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The second visit to Australia by the tourists had done much to boost the game in the country. They had played the first ever rugby league matches in Newcastle and Brisbane and had boosted the coffers of the fledgling [[New South Wales Rugby League]] and [[Queensland Rugby League]] organisations.<ref name=Keeps /> The New Zealanders then headed home to very little fanfare, and certainly nothing to match the lavish official welcome that had been granted [[The Original All Blacks]] in 1905.
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