Rakapii is the Maori transliteration of the English word 'Rugby'.
To be a selected as a member of the New Zealand Maori rugby team you must be Maori or a descendant of Maori and identify yourself as Maori.
Rugby in Maori is "whutupaoro," derived from the English word. Rugby is a popular sport in New Zealand, and Maori culture has strong connections to the game through the New Zealand All Blacks national team.
Maori are one of the two peoples that make up New Zealand (Maori and Pakeha). Maori as an individual people have every right to represent themselves in any field of endeavour that they choose including rugby. This right is enshrined in New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi. The Maori rugby team has as much right to exist as any other representative team.
The Maori people affected the British Sports not because the Maori played a game called Ki-O-Rahi which is like Rugby. When the British came they saw the Maori play it so they made a new sport similiar and called it rugby
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your Maori name is your real name
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Manukau is the Maori name for Manukau!
The Maori name for Margaret is Makere.
The Maori name for Finn is "Pine" and the Maori name for Jake is "Hemi."