High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1907–1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain was a tour made by a group of New Zealand rugby footballers who played matches in Australia, Ceylon, England and Wales between 1907 and 1908. Most of the matches were played under the rules of the Northern Union, what is today known as rugby league. The tour had a large role in establishing rugby league in both Australia and New Zealand and also gave birth to international rugby league. As a result the tour is a significant part of rugby league history. The tour party has come to be known as the professional All Blacks or All Golds, although at the time they were usually simply referred to as the All Blacks.