First Dunedin rugby test (1908) in pictures

Sketches by an unknown ODT artist that appeared in the paper following the game. Image from ODT...
Sketches by an unknown ODT artist that appeared in the paper following the game. Image from ODT files.
Sketches by an unknown ODT artist that appeared in the paper following the game. Image from ODT...
Sketches by an unknown ODT artist that appeared in the paper following the game. Image from ODT files.
Sketches by an unknown ODT artist that appeared in the paper following the game. Image from ODT...
Sketches by an unknown ODT artist that appeared in the paper following the game. Image from ODT files.
Sketches by an unknown ODT artist that appeared in the paper following the game. Image from ODT...
Sketches by an unknown ODT artist that appeared in the paper following the game. Image from ODT files.
Sketches by an unknown ODT artist that appeared in the paper following the game. Image from ODT...
Sketches by an unknown ODT artist that appeared in the paper following the game. Image from ODT files.
Sketches by an unknown ODT artist that appeared in the paper following the game. Image from ODT...
Sketches by an unknown ODT artist that appeared in the paper following the game. Image from ODT files.
Sketches by an unknown ODT artist that appeared in the paper following the game. Image from ODT...
Sketches by an unknown ODT artist that appeared in the paper following the game. Image from ODT files.
Sketches by an unknown ODT artist that appeared in the paper following the game. Image from ODT...
Sketches by an unknown ODT artist that appeared in the paper following the game. Image from ODT files.

Dunedin's first rugby test, between New Zealand and Britain on Saturday, June 6, 1908 was illustrated in the Otago Daily Times the following Monday with pen sketches by a staff artist. Higher-resolution prints available from otagoimages.co.nz.

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