If you want to know how much Jordan Rapana's Maori heritage means to him, cast your mind back to the 2018 Dally M Medal awards. He was part of an impromptu haka in honour of fellow New Zealander Roger Tuivasa-Sheck winning the NRL's player of the year award. While the Canberra Raiders winger might have moved to Australia when he was a child, he never forgot where he came from. His parents made sure of that, with his mother always having a shrine of their Maori culture in the house. It's why he's so honoured to finally play in his first NRL All Stars game, having been picked as part of the Maori All Stars squad alongside fellow Raider Joe Tapine.
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Topic: Shrine of remembrance fuels Rapana's Maori All Stars bid
