How rugby was really invented

A thousand years ago in Aotearoa (New Zealand), Maori prized the large oval egg of the giant flightless bird, the Moa.This was how the game of rugby was really invented.

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• aotearoa
• Maori
• Moa
• Rugby

[TheBloodster]

Love your comments. I wasn't aware of any cultural significance relating to the idea. Though I did read the first few chapters of Michael King's History of New Zealand and he does mention the Moa's egg as being the size of a rugby ball. I guess that's where the idea started.

I do work for adidas and the New Zealand Rugby Union, and I'd be more than happy to send you some posters and stuff if it helps you inspire kids to play the game.

[TheBloodster]

Thanks for your comment. It's a story I've always wanted to film but never had the money, so I got it drawn instead. Even better now there's some historical credence to the idea. Cheers.

[ecconz]

@TeRauanui Please tell me you're not THATstupid?.......

[ecconz]

@Cazger4God Name one thing.......

[mmmmnmak]

Funny!! clip lovit

[Cazger4God]

Awesome us maoris are pretty inventive!

[BobMonkfish]

It may have contributed to the development of rugby, but fact is though that the Romans had their own rugby like game. I doubt the Romans ever got that far.

Funny video though...

[adamson2k7]

i heard that the italians are claiming that they invented rugby hundreds of years ago now...stupid i know

[muddassarfarooq333]

its true u noobs it was invented in new zealand and that web ellis is bullshit like the west

[MaoriSpawn]

HAHAHAHA MEAN MAORI MEAN!!!

[cruisernz]

I think its genius bloodsters

[sirwallaby]

wtf? come on stop tellin ppl those kind of things they might believe it especially da springboks fanz.lol