The 1908 British Isles tour to New Zealand and Australia was the seventh tour by a British Isles team and the fourth to New Zealand and Australia.

Led by Arthur 'Boxer' Harding and managed by George Harnett[1] the tour took in 26 matches, 9 in Australia and 17 in New Zealand.

Of the 26 games, 23 were against club or invitational teams and three were test matches against the All Blacks.

The selection was in fact addressed by the Welsh Rugby Union who stated that when a British Isles team was mooted for a South Africa tour in 1910, that the players should be chosen '...irrespective of the social position of the players.

With the Scottish and Irish unions declining to be involved, red jerseys with a thick white band reflected the combination of England and Wales.