▁the ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁New ▁Zealand ▁team ▁began ▁their ▁tour ▁in ▁Haw kes ▁Bay ▁in ▁June ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁complete ▁their ▁schedule ▁until ▁August ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁having ▁played ▁ 1 0 7 ▁rugby ▁matches . ▁ ▁Tour ing ▁international ▁sides ▁would ▁play ▁Test ▁matches ▁against ▁international ▁oppon ents , ▁including ▁national , ▁club ▁and ▁county ▁sides ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁Northern ▁Hem is phere ▁rugby , ▁or ▁provincial / state ▁sides ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁Southern ▁Hem is phere ▁rugby . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁all ▁three ▁major ▁Southern ▁Hem is phere ▁rugby ▁countries ▁sent ▁their ▁first ▁tour ing ▁teams ▁to ▁the ▁Northern ▁Hem is phere : ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁followed ▁by ▁South ▁Africa ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁and ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁All ▁three ▁teams ▁brought ▁new ▁styles ▁of ▁play , ▁fit ness ▁levels ▁and ▁tact ics , ▁and ▁were ▁far ▁more ▁successful ▁than ▁critics ▁had ▁expected . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Zealand ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁tour ing ▁team ▁performed ▁a ▁ha ka ▁before ▁each ▁match , ▁leading ▁Wel sh ▁Rugby ▁Union ▁administrator ▁Tom ▁Williams ▁to ▁suggest ▁that ▁Wales ▁player ▁Ted dy ▁Morgan ▁lead ▁the ▁crowd ▁in ▁singing ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁National ▁Anth em , ▁Hen ▁W lad ▁F y ▁N had au , ▁as ▁a ▁response . ▁After ▁Morgan ▁began ▁singing , ▁the ▁crowd ▁joined ▁in : ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁a ▁national