The Brown Factor

Television (Full Length) – 2004

It's been suggested that the size of young Polynesian players has accelerated the 'browning' of rugby and rugby league. Parents of smaller Pākehā kids prefer non-contact sports such as soccer, which has seen massive growth in the past 20 years.
– Narrator Tuipoloa Evan Charlton

Why not? The home unions do it in the UK. Y'know — England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. They send four yet they're one people, The United Kingdom. Why can't we as New Zealand send two teams?
– Basketball coach Jeff Green, on whether New Zealand should be allowed to send both the All Blacks and New Zealand Māori teams to the Rugby World Cup

I'm looking forward to the day when I see 15 Māori in the All Black jersey, and that day's coming. I mean white is a minority culture in rugby.
– New Zealand Māori rugby coach Matt Te Pou

Professional sports, single handedly in this country's history, has broken down more racial barriers than anything else put together: music, Waitangi Tribunal, you name it. The power of sports in the modern 21st century is where it's at.
– Lawyer and sports agent Kahungunu Barron-Afeaki