1907 in Rugby League - 1907-1908 New Zealand Rugby Tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1906-07 Northern Rugby Football Union Season (Paperback)

Chapters: 1907-1908 New Zealand Rugby Tour of Australia and Great Britain, 1906-07 Northern Rugby Football Union Season, 1907-08 Northern Rugby Football Union Season. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 40. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The 19071908 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain was a tour made by a group of New Zealand rugby footballers who played matches in Australia, Ceylon, England and Wales between 1907 and 1908. Most of the matches were played under the rules of the Northern Union, what is today known as rugby league. The tour had a large role in establishing rugby league in both Australia and New Zealand and also gave birth to international rugby league. As a result the tour is a significant part of rugby league history. The tour party has come to be known as the professional All Blacks or All Golds, although at the time they were usually simply referred to as the All Blacks. Rugby union had established itself as the national winter game in New Zealand even before the famous 1905 tour of The Originals. This tour was a huge success both on the field and commercially off the field, with the New Zealand Rugby Union making a huge profit of 12,000. However in New Zealand some discontent about the state of Rugby Unions rules and the lack of ability to compensate players for time lost from work were beginning to rise. These tensions were similar to the ones that had led to the 1885 schism in England that had created the Northern Union. In addition the original All Blacks were only paid 3/- a day expenses while on tour, a token amount when the Rugby Union was making such a huge profit. Tour organiser Albert Henry BaskivilleAlbert Baskiville was well known in rugby circles, playing for the Oriental club and on the verge of Wellington provincial selection. H...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=23867979