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whutupaoro

1. (loan) (noun) rugby football.

(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 54-59; Te Māhuri Video Tapes (Ed. 1): 1;)

I roto i ā koutou tākaro, i te whutupaoro, i te hōkī, i te kirikiti, kāore he painga o te tamaiti e whakaaro ana ki a ia anake (TTT 1/8/1923:10). / In your sports, rugby, hockey and cricket, there is no benefit in a child thinking only as an individual.

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See also putupaoro, hutupōro

Synonyms: whutupōro, whanapāoro, whanapaoro, hutupōro, rakapī, whanapōro

pā whutupaoro

1. (loan) (noun) touch rugby, touch football.

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