... arranged between Nelson and Wellington. The match was to be played at Petone in September, and won by Nelson two goals to one. In 1971 rugby was an organised sport in Wellington (New Zealand's capital) and it had even spread to Wanganui in 1972. The largest populated city of New Zealand, Auckland, adopted rugby in 1873, Hamilton in 1874 and by late 1875 the whole country was addicted. Rugby was established all over the colony, with a team representing Auckland clubs going on a two-week tour of the South Island. Matches were played against Dunedin, Christchurch, Nelson and Taranaki (the Auckland team lost all of its games). Now rugby Unions started to appear all over the country, with the larger ones in Canterbury and Wellington. Rugby was now being formally organised into various clubs and unions around New Zealand. There were many other Unions to follow but it wasn't until 1882 that ...

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