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Ruby Tui has received a replacement Rugby World Cup medal after gifting the original to a fan at the Black Ferns game against England. The winger had met 11-year-old Lucia Hurst, who had recently recovered from leukaemia, at a fan engagement event the week before and spotted her in the stadium after her side’s 34–31 win. The week after, Ruby was awarded Best Breakthrough 15s Player of the Year at the World Rugby Awards in Monaco, and upon collecting her award was surprised with the replacement medal, presented by Fiao'o Fa'amausili.
IT’S ALL IN THE NAME MOUNTAIN MAN
Kilbirnie’s ASB Sports Centre has a new name – Ākau Tangi. ASB Bank decided not to renew the naming rights, which they’ve held since 2011. Ākau Tangi is made up of Te Ākau, meaning the coast, and Tangi, which means to make sound. The name is intended to convey the power of the wind and waves crashing against the adjacent coastline, and the human movement and energy inside. Daniel Jones has won the Kepler Challenge for the fifth time. The Kepler is a great walk in the Fiordland mountains, which usually takes walkers three to four days to complete. However the Wellington runner breezed the 60km course in under five hours, beating second place winner Sam McCutcheon by almost half an hour. The month before, 32-year-old Daniel also won both the Auckland and Queenstown marathons. ON YOUR BIKE
Bikers across the country are gearing up for the 2023 Aotearoa Bike Challenge. During February registered participants can log their cycling trips and distance travelled online to clock up points. They can sign up as an individual, workplace team, or club/group, and extra points are awarded for encouraging others to ride. This year Kāpiti Coast has partnered with challenge organisers Love to Ride to produce leader boards for the region, so locals can challenge and encourage their neighbours.
