What sets rugby apart from the majority of the sports globally is that it includes so many different athletes. Players of all different shapes and sizes, male and female can enjoy the wonderful game. Through ThysRugby we want to share as much useful information as we can with players, coaches and fans so that you can all enjoy the best sport in the world with us. Too often information on training, coaching, nutrition and supplements are difficult to come by and almost never available in one place. We want to change that and will continuously work to expand the information on our site to make it even more accessible.
Everyone loves seeing a Fiji 7s team with their dazzling and almost super human skills… A New Zealand Super Rugby team stringing together ridiculous passes to go through for another try… What people often don’t realize is that all rugby skills can picked up by just about every player. Through practice you would be able to reach some of these amazing levels, but that is only if you are happy to put in the time. We look at how players and coaches can work on rugby skills to take players and teams to a whole new level.
We will look at a number of key areas that can be addressed to help improve skills across the board and to change the way you play the game completely. It may be a cliche, but it all starts with the very basics…
There are many stages that coaches, players and parents go through when it comes to rugby.
Rugby coaching is something that takes time, dedication and effort to improve at. Even though as a coach you might not be taking part in the practice sessions or the games, your understanding of the game and ability to help mold players and a team takes time, effort and dedication to get right.
As a rugby player there are various stages that you will go through with different goals at every stage. This is also true of rugby parents who go along on this journey. We try and provide some insight and help on how to take on this challenge both as a player and a parent.
We have opened our Thysrugby store and the collection is steadily expanding.
There are currently quite a few replica jerseys available through the store and we will keep adding to it.
Interesting times ahead with the store with some great deals being put together!
We might not have ALL of the rugby news in the world, but we are actively working towards it.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Zane Kapeli info Date of birth: 28 September 1992 Positions played: Blindside flank (6) Height: 1,89 m Weight: 130 kg Teams Zane played for Professional teams (year first played): Waikato (2013) Bay of Plenty (2018) Highlanders (2020) International teams (year first played): Tonga (2018) Video highlights of Zane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_JJCy0VEawhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EImvwvya_IM Connect with Zane Instagram
Reading Time: < 1 minute Tima Faingaanuku info Date of birth: 26 April 1997 Positions played: Left wing (11) Height: 1,88 m Weight: 103 kg Teams Tima played for Professional teams (year first played): Tasman (2016) Crusaders (2018) Highlanders (2020) International teams (year first played): All Blacks (2018) Connect with Tima Facebook Instagram
Reading Time: < 1 minute Thomas Umaga-Jensen info Date of birth: 31 December 1995 Positions played: Inside centre (12), Outside centre (13) Height: 1,87 m Weight: 95 kg Teams peter played for Professional teams (year first played): Wellington (2017) Highlanders (2018) International teams (year first played): No international teams Connect with Peter Instagram
Reading Time: < 1 minute Tevita Nabura info Date of birth: 2 June 1992 Positions played: Right wing (14) Height: 1,92 m Weight: 107 kg Teams Tevita played for Professional teams (year first played): Counties Manakau (2017) Highlanders (2018) International teams (year first played): No international teams Connect with Tevita Instagram
Reading Time: < 1 minute Teahorangi Walden info Date of birth: 25 May 1993 Positions played: Inside centre (12) Height: 1,85 m Weight: 96 kg Teams Teahorangi played for Professional teams (year first played): Otago (2013) Highlanders (2016) Maori All Blacks (2017) Taranaki (2018) International teams (year first played): No international teams
Reading Time: < 1 minute Teariki Ben-Nicholas info Date of birth: 18 July 1995 Positions played: Lock (4) Height: 1,95 m Weight: 109 kg Teams Teariki played for Professional teams (year first played): Wellington (2017) Highlanders (2020) International teams (year first played): No international teams Connect with Teariki Facebook Instagram
Reading Time: < 1 minute Sione Misiloi info Date of birth: 3 November 1994 Positions played: Lock (4) Height: 1,90 m Weight: 108 kg Teams Sione played for Professional teams (year first played): Otago (2018) Highlanders (2020) International teams (year first played): No international teams Video highlights of Sione https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzTCX7nf_HUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM98ajYk8LU Connect with Sione Facebook
Reading Time: < 1 minute Siate Tokolahi info Date of birth: 16 March 1992 Positions played: Tighthead prop (3) Height: 1,84 m Weight: 116 kg Teams Siate played for Professional teams (year first played): Canterbury (2014) Chiefs (2015) Highlanders (2017) International teams (year first played): No international teams Connect with Siate Facebook
Reading Time: < 1 minute Shannon Frizell info Date of birth: 11 February 1994 Positions played: Blindside flank (6) Height: 1,95 m Weight: 108 kg Teams Shannon played for Professional teams (year first played): Tasman (2018) Highlanders (2018) International teams (year first played): All Blacks (2018) Video highlights of Shannon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX8grn-2NUYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A189n_V-gZs Connect with Shannon Facebook Instagram
Reading Time: < 1 minute Scott Gregory info Date of birth: 7 January 1999 Positions played: Outside centre (13) Height: 1,85 m Weight: 95 kg Teams Scott played for Professional teams (year first played): Northland (2018) Highlanders (2020) International teams (year first played): No international teams
Reading Time: < 1 minute Rob Thompson info Date of birth: 29 August 1991 Positions played: Outside centre (13), Right wing (14) Height: 1,84 m Weight: 103 kg Teams Rob played for Professional teams (year first played): Canterbury (2013) Crusaders (2014) Maori All Blacks (2016) Highlanders (2016) Manawatu (2018) International teams (year first played): No international teams Video highlights of
Reading Time: < 1 minute Josh McKay info Date of birth: 2 August 1998 Positions played: Hooker (2) Height: 1,80 m Weight: 100 kg Teams Josh played for Professional teams (year first played): Otago (2017) Highlanders (2019) International teams (year first played): No international teams Connect with Josh Facebook Instagram