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Rugby heads (2nd of 4)

Rugby heads

A group of Otago rugby heads – aged around 20 – pose in front of a Kingswood and a Valiant before leaving Dunedin to drive to Auckland for Otago's Ranfurly Shield challenge in August 1992  (Otago lost 21-16). 'Rugby heads' was a common term in the 1990s. It referred to rugby players or followers  or both. They often wore jeans, leather boots and rugby jerseys, or rugby shorts in warmer weather.

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Private collection, Carl Walrond

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Carl Walrond. 'Teenagers and youth', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 29-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/teenagers-and-youth/2/4/2