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Wairarapa–Bush rugby game

Wairarapa–Bush rugby game

Rugby union provinces helped foster a sense of regional identity. This combined Wairarapa and Bush side (in the darker jerseys) is playing a visiting British Isles team at Solway Showground in Masterton, on 14 June 1950. The visitors won 27–13.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Evening Post Collection (PAColl-0614)
Reference: 114/157/07-G

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Ben Schrader. 'Wairarapa region', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/wairarapa-region/2/2