Jordyn Tihore and Pounamu Mackay
Jordyn Tihore and Pounamu Mackay | $100,000 scholarship courtesy of LRB Sports to play rugby.
Two young Māori wahine are in Japan living out an almost impossible dream.
Two young Māori wahine are in Japan living out an almost impossible dream.
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