New Zealand rugby star Stacey Fluhler has been announced as one of the guest speakers for Te Awamutu Sports’ Night with New Zealand Sports Legends on March 17.
TA Sports has been chosen to represent New Zealand at the inaugural Festival Mondial du Rugby Amateur (World Amateur Rugby Festival), and the event is to raise funds for its trip.
The festival will bring together 20 amateur clubs from 20 of the world’s greatest rugby nations at seven host cities in southern France from September 22-30.
One of several speakers, Fluhler is a double Women’s Rugby World Cup winner, a Rugby World Cup Sevens winner, an Olympic Rugby Sevens gold medallist, and a Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens gold medallist.
New Zealand’s No. 1 javelin thrower, Tori Peeters, has also been announced as a guest speaker.