Rugby World Cup

New Zealand's Giant Rugby Ball has taken over a piece of prime Australian coastal real estate.

Rugby enthusiasts visiting New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup in 2011, will have the opportunity to come face to face with a first XV of a rare and precious kind.

If there is such a thing as pre-destination, Sean Fitzpatrick was always meant to be an All Black.

Few Kiwi rugby stars have won such wide popularity and affection as Andrew Mehrtens – the Canterbury player who kicked his way into the record books and earned a reputation as the best first five eighths New Zealand has ever produced.

Rhodes Scholar, medical doctor, CEO, parliamentary advisor, writer and commentator – David Kirk’s curriculum vitae reads like no other New Zealand All Black.

From designing a 100-metre-long ‘Made in New Zealand’ silver fern to spread across the sands of a Californian beach, to creating a giant inflatable rugby ball to appear in iconic international locations, Inside Out Productions is at the fore of Kiwi innovation.

With a reputation as one of the all–time greats of world rugby, his legendary calm and superior leadership qualities, Michael Jones has long been an ambassador for both his sport and his country.

Recognised as the original global superstar of rugby, Jonah Lomu created a sporting sensation from the moment he first burst onto the international playing field.

John Kirwan - a former All Black wing, who dabbled in league before turning international coach - is considered one of New Zealand’s most successful rugby players of all time.

New Zealand and rugby go together like fish and chips, so it’s hard to imagine a time when the two weren’t closely linked.