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

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MOANA PASIFIKA’S SUPER CHALLENGES • IT’S BEEN A LONG WAIT BUT THE PACIFIC ISLANDS ARE ON THE CUSP OF MAKING IT INTO SUPER RUGBY. JIM KAYES TALKED TO MOANA PASIFIKA BOSS KEVEN SENIO ABOUT THE CHALLENGES AND POSSIBILITIES.

ARDIE SAVEA DOING IT HIS WAY • ARDIE SAVEA IS DETERMINED TO BREAK THE MOULD ON AND OFF THE FIELD AS HE CHARTS AN EXTREMELY INDEPENDENT PATH. ASHLEY STANLEY EXPLAINS.

DELAYED BUT NOT DETERRED NEW DATES CONFIRMED FOR WOMEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUP • AFTER A COVID-19 POSTPONEMENT, NEW DATES HAVE BEEN SET FOR THE RUGBY WORLD CUP IN NEW ZEALAND NEXT YEAR. RIKKI SWANNELL REPORTS THAT ORGANISERS HOPE THAT MEANS A BIGGER AND BETTER TOURNAMENT.

THE BEST OF THE BLACK FERNS • IN OUR LAST ISSUE, EDITOR JIM KAYES PICKED HIS BEST EVER ALL BLACKS XV. THIS TIME ONE OF THE VERY BEST TO PLAY FOR THE BLACK FERNS, MELODIE ROBINSON, WHO WON TWO RUGBY WORLD CUPS DURING HER 18 TESTS AND WOULD MAKE THIS TEAM HERSELF, NAMES HER BEST EVER BLACK FERNS XV.

KA MATE KA MATE • FROM CRINGEWORTHY TO A THING OF PRIDE - BAILEY MACKEY LOOKS AT THE EVOLUTION OF THE ALL BLACKS HAKA.

NAKED AMBITION KURT BAKER’S QUEST FOR GOLD • DROPPED FOR BEING TOO OUTSPOKEN AHEAD OF THE RIO OLYMPICS, SEVENS MAVERICK KURT BAKER TALKED TO RIKKI SWANNELL ABOUT REDEMPTION AND HIS DREAMS OF WINNING OLYMPIC GOLD.

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GO EAST: A LOVE LETTER TO EAST COAST RUGBY • NGATI POROU EAST COAST ARE CELEBRATING THE PROVINCE’S CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS AND AMONG THOSE RAISING A GLASS WILL BE NEIL REID, WHO LOOKS BACK ON HIS ONGOING 22-YEAR LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE PROVINCIAL BATTLERS.

SOMETHING TO DANCE ABOUT • It’s the fifth time Crusaders coach Scott Robertson has danced after the final. This fifth win as a coach, he also won four as a player and the Crusaders have won 12 titles.

KIERAN READ RETIRES FROM RUGBY • Kieran Read was World Player of the Year in 2013.

SUPER WOMEN • The Chiefs celebrated the first ever women’s Super Rugby match with a win against the Blues at Eden Park. A four team competition is tipped for 2022.

LOOK WHO’S BACK! • Portia Woodman made a long awaited return to international rugby when the Black Ferns Sevens took on Australia in Auckland. Here she is fending off Demi Hayes on her way to the try line.

CALL TO ARMS TACKLING THE LIONS • AHEAD OF THE 2021 BRITISH & IRISH LIONS SERIES, SEVERAL ICONIC SPRINGBOKS REFLECT ON TOURS OF OLD. CLINTON VAN DER BERG REPORTS.

MAKE SOMEONE'S YEAR WITH A PRESENT THEY WILL LOVE • All subscriptions bought in May and June go in the draw to win a 2021 All Blacks or Super Rugby Jersey.

PRIDE OF THE LIONS • NO ONE HAS PLAYED MORE TEST MATCHES IN THE HISTORY OF RUGBY THAN BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS CAPTAIN ALUN WYN JONES. SARAH MOCKFORD TALKED TO COACHES AND TEAM-MATES TO DISCOVER THE KEY TO HIS LONGEVITY.

CRUSADE ON, THE STORY OF THE CRUSADERS • OLLIE RITCHIE REVIEWS MATT MCILRAITH’S BOOK THAT LOOKS AT THE 25 YEARS OF THE CRUSADERS, AND THEIR MAIN SUCCESSES.

FAF DE KLERK, SA’S LETHAL WEAPON • FAF DE KLERK HAS ALL THE ATTRIBUTES OF A MATCHWINNER FOR THE SPRINGBOKS AGAINST THE BRITISH & IRISH LIONS WRITES CRAIG LEWIS.

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