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2010 Dean Cup Rugby tournament
A photo essay on Taranaki back-country rivals Whangamomona and Toko playing in the annual Dean Cup Rugby tournament,
Commissioned by North and South magazine for a feature published just before the 2011 Rugby World Cup held in Auckland, New Zealand.
The Dean Cup, first played in 1907 is the World's longest running rugby tournament, It is played between the rugged and isolated hill country communities of Strathmore, Whangamomona and Toko.
Also: View a photo-essay of a 2003 Dean Cup clash between Strathmore and Whangamomona in this site's Portfolio: http://www.malloch.co.nz/index/G0000fK_UNKL_lXw
Commissioned by North and South magazine for a feature published just before the 2011 Rugby World Cup held in Auckland, New Zealand.
The Dean Cup, first played in 1907 is the World's longest running rugby tournament, It is played between the rugged and isolated hill country communities of Strathmore, Whangamomona and Toko.
Also: View a photo-essay of a 2003 Dean Cup clash between Strathmore and Whangamomona in this site's Portfolio: http://www.malloch.co.nz/index/G0000fK_UNKL_lXw