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New Zealand Deaf Rugby Football Union Inc: National Deaf Zonal Championships

The image is of a gold and silver trophy titled ‘NZ Deaf Rugby Football Union Inc’, to commemorate Central Zone winning the National Deaf Zonal Championships in 1994, 1995, 1999, and 2000.

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Central Zone Deaf Rugby Union
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SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, 081-O-WDS
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