▁additional ▁interest ▁in ▁Rugby ▁in ▁regions ▁such ▁as ▁Can ter bury ▁and ▁Dun ed in ▁where ▁several ▁codes ▁were ▁being ▁played . ▁Ult imately , ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁this ▁led ▁to ▁further ▁representative ▁t ours , ▁and ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁catal yst ▁for ▁Rugby ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁dominant ▁code ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁regions . ▁ ▁Br ief ▁Rev iv als ▁The ▁Reform ▁Football ▁Club ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁Well ington ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁to ▁" play ▁under ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁rules ". ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁article , ▁several ▁clubs ▁are ▁also ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁formed ▁in ▁Dun ed in ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁one ▁in ▁Nelson . ▁The ▁Reform ▁club ' s ▁first ▁practice ▁match ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁Hon . ▁J . ▁She e han ' s ▁p add ock , ▁Hob son ▁St , ▁on ▁ 5 ▁April ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁" cons ider able ▁number ▁of ▁spect ators ". ▁The ▁Reform ▁club ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁reasonable ▁amount ▁of ▁press ▁coverage ▁throughout ▁ 1 8 7 9 . ▁From ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁there ▁is ▁very ▁little ▁mention ▁of ▁the ▁club , ▁and ▁how ▁long ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁existence ▁is ▁unknown . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 8 8 8 - 1 8 8 9 ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Native ▁football ▁team ▁matches ▁saw ▁a ▁M ā ori ▁team ▁visit ▁Victoria , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁year ▁long ▁tour ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁Australia , ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁program ▁of ▁Victor ian ▁R ules