King Country Rugby. |
On any given Saturday at 2PM in New Zealand, you're probably no more five minutes from a rugby match. On the 25th of March, I was driving from Rorotua to Waitomo. Passing through Te Kuiti, |
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I noticed a lot of cars parked alongside the road. This is unusual in New Zealand, where you can easily drive 10-15 minutes and not see another car. I said to myself, "Must be rugby." Sure enough, a tournament was being held there. |
One match I saw was between Taumarunui (red) and Manunui (black). |
Manunui's throw-in; nice jumps on Taumarunui's side. |
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Taumaruni's throw-in. Again, impressive jumpers. |
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A scrum, Manunui's put-in. This one rotated. |
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Taumaruni's put-in. Coffee-table flat. |
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A breakdown |
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Scrum, Taumaruni's put-in |
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Manunui's put-in |
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Don't quite know what happened here. |
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