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The Definitive Register of New Zealand Rugby is Back — Fully Updated to 2025.
Ten years after the last edition, rugby historian Clive Akers has completed the monumental task of updating the undisputed "bible" of our national game: New Zealand Rugby Register 1870–2025.
Whether you are tracing family rugby history, settling a clubhouse debate, or researching 155 years of first-class rugby, this is the essential reference book for every serious fan, club, and collector.
What’s Inside:
· Biographical rugby register of every first-class player in New Zealand history from 1870 through to the end of the 2025 season.
· Full records for first-class referees and prominent administrators who shaped the game.
· Substantially expanded and updated with a decade of new first-class caps, milestones, and historical additions.
· Includes a compilation of playing records such as 100 first-class games for a union
· Premium Hardbound edition built to last on your reference shelf.
Price: $120 NZD (+ courier delivery, or pick up free from the New Zealand Rugby Museum in Palmerston North).
How to Order:
1. Send us a direct message or email us at info@rugbymuseum.co.nz with your name, delivery address, phone number, and number of copies.
2. We will email you a secure Xero invoice with instant online payment options (credit/debit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay) or direct bank transfer details.
3. Your copy will be dispatched via tracked courier as soon as payment is confirmed.
Delivery Costs
North Island $12.90 (plus $6.00 for Rural delivery)
South Island $25 (or $39.70 by courier) (plus $6.00 for Rural delivery)
Australia $57.06 Economy or $75.54 Courier
UK $124.80 Economy or $153.05 Courier
South Africa Economy $129.96 or $339.60 Express Courier
USA Economy $134.81 or Courier $184.49. (Note USA buyers we haven't included the tariffs)
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