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This four-part series explores New Zealand's social history through rugby, from the first rugby club in 1870 through the 1995 World Cup. In this excerpt writer Ian Cross, journalist TP Mclean and historian Jock Phillips muse on the roots of rugby in a raw settler society, in "a man's country". Hawkes Bay's Te Aute College perform a rousing pre-match haka, as the series explores rugby's unique connection with Māori. Finlay Macdonald penned the national identity defining narrative for the episode: "Maybe it's just a game, but it's the game of our lives".
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Television, 2002 (Full Length)
A doco following the 2001 Ngati Porou East Coast teams’ 2nd Division campaign
Television, 2002 (Full Length)
A life story of Te Aute College old boy Sir Howard Morrison
Television, 2006 (Excerpts)
The story of how the 1981 Springbok Tour impacted on South Africa
Short Film, 1987 (Full Length)
Classic short film directed by Game of our Lives editor Bill Toepfer
Television, 2007 (Excerpts)
Features Te Aute College old boy George Ormond and historian Jock Phillips
Television, 2010 (Full Length)
Finlay Macdonald contributes to this book show
Short Film, 2009 (Full Length)
A short film featuring Māori rugby and St Stephens' old boy Joe Warbrick
Television, 1989 (Full Length)
A 1989 All Blacks tour of Wales and Ireland
Television, 1969 (Full Length)
A 1969 doco going behind the scenes with the All Blacks
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melbournekiwi
Posted at 10.54AM - 24.10.2011
Any chance of getting the full series up on here?