Name: Mud, Sweat and Social Revolution: Telling Aotearoa’s Hidden History
Start: 2025-10-18T23:30:00+13:00
Location: Glenroy Auditorium

$Mud, Sweat and Social Revolution: Telling Aotearoa\u2019s Hidden History$

Ryan Bodman and host Matiu Workman
Rugby league didn’t just arrive in New Zealand in 1907 — it
erupted. Born from British working-class rebellion over
player payments, it landed in a country ripe for its own social
upheavals. Through gripping firsthand accounts and forgotten
archives, this session explores how rugby league became the
sporting voice of New Zealand’s industrial heartland. From the
Kiingitanga to the coalfields, from factory gates to suburban
clubs, discover how communities used this ‘rebel sport’ to
challenge power, build identity and write their own rules.
Proudly supported by Bridget Williams Books.
$25/20 Tickets available from Ticketmaster at the link above.