the NRL Indigenous All Stars vs Māori match is much more than a novelty
- Written by Hoani Smith, Lecturer in Sport Management and Sport Science, Lincoln University, New Zealand
This weekend’s National Rugby League clash between the Indigenous All Stars and the New Zealand Māori men’s and women’s sides marks a decade-and-a-half of recognising a unique aspect of the trans-Tasman game.
First staged in 2010, the season-opening fixture was not conceived as a marketing stunt, but as a deliberate exercise...
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