The New Zealand rugby team and officials during the Anglo-Welsh Tour of 1908.
Te Puna resident Ian Reedy has submitted a photograph featuring some standout names in rugby history, including his own grandfather.
The photo was of the New Zealand team and officials during the Anglo-Welsh Tour of 1908.
It shows Katikati’s famed Dave Gallaher, the first captain of the All Blacks (middle
row, third from right). He is labelled here as selector.
Another athlete in the photo is Ian’s grandfather William Reedy, known as Bill (front row left). Bill, from Petone, worked as a blacksmith at the rail yards and was “a bit of a hard man’', Ian says.
Bill played two test matches in 1908 and was asked to tour Australia the following year.
