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All Blacks welcomed

When an all-white All Black team visited South Africa in 1928 the Cape Times printed a souvenir identifying and welcoming them. There were photos of every team member and the page is headed with a Māori greeting.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: Eph-D-RUGBY-1928-01

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Megan Cook, Africa and New Zealand – Colonists, soldiers and sportsmen: 1800s to 1940s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/35903/all-blacks-welcomed (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Megan Cook, published 15 May 2012.