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When was rugby first played in New Zealand?
When Canon George Oglivie became headmaster of Diocesan College in Cape Town in 1861, he introduced the game of football, as played at Winchester School. This version of football, which included handling, is seen as the beginnings of rugby in South Africa
When did New Zealand start playing rugby?
The first game of rugby ever to be played in New Zealand under official rugby rules was on the 14th of May 1870. The two teams that went head to head were Nelson College and Nelson football club.
How did the game rugby pass throughout to new Zealand?
As in many British colonies, the settlers from Great Britain took the game of football with them to NZ and played under many different rules in the early and mid-19th century. Eventually the rules became more uniform and it is the rugby code that became most popular throughout NZ by the end of the century. It has been the dominant football code ever since.
