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1870l Wirhana , first maori in starting line up for whangauni country
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1883, one of the first rugby clubs is formed in thames
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for the first time the haka is performed before a rugby match
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New Zeland natives tour britian
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the rugby team gets recognized by the NZRFU and play their first offical match
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NZ Maori lose 8-9 to South Africa
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NZ Maori play all the blacks for the first time losing 14-21 George Nepia plays 38 matches in a row
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NZ Maori tour the northern hemisphere winning 30 out of 40 matches
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New Zeland Maori tour Fiji
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New Zeland Maori battalion team wins the freyberg cup
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maori are excluded from the all blacks tour of south africa becuase of the wholly european player policy
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an intense rivalry against springsbok continuse when NZ maori plays South Africa at Eden park
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Maori players are excluded again from an all black tour in South Africa