Before Europeans arrived it New Zealand, the Kiwis were playing a ball game called Ki-o-rahi which is similar to Australian rules football and rugby football. It had been proposed that this may have influenced New Zealand playing skills.
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The first ever British rugby team toured New Zealand and Australia in 1888, with Britain only losing one of their matches to Auckland. In 1892 the New Zealand Rugby Union was invented, to act as the national governing body for the sport. In 1893 Thomas Ellison captioned a ten-game tour of Australia.
In 1905 the original all blacks ( also known as the originals) were the first New Zealand National rugby team to tour outside Australasia. They toured the British Isles, France and the United States of America, winning all their games apart from controversially losing the test against Wales. They returned to New Zealand via North America where they played two matches against Canadian teams. Overall they played a total of 35 matches, which includes 5 tests, and only lost once, against Wales. This tour saw the first use of the All Blacks name and established New Zealand's reputation as a world class rugby nation, the New Zealand side also achieved a legendary status within the rugby world and within its own country. Some of these players went professional and toured Australia and Great Britain in 1907-08 where they played against Northern Union sides in the sport that would eventually become known as rugby league.
The 1905 New Zealand rugby team that toured The British Isle
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Rugby football was first introduced to New Zealand by Charles John Monro in 1870. He experienced the game while studying in London. He then brought the game to Nelson College in New Zealand where he later played his first match. Charles then visited Wellington later on in the year where a match between Nelson and Wellington was organised. By the following year rugby was an official sport in Wellington, Auckland and Hamilton, With Auckland touring the south of New Zealand.
In 1882 the first international team visited New Zealand, New South Wales. By 1884 the New Zealand side visited New South Wales, wearing blue jerseys with a golden fern. They won all their matches.
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The first ever British rugby team toured New Zealand and Australia in 1888, with Britain only losing one of their matches to Auckland. In 1892 the New Zealand Rugby Union was invented, to act as the national governing body for the sport. In 1893 Thomas Ellison captioned a ten-game tour of Australia.
In 1905 the original all blacks ( also known as the originals) were the first New Zealand National rugby team to tour outside Australasia. They toured the British Isles, France and the United States of America, winning all their games apart from controversially losing the test against Wales. They returned to New Zealand via North America where they played two matches against Canadian teams. Overall they played a total of 35 matches, which includes 5 tests, and only lost once, against Wales. This tour saw the first use of the All Blacks name and established New Zealand's reputation as a world class rugby nation, the New Zealand side also achieved a legendary status within the rugby world and within its own country. Some of these players went professional and toured Australia and Great Britain in 1907-08 where they played against Northern Union sides in the sport that would eventually become known as rugby league.
The 1905 New Zealand rugby team that toured The British Isle
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/1905_New_Zealand_rugby_football_team.jpg
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