Phil Borell

Ngāti Ranginui; Pirirākau Phil is a lecturer in Aotahi: School of Māori and Indigenous Studies at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. A tragic New Zealand Warriors fan since the age of 12, Phil has spent his academic career weaving rugby league narratives into active scholarship. His body of publication focusses around Māori and Indigenous sports, rugby league and contemporary Polynesian masculinities.