Here're some views of rugby played in Noumea, French New Caledonia, c.1905.
Rugby was played at Anse Vata (Vata Bay) velodrome - close to the sea facing New Zealand and Australia!
I've have no informations about early rugby clubs or sporting societies in New Caledonia (say, I've been seaching for five minutes only...) but army and navy are usually good "suspects" - the second postcard shows a rugby game vs the team of HMS Psyche (transferred to Royal Australian Navy in 1913) with a significant number of colonial uniforms around the ground...
People in New Caledonia have always been keen on cycling. The first society "Veloce Club Caledonien" was established in 1891 and the veledrome was inaugurated in July 1895.
The palmares of New Caledonian track cycling is quite impressive: 22 French champions, 2 world champions and one Olympic champion (i.e. Laurent Gané in Sydney)
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