Inspired by the successful Football Fans In Training program (FFIT) in Scotland, the Rugby Fans in Training-New Zealand (RUFIT-NZ) is a healthy lifestyle program delivered by super rugby clubs in New Zealand. RUFIT-NZ aims to support overweight New Zealand men to achieve weight loss.

Read the protocol paper to see what the program entails - 'Rugby Fans in Training New Zealand (RUFIT-NZ): protocol for a randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle program for overweight men delivered through professional rugby clubs in New Zealand':

https://trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13063-019-403…

The National Institute for Health Innovation (NIHI) is currently undergoing further research in the hopes to one day implement the RUFIT-NZ program nationwide. Find out more about RUFIT-NZ here:

https://nihi.auckland.ac.nz/rufit-nz-january

At NIHI, we understand our health is our biggest and most important asset, that is why we are committed to discovering, developing, testing and delivering innovative approaches to today’s most pressing health problems.