The North Island is a

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men's domestic

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team selected from the North Island's players, based on where a they first played senior representative rugby. They played against the South Island in the North vs South match between 1897 and 2012. A match was to be played on 29 August 2020 at Eden Park, but was delayed until a week later on 5 September and played at Sky Stadium, due to the

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{{Rugby union in New Zealand New Zealand rugby union teams 1897 establishments in New Zealand