A 1991 game of rugby league between Canterbury and Wellington. Canterbury beat Wellington 42-26. This consists of a 87-minute of footage of the game played at Hampshire Park, Christchurch on 11 May 1991. Once the game finishes and team photos wrap-up, the players and supporters have drinks at the local clubroom believed to be the Woolston Rugby Football League Club. There is also further footage of the boys continuing their celebrations at the Christchurch Deaf Society.
Canterbury beats Wellington in a game of rugby league
1991 •
- Deaf Sports
A game of rugby league between the Canterbury and Wellington boys in 1991. The game was played at Hampshire Park, Christchurch on 11 May 1991. Canterbury beat Central, 42-26, followed by a post-match social and further celebrations at Christchurch Deaf Society.
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