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- 1888_British_Lions_tour_to_New_Zealand_and_Australia comment "The 1888 British Isles tour to New Zealand and Australia was a series of rugby union games played by an unofficial British team, known at the time as the "English Footballers", against invitational teams in New Zealand and Australia. Although a private venture, this series of games was the first major tour of the Southern Hemisphere undertaken by a European team, and would pave the way for future tours which eventually manifested as the British Lions.".