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

PASIFIKA TALENT SHOWCASED • IN HIS FINAL COLUMN FOR NZRW, ERONI CLARKE CELEBRATES A YEAR IN WHICH POLYNESIAN TALENT HAS BEEN SHOWCASED TO THE WORLD.

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THE REAL DEAL • THE BLACK FERNS AND THEIR INCREDIBLE SUPPORT THROUGH THE RUGBY WORLD CUP HAS MADE IT PRETTY CLEAR TO NEW ZEALAND RUGBY THAT THEY ARE A TEAM WORTH BACKING. AS NZRW EDITOR JIM KAYES WRITES, THEY NEED MORE GAMES AND BETTER FUNDING.

Reflections ON A CUP • RIKKI SWANNELL COMMENTATED ON FIVE OF THE BLACK FERNS WORLD CUP MATCHES AND EDITOR JIM KAYES WAS THERE FOR NEWSROOM.CO.NZ AND NZ RUGBY WORLD. HERE THEY REFLECT ON THE TOURNAMENT AND THE IMPACT IT HAD ON THEM.

Fairytales DO HAPPEN • THE BLACK FERNS MOST CAPPED PLAYER IS DONE. KENDRA COCKSEDGE’S LAST GAME WAS THE WORLD CUP FINAL AND AS SHE TOLD RIKKI SWANNELL, FAIRYTALES DON’T GET ANY BETTER.

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THE END OF AN ERA AGAIN • IT WAS A CASE OF GETTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER AS WAYNE SMITH, SIR GRAHAM HENRY AND MIKE CRON REKINDLED THEIR ALL BLACKS COACHING SUCCESS WITH THE BLACK FERNS. JIM KAYES LOOKS AT THIS UNLIKELY REUNION.

SOUTHERN STEEL • ETHAN DE GROOT IS PART OF AN EXCITING GROUP OF FRONT ROWERS IN THE ALL BLACKS BUT HE HAS HAD TO FORCE HIS WAY BACK IN AFTER INITIALLY MISSING OUT EARLIER THIS YEAR. HE SPOKE WITH JIM KAYES.

WHAT’S HOT • CHECK OUT THE AWESOME PRODUCTS THAT WE HAVE FEATURED THIS ISSUE!! CHRISTMAS IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER AND WE HAVE SOME AWESOME PRODUCT IDEAS. HOW ABOUT VISITING THE LINKS BELOW TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THEM, YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED AND DISCOVER SOMETHING YOUR FAMILY WILL LOVE!!

BEST IN BLACK • AFTER A FANTASTIC YEAR FOR THE BLACK FERNS AND WITH SIX WINS AND THAT ENGLAND DRAW FOR THE ALL BLACKS, WE SIFTED THROUGH THE PERFORMANCES TO FIND OUR BEST IN BLACK. JIM KAYES SOUGHT SOME HELP FINALISING HIS FINAL FIVES.

CHAMPIONS • The Black Ferns won their sixth World Cup when they beat England in the final at Eden Park.

BEST OF 2022

FULL CIRCLE • WILLI HEINZ PLAYED 58 GAMES FOR THE CRUSADERS BEFORE HEADING TO ENGLAND. THE FORMER ENGLAND WORLD CUP HALFBACK TALKED TO NICK BEWLEY ABOUT HIS RETURN TO THE CHAMPION FRANCHISE FOR THE 2023 SUPER RUGBY SEASON.

AT HOME IN THE WEST • JEREMY THRUSH MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF IN WELLINGTON WITH THE HURRICANES AND PLAYED 12 TESTS FOR THE ALL BLACKS BUT HE’S FOUND A HOME IN PERTH. AND AS HE TOLD JIM TUCKER HE’S NOT LEAVING ANYTIME SOON.

A VINTAGE PROP • THE SWEET SCIENCE OF PROPPING WAS JOHN ASHWORTH’S SPECIALIST SKILL DURING HIS TEST RUGBY CAREER. THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS AFTER HIS FINAL ALL BLACKS TEST, THE FORMER FRONT ROWER TALKED TO NEIL REID ABOUT HIS LATEST AREA OF EXPERTISE - WINE.

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THE QUIZ • HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR RUGBY TRIVIA? TEST YOURSELF WITH THESE QUESTIONS PUT TOGETHER BY QUIZMASTER MR TREVINO. A THEME OF RUGBY WORLD CUP THIS TIME. GOOD LUCK!!

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THE NORTH’S TO LOSE • WITH A FASCINATING NOVEMBER BEHIND US, ALEX SPINK LOOKS AT WHO THE FAVOURITES ARE FOR NEXT YEAR’S WORLD CUP IN FRANCE WITH IRELAND AND THE HOSTS TOP OF HIS LIST.