Eric Rush
Former All Black & NZ Sevens Player, Business Leader, Speaker & MC
Eric Rush is a former All Black and Rugby Sevens Captain, barrister, and businessman. He draws on elite sporting experience to inspire audiences, sharing lessons in resilience, teamwork, and leadership that translate from the field to business and life.
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One of the greats of New Zealand rugby, Eric Rush began his career as an aggressive and speedy flanker before moving to the back line and went on to play 29 games for the All Blacks between 1992 and 1996, scoring over 100 tries across more than 200 first-class appearances. But it was in Sevens where Eric truly made his mark – representing New Zealand for 17 years and captaining them to Commonwealth Games gold in 1998 and 2002, six consecutive World Sevens Series titles, and the Sevens World Cup championship in 2001.
Eric is married to Raina and has five children and four grandchildren.
Eric attained the Bachelor of Laws degree, and was admitted to the Bar as a Barrister, with years of corporate legal experience at some of New Zealand’s most well-known law firms.
Today you will find him as the Owner/Operator of a New World supermarket franchise in Whangarei, Northland.
Topics
- Motivation
- Goal setting
- Leadership
- Teamwork
