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The first New Zealand touring side to travel abroad went to New South Wales in 1884 and won all 8 games.

The first New Zealand touring side under the auspices of the New Zealand RFU, visited New South Wales & Queensland, Australia in 1893.

The first New Zealand representative rugby team to tour beyond Australia were called "The Natives", they played their first game in Britain on 3 October 1888. The Natives had originally been called New Zealand Maoris

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They were first nicknamed the All Blacks in a UK tour in 1905 when a journalist in Devon, England referred to the team in their new colours where the shorts and shirts were black (prior to this the shorts were navy blue).

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