Story: Wairarapa region

Wairarapa–Bush rugby game

Wairarapa–Bush rugby game

Rugby union helped foster a sense of regional identity. This combined Wairarapa–Bush side (in the darker jerseys) is playing a visiting British Lions 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

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Ben Schrader, 'Wairarapa region - Boundaries and identity', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/13699/wairarapa-bush-rugby-game (accessed 30 March 2024)

Story by Ben Schrader, updated 1 Mar 2017