Rugby legends star in adidas Rugby’s global ‘Next Is Everything’ campaign via Augusto NZ

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NIE.jpgLaunching today, Augusto NZ has developed and produced a new global adidas Rugby campaign, positioned as ‘Next Is Everything’.

Featuring a handful of the world’s most influential rugby players, including England’s Maro Itoje & Anthony Watson, France’s Baptiste Serin, the All Blacks’ Savea brothers and NZ Women’s Sevens star, Tyla Nathan Wong, the campaign aims to unite adidas Rugby markets under one global proposition.

Social tease videos last week had fans eager to see what’s to come with the official launch film dropping today. But this is just the start of the new “Next is Everything” campaign, which will soon be followed by an ongoing series of videos and social imagery promoting key players and a new boot range over the next few months – all released via social where adidas Rugby predominantly focuses its marketing activity.

Says Matt Sellars, joint-creative director, Augusto: “Working with plenty of the world’s top rugby players since we joined Augusto 18 months ago, it’s evident they all have a shared mentality about always looking ahead, not relying on the past, which became the basis of the entire campaign.”

Says Rich Robson, co-creative director, Augusto: “This has been a great opportunity for us to rally players from all regions under a mutual love of the game. Rugby is one of the fastest growing sports globally, so we wanted to create a rugby campaign for the newer generation of fans and players. One that shifts away from sporting heritage towards a more exciting, and future-facing positioning better suited to the modern game.”

The production of this campaign was also no small feat, stretching the globe to London and Paris, with multiple stills and video units capturing the extensive number of campaign elements that feed into the new global campaign.

Says Michelle Walshe, CEO and founder, Augusto: “This is a big milestone. We were awarded the work out of Germany off the strength of our strategic and creative thinking and then brought it to life across production, post production and design almost entirely inside Augusto. This is the type of work we hang our hat on and it’s a perfect example of the Augusto magic that only comes from true end-to-end collaboration.”

This work further bolsters Augusto’s international credits following the UK launch of its feature film Chasing Great, the US premiere of Discovery Networks’ Everest Rescue, and its recent expansion into the US market out of New York.

adidas Rugby

Global Communications Manager: Adam Daysh

Creative: Augusto

Creative Director: Rich Robson

Creative Director: Matt Sellars

Director: Michelle Walshe

Senior Account Manager: Lauren Oxnam

Head of Strategy: Jono Allen

Producer: Brad Harvey, Amy Molloy

DOP: Adam Docker (UK, France), Dave Cameron, Bevan Crothers (NZ)

2nd Unit Director: James Anderson

Editor: Mariano Segedin

Lead Motion Designer: Shaun Madgwick

Motion Designer: David Frearson

Lead Designer: James Davison

Designer: Lena Panaita

Illustrator Animator: Mathieu Smorto

Sound Design: Liquid Studios

Colour Grade: Andrew Brown, Toybox

Composer: Patrick Hawkins, Stu Maxwell

Stills Photographer: Graeme Murray, Roger Keller (Europe)