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Jersey: Central Districts Deaf Rugby League

A close up of a green, yellow and black striped jersey with a stag embroidered on the chest. This was the playing jersey of Central Districts Deaf Rugby League team in 1996. They beat both Canterbury (76-20) and Auckland (22-4) to claim the Cook Strait Shield.

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Taonga source:
Wellington Deaf Society
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, 009-O-WDS
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