She’s one of this country’s most successful athletes, but women’s rugby legend Ruby Tui certainly wouldn’t recommend falling in love with someone like her.
“I would never date a rugby player!” laughs the Black Fern and Sevens star, her arm draped around her girlfriend Dani Fennessy as they chat to Woman’s Day over a video call. “As a professional athlete, you have to be really selfish with your time, which is pretty difficult for the partners. We’re never home, but when we are, we’re always tired, always hungry and always busy dealing with our injuries.”
But former Mai FM host Dani can only smile as Ruby rattles off the downsides to dating her, telling us that despite all this, meeting the love of her life is one of the best things that