Why kitty?!

TAL is playing for a rugby team in the Rotorua premiership division. There are 3 club divisions in NZ. Men's senior B, senior A, and premiers. The prims (as they call it) is composed mainly of players trying to move up in rugby. The team we played this weekend, Whakakawera or Whaka, had 6 players from the NPC side in the area. NPC is the national provical championships which is territorial competitions. The NPC is the platform from the international team aka the NZ All-Blacks.
The team's name is Waikite. It's pronounced Why-kitty. Like Y and then Kitty as in kitty cat. It's a 'family-based' team which means that the team is very tight. The team is centered around 3 families and all the players extend or are connected to these 3 families. The Millers, the Morrisons, and the McRae. I got on the team through a coach at the academy Ray Morrison. Also the head coaches wife is a Mcrae. The team is 100% maori guys who are all from NZ. An older (drunk) gentleman told me that I "am the first Chinese player on Waikite... EVER! Hahaha. Welcome to the team!" The team is the longest standing club in Rotorua dating back almost 100 years ago. It's rich in tradition and many of the players value that.