Ruby Tui

Ruby Tui (born 13 December 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She competed internationally when the national rugby sevens team won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics tournament.[1][2] She won a gold medal in rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] She was a member of the Black Ferns team that won the 2021 Rugby World Cup.

Ruby Tui
Date of birth (1991-12-13) 13 December 1991
Place of birthWellington, New Zealand
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop (7s), Outside back (15s)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011 Canterbury 5 (5)
2020 Counties Manukau 6 (45)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022– Chiefs Manawa 3 (10)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022– New Zealand 2 (10)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2012– New Zealand 12
Correct as of 4 August 2016
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam competition
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam competition
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Gold medal – first place2018 San FranciscoTeam competition
Rugby World Cup (women)
Gold medal – first place2021 New ZealandTeam competition

Rugby career

Sevens

Tui made her sevens debut in 2012 in Fiji and has been a part of the national setup ever since. Tui has been described as a "powerful and aggressive prop".[4] She is a product of the Go4Gold campaign of the New Zealand Rugby Union.[5]

Tui was named as a non-travelling reserve for the Black Ferns Sevens squad to the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[6][7]

Fifteens

In November 2021, Tui was named in the Chiefs squad for the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki.[8]

Tui was named in the Black Ferns squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series and made her international debut against Australia at Tauranga on 6 June.[9][10] She scored a brace of tries against Canada at the Pacific Four Series.[11]

She was selected for the August test series against Australia for the Laurie O'Reilly Cup.[12][13]

She was named in the Black Ferns 2021 Rugby World Cup 32-player squad.[14][15] She subsequently participated in a number of games at the World Cup, including the final, which was won by the Black Ferns. After receiving her gold medal she spotted a young girl in the crowd and gave her the medal. The 11-year-old recipient had recently recovered from leukemia and had been introduced to Tui at fan engagement event earlier in the week.[16][17] Tui was presented with a replacement gold medal at the World Rugby Awards in Monaco in November 2022.[18][19]

On 27 September 2022 she released her autobiography Straight Up.[20]

On 30 April 2023 Tui announced that she turned down enquires from various overseas organisations to sign a two year contract with the New Zealand Rugby Union, the contract allowed for her to have a sabbatical.[21][22]

Achievements and honours

Personal life

Tui was born in Wellington in 1991 to Marion Mouat and Vaki Tui.[26] Her father is Samoan and she is of Irish and Scottish heritage on her mother's side. Her parents separated when she was eight.[27] She was educated at John Paul II High School in Greymouth.[27][28]

Tui received a scholarship to study at Aoraki Polytechnic, where she completed a Diploma in Sport in 2013.[29]

Since 2019, Tui has been in a relationship with former Mai FM host Dani Fennessy.[30]

References
  1. "Olympic Games Women's Sevens, Match 34". World Rugby. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. "New Zealand names sevens teams for Rio Games". NZ Herald. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  3. "TUI Ruby". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. "Ruby Tui". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  5. "Ruby Tui". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  6. "Rugby Sevens teams named for Commonwealth Games". allblacks.com. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  7. "Experienced New Zealand sevens squads revealed for Commonwealth Games". Stuff. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  8. "Waitomo Chiefs Manawa 2022 Squad". Chiefs. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  9. "Black Ferns named for first Test of Pacific Four Series". allblacks.com. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  10. "31-strong Black Ferns squad named for home June Test series". allblacks.com. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  11. Burnes, Campbell (12 June 2022). "Black Ferns shut out Canada in Waitākere". allblacks.com. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  12. "Black Ferns named for O'Reilly Cup Test series". allblacks.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  13. Brown, Roger (15 August 2022). "2022 Laurie O'Reilly Cup Black Ferns Vs Wallaroos " When Does It Start, Live Streams And Schedule"". thedailyrugby.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  14. "Black Ferns squad locked in for Rugby World Cup". allblacks.com. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "Black Ferns Rugby World Cup squad named". RNZ. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  16. "Black Ferns star Ruby Tui gifts Rugby World Cup winners' medal to young leukaemia survivor". Stuff. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  17. Theunissen, Matthew (23 November 2022). "Cancer survivor on World Cup medal gift: 'I thought I was going to get a lolly'". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  18. "Black Ferns star Ruby Tui receives new Rugby World Cup gold medal". Stuff. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  19. "Rugby: Ruby Tui gets new winners medal after adding another gong as Black Ferns recognised at World Rugby Awards". NZ Herald. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  20. Gourley, Erin (14 November 2022). "Black Ferns: Ruby Tui's book flying off the shelves after world cup victory". Stuff. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  21. "Ruby Tui re-signs with the Black Ferns for two more years". Stuff. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  22. "Final three contracted Black Ferns players confirmed for 2023". allblacks.com. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. "Canadians dominate Langford Dream Team". Americas Rugby News. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  24. "World Rugby Sevens Players of the Year 2019 nominees announced". World Rugby. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  25. "The World Rugby Awards 2019 — That's a wrap". World Rugby. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  26. Lewis, Penny (2 October 2022). "Rugby star Ruby Tui: 'It's incredible how when you flip shame, it can turn into service, and really help other people.'". NZ Herald. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  27. Bailey, Judy (4 October 2018). "Women's Rugby Sevens Player Ruby Tui Thanks Sport for Helping Her Overcome Her Difficult Upbringing". The Australian Women's Weekly. Retrieved 22 October 2018 – via Now to Love.
  28. Goile, Aaron; Voerman, Andrew (17 July 2021). "From Kerikeri to Invercargill: Where New Zealand's Tokyo Olympians went to school". Stuff. Retrieved 14 August 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  29. "PM Schols: Rugby Sevens player Ruby Tui". High Performance Sport New Zealand. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  30. Neville, Sophie (8 October 2022). "Ruby and Dani's romance 'I'll love this woman forever'". Woman's Day. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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