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Team Photo: New Zealand Deaf Rugby v England Deaf Rugby, 2017

NEW ZEALAND DEAF RUGBY 2017; 1st Test: Deaf Blacks 27 VS England Deaf Rugby 36; 2nd Test: Deaf Blacks 20 VS England Deaf Rugby 22; 3rd Test: Deaf Blacks 18 VS England Deaf Rugby 31. Rear:- Patrick Stokell, Sailusi Toalima, Michael May, Paul Rautao, Samuel Lane, Theodor Waterhouse, Petaera Meihana, Brandon Lochore Middle:- Benjamin Robertson (Asst Coach), Evelyn Patman (Asst Team Manager), Kamau Wise, Mitchell Macpherson, Mihaka Lemon, Maara Tuare, James Copeland, David Dayberg, losefo Konelio, Fiona Love (NZSL Interpreter), Clive Morgan (Head Coach). Front:- Dina Lewis (Physiotherapy), Matthew Hollis, Benjamin Webb, Darryl Alexander, Toby Agnew (Captain), Reuben Buzzard (Vice Captain), Ashley Bensley, Herbie Agnew, Mark Lewis, Gregory Pateman (Head Team Manager)

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Ashley Bensley
Ashley Bensley
Ben Robertson
Ben Robertson
Ben Webb
Ben Webb
Brandon Lochore
Brandon Lochore
Clive Morgan
Clive Morgan
Darryl Alexander
Darryl Alexander
David Dayberg
David Dayberg
Dina Lewis
Dina Lewis
Evelyn Pateman
Evelyn Pateman
Fiona Love
Fiona Love
Greg Pateman
Greg Pateman
Herbie Agnew
Herbie Agnew
James Copeland
James Copeland
Kamau Wise
Kamau Wise
losefo Konelio
losefo Konelio
Maara Tuare
Maara Tuare
Mark Lewis
Mark Lewis
Matt (Matthew) Hollis
Matt (Matthew) Hollis
Michael May
Michael May
Mihaka Lemon
Mihaka Lemon
Mitchell Macpherson
Mitchell Macpherson
Patrick Stokell
Patrick Stokell
Paul Rautao
Paul Rautao
Petaera Meihana
Petaera Meihana
Reuben Buzzard
Reuben Buzzard
Sailusi Toalima
Sailusi Toalima
Sam (Samuel) Lane
Sam (Samuel) Lane
Theo Waterhouse
Theo Waterhouse
Toby Agnew
Toby Agnew

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New Zealand Deaf Rugby
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SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, 2017-P001-CM
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