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One fan posted on social media: “Men’s rugby can learn a lot from Ruby Tui. Her enthusiasm and originality is f***ing infectious … legend.”

Neville, Sophie (8 October 2022). "Ruby and Dani's romance 'I'll love this woman forever' ". Woman's Day . Retrieved 21 November 2022. Until just before this book was published, most people didn't know the truth of Ruby's childhood. I'll leave it for you to discover in this book - other than at the end there is just the slightest tinge of bitterness when she says;An example: “Our team is a waka and we leave mana in our wake.” And another: “It’s not your skin colour, your salary or any of that stuff that makes you great; it’s your fight, it’s your work ethic.” As she writes the next chapter of her life, it’s perhaps best to cite another of her training bag mantras: “I take control of the pressure. I let go of my stress and I find my excitement.” Down in Canvastown I was a loser, bottom of the heap; but in Wellington I felt cool. I felt better-than — more grown-up than the other kids at my school. No one else was going out and drinking yet, getting stoned.

So later that day me and Dad waited for her outside KFC. Dad had a van at the time, so we all had to squash up together on the front seat — Dad, me in the middle and then my sister, Lesh, on the side. Squashed between my dad and my sister: it was the best feeling in the world. Adults had told me it was impossible to get an older sibling, but here she was. My older sister. I couldn’t believe it. I couldn’t say a word I was so nervous, but inside I was wearing the biggest smile. Then Dad said, Do you want to hang out with her without me? Of course! Tui was born via a home birth in Island Bay, Wellington on 13 December 1991 to Marion Mouat and Kovati “Vaki” Tui. [7] [8] At the time of her birth, her mother was a graphic designer while her father was a musician. [8] Her father is Samoan, while her mother was from the West Coast and of Irish and Scottish heritage. By the age of four her parents were no longer living together full time mostly due to her father’s alcoholism with Tui living with her mother, in the house she owned in Newtown, Wellington. [8] The Welsh were among the favourites at the tournament; they should have made the final at least. Warburton’s card put paid to those hopes. “He spills the tea on that card and how they didn’t make the final. Oh man, I love that because I can put myself in the shoes,” says Tui. Rugby Sevens - TUI Ruby". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021 . Retrieved 31 July 2021.

New Zealand sevens squads named for Rio 2016". World Rugby. 3 July 2016 . Retrieved 25 September 2023.

Experienced New Zealand sevens squads revealed for Commonwealth Games". Stuff. 29 June 2022 . Retrieved 4 July 2022. When I see the contract in front of me, it’s not so much about everybody else. It’s like, well, Ruby, is your heart on this? Is your passion still in this?It means so much to us and not just for me, it’s generational, they are changing not just our lives but the lives of teams to come.” She writes impactfully of winning the Sevens silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games - and the drama which surrounded that campaign - before going one step higher on the dais to win gold at the following Tokyo Olympics. 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. [67] [68] Tui was presented with a replacement gold medal at the World Rugby Awards in Monaco in November 2022. [69] [70] Renews her contract with New Zealand Rugby Union [ edit ]