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Poster of 1905 All Black team

This poster was issued in Wellington in 1905. It includes a photo of each member of the New Zealand team, a list of the matches to be played, and portraits of the captain, Dave Gallaher (top left) and the manager, George Dixon (top right). At the bottom are two inset photos of games played by the 1904 British team in New Zealand.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: Eph-E-RUGBY-1905-01

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Ron Palenski, Rugby union – 1905–6 tour, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/40006/poster-of-1905-all-black-team (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Ron Palenski, published 30 November 2012, updated 1 September 2016.