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

AUPIKI, A CHANCE TO SHINE • WITH THE BLACK FERNS WORLD CUP SUCCESS NOW IN THE PAST, VANIA WOLFGRAMM IS EXCITED TO SEE THE MOMENTUM CARRIES INTO SUPER RUGBY AUPIKI.

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THE LAST DANCE • SCOTT ROBERTSON’S SEVENTH SEASON COACHING THE CRUSADERS WILL BE HIS LAST. HE TALKED TO NZ RUGBY WORLD EDITOR JIM KAYES ABOUT THE CHALLENGES AND DISTRACTIONS AHEAD AS HE EYES A 14TH TITLE FOR THE CHRISTCHURCH-BASED CLUB.

ROB IN A RUSH • ROB RUSH IS THE LATEST IN NEW ZEALAND’S LONG LINE OF TALENTED BLINDSIDE FLANKERS. AHEAD OF HIS DEBUT SEASON FOR THE BLUES RUSH TALKED TO JIM KAYES ABOUT HIS GOALS AND WHO HE SEES AS THE BEST IN HIS POSITION.

THE TALL CHALLENGE • MANAAKI SELBY-RICKIT WILL JOIN A CHIEFS SQUAD THAT ALREADY HAS THREE ALL BLACKS LOCKS. BUTAS JIM KAYES DISCOVERED, THERE IS METHOD TO THIS APPARENT MADNESS.

THE BIG MAC PETER LAKAI • PETER LAKAI IS ON THE FAST TRACK TO THE ALL BLACKS, A PATH THAT WAS INITIALLY FUELLED BY A POPULAR BURGER. HE CHATTED WITH JASON PINE ABOUT HIS RAPID RISE.

BILLY THE CAPTAIN • AS THEY PREPARE FOR A CHANGING OF THE GUARD THE HIGHLANDERS HAVE A NEW SKIPPER IN FLANKER BILLY HARMON. HETALKEDTO NICK BEWLEY.

A MIRACLE MAN • MIRACLE FAI’ILAGI IS THE FIRST RAW RECRUIT FROM SAMOA FOR MOANA PASIFIKA BUT HE AND THE CLUB ARE CONFIDENT HE CAN DELIVER SOMETHING SPECIAL. IN HIS NZRW DEBUT, THOMAS AIREY HAS THIS REMARKABLE STORY.

WHAT’S HOT • ADD SOME NEW FAVOURITES TO YOUR LIFE. HOW ABOUT VISITING THE LINKS BELOW TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THEM, YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED AND DISCOVER SOMETHING YOU OR YOUR FAMILY WILL LOVE IN 2023!!

2023 DRAW

CHAMPIONS • The Black Ferns and Argentina won the women’s and men’s divisions of the sevens World Series in Hamilton.

NO TRY! • Brady Rush thought he had scored this match winning try in extra time of the All Blacks Sevens final against Argentina but the TMO ruled he lost contact with the ball.

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EIGHT YEARS AND WAITING • THE WARATAHS WERE THE LAST AUSTRALIAN TEAM TO WIN SUPER RUGBY, BACK IN 2014. JIM TUCKER ASSESSES THE AUSSIE TEAM’S CHANCES IN THIS YEAR’S COMPETITION.

GET THE KIDS CLOSER TO THE GAME

STAYING IN LOVE • THE STREAMERS ARE GONE, THE PARTY IS OVER. WORLD CUP TITLE NO6 IS PART OF HISTORY. THE CHALLENGE NOW IS TO ENSURE THE POPULARITY OF THE WOMEN’S GAME ISN’T CONFINED TO BIG TOURNAMENTS. RIKKI SWANNELL HAS THE STORY.

SHIFTING FOCUS • A STAR FOR THE BLACKS FERNS AT LAST YEAR’S WORLD CUP BUT HAS QUICKLY SHIFTED HER ATTENTION TO THE BLUES AND SUPER RUGBY AUPIKI. RIKKI SWANNELL WITH THE STORY.

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

LOOK WHO’S BACK! EDDIE JONES’ REMARKABLE COMEBACK • GENIUS OR MADNESS? EDDIE JONES IS BACK AT THE HELM OF THE WALLABIES, REPLACING SACKED KIWI DAVE RENNIE NOT LONG AFTER HE HIMSELF HAD BEEN FIRED BY ENGLAND. JIM TUCKER LOOKS AT WHAT IMPACT THIS REMARKABLE COMEBACK COULD HAVE.