Our impact in AOTEAROA, NEW ZEALAND

Movember is excited to team up with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) to bring Movember Ahead of the Game to young rugby players across NZ.

A group of young male rugby players, jumping and celebrating smiling and looking tired from playing, with people watching the game from the background

Building mental health literacy in young players

Movember has partnered with NZR’s Mind. Set. Engage team to deliver a cultural adaptation of the Ahead of the Game programme to school rugby teams (tāne & kōhine) across Aotearoa. Developed with support from NZR and its partners, the programme has been amended to be culturally relevant, ensuring the workshop structure, content and materials provide the necessary environment and principles to uphold the cultural safety of participants.

For more information about school workshops visit:
For Schools | Mind. Set. Engage.

Building mental health literacy in young players

NZR and Mind. Set. Engage

New Zealand Rugby is one of New Zealand’s largest sports organisations. Through their Mental Health and Wellbeing team, they use rugby as a vehicle to connect with rugby communities around Aotearoa with a goal to support a cultural shift that sees more people seeking and receiving help. Mind. Set. Engage coordinate the delivery of Ahead of the Game in Aotearoa to youth players (12-18) and the support networks around them, ensuring that rugby communities are mentally healthy and resilient.

Additionally, Mind. Set. Engage facilitate free Mental Health and Wellbeing programmes in rugby clubs designed to educate and support players, coaches, support staff and the wider rugby community.
Learn more at Mind. Set. Engage