Your goals, your journey,
your future shapes our purpose.
BUILT ON INTERGRITY
DRIVEN BY EXCELLENCE
DEFINED BY TRUST
BUILT ON INTERGRITY DRIVEN BY EXCELLENCE DEFINED BY TRUST
Our Talent
Tone Ng Shiu is an accomplished New Zealand rugby sevens player with nearly a decade competing at the highest level of the sport. A former All Blacks Sevens captain, Tone has represented New Zealand on the international stage and competed at some of the world’s biggest sporting events.
Now entering his 10th year in international rugby sevens, Tone continues to perform at the highest level while also looking towards life beyond the game. His experience as an elite athlete gives him a unique perspective on performance, leadership and building a career both on and off the field.
Who is R&A Sports?
R&A Sports is an athlete representation and strategic partnerships company committed to creating exceptional opportunities for athletes
Representing and developing athletes across multiple professional sports. We negotiate contracts, open international pathways, and help our athletes navigate opportunities in NZ, Australia, the Pacific, Europe, Asia, and North America.
But our work goes far beyond the contract. We take a holistic approach, combining performance representation with wellbeing support, education planning, and long-term life strategy. Because sustainable success on the field starts with the right foundations off it.
At R&A Sports, your career is our commitment. Your goals, your journey, your future shape our purpose. We believe true representation goes beyond contracts. It’s built on trust, led with integrity, and defined by the careers we help build and the lives we help shape. We are athlete-first, always, standing beside you as you grow.
We back high-character athletes with professional habits, scalable potential and beyond. We do not measure success by the number of athletes we represent. We measure success by the opportunities we create.
Every relationship we build, every partnership we establish and every decision we make is focused on creating lasting value for the athletes who trust us to represent them.
We do not chase moments.
We build careers. We create impact.
ATHLETE FIRST
We do not chase moments. We build careers. We create impact.
About R&A Sports
Founded in 2026 by Romi Ropati and Andy Cowan, R&A Sports Limited is a New Zealand-based athlete management agency with a local & global outlook.
Our approach is grounded in trust, guided by integrity, and focused on long-term impact. We are athlete-first, always championing growth, supporting wellbeing, and standing beside every person we represent through every stage of their career.
MEET THE TEAM
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Romi brings over two decades of elite rugby experience across three countries, having represented Auckland, Otago, the Highlanders, Toyota Verblitz and Castres
.Born in Auckland, Romi's career took him from New Zealand's domestic competition to the professional leagues of Japan and France, giving him a rare breadth of perspective on what it takes to perform at the highest level across very different sporting cultures. It's this lived experience, the demands, the pressures, and the personal growth that comes with elite sport, that shapes the way he works with athletes today.
Romi is driven by a genuine passion for people. Since retiring from professional play, he has worked in the field of youth mentoring and mental health, and is currently completing his accreditation as an NZRPA (New Zealand Rugby Players' Association) registered agent. His work is grounded in the belief that the best support for an athlete goes far beyond performance. It starts with the person.
At the heart of his approach is a simple but powerful conviction: Athlete First. Whether working with emerging talent or established professionals, Romi is committed to helping athletes not just succeed in sport, but truly thrive.
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Andy Cowan brings over a decade of experience leading people-centred initiatives across sport, community development and industry innovation. He has built a reputation for creating environments where individuals and teams can truly thrive, with a career defined by a commitment to wellbeing, inclusion and growth.
Andy's work has always centred on strengthening the connections between people, purpose and performance. He is guided by a belief that success should be measured not only by outcomes, but by the sustainability and fulfillment of those working to achieve them. It's a philosophy that brings a holistic, human-focused perspective to every partnership he enters.
Now applying this thinking to the world of athlete management, Andy's approach is built on care, integrity and long-term career development. At R&A Sports, athletes aren't just represented, they are genuinely partnered with, supported across both their professional potential and personal wellbeing. Because true excellence, in Andy's view, comes from balance.
Whether guiding performance pathways, supporting personal growth, or helping athletes navigate life beyond the game, Andy's purpose is clear: to empower the people he works with to perform at their peak, plan confidently for the future, and thrive well beyond sport.
Highlights - Romi ropati
Get in Touch
Ready to take the next step? For all representation and partnership enquiries, please don't hesitate to get in touch.