of Springbok first five Damian Willemse to score in the All Blacks 35-20 win at Auckland’s Mt Smart Stadium.

OUT OF MY WAY • Shannon Frizell fends off Springbok fullback Willie Le Roux in the flanker’s best performance for the All Blacks.

FLYING HIGH • Hawke’s Bay’s Teilah Ferguson goes airborne to avoid the Auckland defence in their 32-31 win in round one of the Farah Palmer Cup.

WHEN WINGS COLLIDE • All Blacks win Mark Telea is tackled by Wallabies wing Marika Koroibete.

THE SILVERWARE! • Stand-in skipper Ardie Savea and debutant halfback Cam Roigard with the Bledisloe Cup - in Kiwi hands for a 21st consecutive year.

TONY BROWN - JAPAN CAN QUALIFY AGAIN • POOL D IS REASONABLY WIDE OPEN WITH ENGLAND AND ARGENTINA FAR FROM IMPRESSIVE WHILE JAPAN FANCY THEIR CHANCES AS WILL SAMOA. JIM KAYES TALKED TO JAPAN COACH TONY BROWN.

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BLACK AND BLUE • FROM CHASING WORLD CUP GLORY, TO CHASING CROOKS TWO DAYS LATER. MURRAY PIERCE TALKED TO NEIL REID ABOUT THE ALL BLACKS 1987 WORLD CUP TRIUMPH AND ITS HUMBLE AFTERMATH.

A PAINFUL DECLINE • IN THIS EDITED EXTRACT FROM HIS BOOK, FORMER ALL BLACKS PROP CARL HAYMAN DETAILS HOW THE HIGHLIGHT OF HIS PLAYING CAREER WAS ALSO THE PAINFUL START OF HIS DECLINING HEALTH.

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A TELLER OF TALES • RIKKI SWANNELL CALLED THE DRAMATIC FINAL OF THE WOMEN’S WORLD CUP LAST YEAR AND WILL BE BEHIND THE MIC IN FRANCE FOR THE MEN’S TOURNAMENT THIS YEAR. IN OUR LATEST FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME FEATURES, SHE WRITES ABOUT HOW STORYTELLING HAS PUNCTUATED HER CAREER.

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