Clive Akers

The Rugby Almanack is the world’ s longest running rugby book of record. It was first published in 1935 to cover the previous season’ s first-class rugby in New Zealand. Since then, it has been published uninterrupted (apart from two combined issues during World War II). Now in its 88th edition, the 2024 Rugby Almanack records another huge year, including the All Blacks in the Rugby World Cup, Rugby Championship and the Bledisloe Cup plus the Women’ s Rugby — including the World Cup held in New Zealand — Maori Rugby, Super Rugby, Bunnings Warehouse NPC and Heartland Championship and a full summary of sevens rugby.

Now in its 87th edition, the 2023 Rugby Almanack records another huge year, including the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship and the Bledisloe Cup, the big end-of-year tour plus the Women's Rugby -- including the World Cup held in New Zealand -- Maori Rugby, Super Rugby, Bunnings Warehouse NPC and Heartland Championship and a full summary of sevens rugby. The Rugby Almanack is the world's longest running rugby book of record. It was first published in 1935 to cover the previous season's first-class rugby in New Zealand. Since then, it has been published uninterrupted (apart from two combined issues during World War II).

The Rugby Almanack is the world's longest running rugby book of record. It was first published in 1935 to cover the previous season's first-class rugby in New Zealand.

The Rugby Almanack is the world's longest running rugby book of record. It was first published in 1935 to cover the previous season's first-class rugby in New Zealand. Since then it has been published uninterrupted (apart from two combined issues during World War II). Now in its 84th edition, the 2020 Rugby Almanack records another huge year, including the Rugby World Cup, the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship and the Bledisloe Cup, plus Women's Rugby, Super Rugby, Mitre 10 Cup and Mitre 10 Championship and a full summary of sevens rugby.