NZ Deaf Rugby Team in Wales

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See Hear reports on the New Zealand Deaf Rugby team’s tour of the UK in 1998.
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In 1998 the New Zealand Deaf Rugby team toured the United Kingdom, playing three test matches against the national Deaf Wales team. NZ won the series 3-0. See Hear cover the NZ team’s visit and an interviewer meets them during a training session to learn more about the team.

Note: See Hear is a weekly magazine show for the deaf and hard of hearing community in the UK, presented in BSL with voice-over and subtitles in English throughout the programme. The show covers a broad range of topics including education, deaf people’s rights, technology, language and entertainment.

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Taonga source:
Kevin and Lynette Pivac
Produced by:
See Hear, BBC
Original format:
VHS
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, KP20-01-SPO98
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