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...overly-aggressive visitors from the North Woods found Tupouniua's Tongan band of genteel rugby particularly confusing. They were equally confused by the big junior's Dartmouth socks and repeatedly passed to his flashing green legs...

Author: By James R. Beniger, | Title: Crimson's Ruggers Trim Green, 10-3; Tupouniua, Wilson, Wise Pace Attack | 10/28/1967 | See Source »

Tupouniua led Harvard's post-game victory celebration with Tongan war chants. The Crimson stands 4-0 for the season, including wins over Tufts, Columbia and Cornell...

Author: By James R. Beniger, | Title: Crimson's Ruggers Trim Green, 10-3; Tupouniua, Wilson, Wise Pace Attack | 10/28/1967 | See Source »

...Tongan Islands, rugby is the national pastime and Sione Tupouniua -- Harvard's new rugby captain -- is the national hero...

Author: By James R. Beniger, | Title: Tupouniua of Tonga Heads Harvard Rugby | 5/26/1967 | See Source »

After every Harvard win, Sione leads the team in a Tongan victory dance. The players circle him chanting "fai'akoe" and leaping into the air while he answers "mata'usi" -- fun lies in store this night. "It's a dance my ancestors used to do," Sione explains, "before eating someone from a neighboring tribe...

Author: By James R. Beniger, | Title: Tupouniua of Tonga Heads Harvard Rugby | 5/26/1967 | See Source »

...Well, only nine out of 37 seen each copy that you've send recently. All the uneducated people keen to see such magazines pictures and cut them hanging and fixed to walls and roofings [rafters] of their Tongan houses. But they first keen to know and understand from any reader what's that picture for? Who are these men on the cover of every TIME? Good or Bad, Brave or wealthy, Communist or else...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher: may 12, 1967 | 5/12/1967 | See Source »

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