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Story: Māori and sport – hākinakina

1888–89 Native rugby team tour of Britain

These illustrations show scenes from a game between the Native rugby team and Surrey on 3 October 1888 – the first game of the Native team's tour of Britain. It shows the two teams, parts of the game and the Native team performing a haka.

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Reference: Illustrated London News, XCIII (1888) p. 417

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Basil Keane, Māori and sport – hākinakina – Māori and sport in the 19th century, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/41440/1888-89-native-rugby-team-tour-of-britain (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 2 May 2013.