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The Native's Rugby Tour team cap

The Native's Rugby Tour team cap

The New Zealand Natives' rugby tour of 1888/89 team cap was notable for the first use of the silver fern in New Zealand rugby. This symbol would come to be used on most New Zealand sporting uniforms.

Ron Palenski

How to cite this page: 'The Native's Rugby Tour team cap', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/the-team-cap-natives-tour, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 29-Mar-2007

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