Photographer unknown - New Zealand native football club 1888-89, gelatin silver print. Title inscribed. 12.8 x 20.5 cm, Posing in front of the United Tribes flag and the Union Jack flag, the New Zealand native football Representatives were the first team to perform the Haka and to wear all black. The tour for which this photo was taken was organised entirely by players and was not backed by any authoritative rugby entity, they played a total of 107 matches and were the first to tour beyond Australia. Inducted into the Rugby football hall of Fame in 2008, the New Zealand native football Representatives tour of '88-'89 has had a profound impact on the development of Aotearoa's national game.