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Tom Ellison
Ko Tāmati Erihana tēnei, nō Ngāi Tahu, nō Ngāti Tama, nō Ngāti Mutunga me Te Ātiawa. He toki whutupōro, he rōia, he kaituhi hoki ia. Nōna e tekau mā whā ana, ka tīmata ia ki te tākaro whutupōro i te kāik', ā, nā ōna pūmanawa ia i whai tūranga ai te Kāreti o Te Aute, i eke panuku ai hoki ki tua. Ko Tom te kāpene o te tīma whutupōro tuatahi o Niu Tīreni e ōkawa ana, ā, nāna anō te poraka pango me te tohu o te ponga i whakarewa. Ehara i te mea ko te whutupōro anake tāna mahi, i eke hoki ia i te rāngai ture. Ko ia tētahi o ngā Māori tuatahi i eke ki te pā rōia. Ahakoa te ouou o ngā rā o tōna ao, ko tāna whakarerenga iho, he pūmau, he mauroa.
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Tom Ellsion
Thomas Ellison was a rugby legend, lawyer and writer of Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Mutunga and Te Ātiawa descent. Discovering the game at fourteen at the Kāik', his talent carried him all the way to Te Aute College and beyond. Tom became the first captain of New Zealand's official rugby team, and it was Tom who introduced the black jersey with the silver fern that would go on to become iconic. He didn't stop at rugby either, breaking new ground as one of the first Māori admitted to the Bar. How did such a short life leave such a lasting legacy?
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