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    Godfrey Bowen

    Bowen helped establish sheep shearing as a legitimate sport and a form of entertainment. He was one of the inaugural inductees into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.

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'Originals' kick off All Black tradition

1905 'Originals' kick off All Black tradition

The first fully representative New Zealand rugby team to tour the Northern Hemisphere was known as the 'Originals'. Winning 34 of the 35 matches they played, they popularised both the haka and the 'All Blacks' nickname. more...

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New Zealand Natives' rugby tour of 1888-9Origins of international rugby - 1987 Rugby World CupDavid Gallaher

External links

  • The Original All Blacks (Wikipedia)
  • Originals (NZ Rugby Museum)
  • Dave Gallaher (AllBlacks.com)
  • A man's country (Te Ara)
  • All Blacks (1966 encyclopaedia)
  • Dave Gallaher biography (DNZB)
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