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Rugby supporters at Super 14 game

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Rugby supporters at Super 14 game

The theatricality and display of street theatre also affected sporting occasions in the city. Here a Hurricanes and a Chiefs supporter show off their face paint at the Super 14 semi-final game at  the Waikato Stadium in Hamilton in May 2009.

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Jock Phillips, Culture and recreation in the city – City culture and recreation since 1965, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/25697/rugby-supporters-at-super-14-game (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 26 February 2010.