Can the Māori All Blacks pull off a second win in a heatwave? Cam Suafoa shares his cancer story. A moving final wānanga unites the players. What impact has being part of this group had on them?
Coach Ross has a week to refocus the team for the second game. Exploring the legacy of the Māori battalion leads players to evaluate their own connection – or disconnection – from te ao Māori.
The team arrives in Japan and, inspired by their haka and reconnecting with te ao Maori, secure a convincing victory in the first game despite injury sidelining their most experienced player.
The Māori All Blacks, a team bound by whakapapa and under new head coach Ross Filipo, tackle a short lead time and a tragic loss in preparation for the first of two tests in Japan.