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New Zealand's early uniforms consisted of a black jersey with a silver fern and white shorts. By the 1905 tour they were wearing all black, except for the silver fern, and the name "All Blacks" dates from this time. The team perform a haka before every match; this is a Māori challenge or posture dance.
Beach Blacks [6] Beach volleyball (men) Beach Ferns [6] Beach volleyball (women) Black Brooms [7] Quidditch/Quadball: Disbanded 2023 [8] Black Caps [9] Cricket (men) Since January 1998, after a competition to choose a name for the team. [9] Black Dragons: Dragon Boat: Since early 2017 Black Ferns [10] Rugby union (women) Black Fins: Surf Life ...
As of 26 October 2024, 1223 players have played rugby union for New Zealand's national team, known since 1905 as the All Blacks.The first New Zealand representative match was played in May 1884 against a Wellington XV before the New Zealand team departed for their tour of New South Wales. [1]
Team Formed Division Changes Buller: 1894 Heartland Championship: Canterbury: 1879 National Provincial Championship: Mid Canterbury: 1904 Heartland Championship: Formerly Asburton County 1927-1952 Golden Bay-Motueka: 1920-1967 merged with Nelson in 1967 Marlborough: 1888-2005 Nelson: 1885-1967 merged with Golden Bay-Motueka in 1967 Nelson Bays ...
The record for the most Test appearances for the All Blacks is held by Sam Whitelock — who has played 153 Test matches for the team. Richie McCaw was the first All Black to play over 100 Test matches; a record he achieved during the 2011 Rugby
The team is close to the one the All Blacks selectors had settled on by the end of a 2022 season which contained some historic losses, shaking the confidence of many fans in the direction of the ...
In 1924–25, the All Blacks embarked on a 32-match tour to the United Kingdom, France and Canada. Going one better than the 1905–06 Originals, this team won all 32 matches, including Test wins over Ireland, Wales, England and France, and earned the nickname “the Invincibles”. In 1956, the All Blacks won a Test series against South Africa ...
The All Blacks were winners of the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987 and were runners-up in 1995. The All Blacks were the only team to have reached the semi-final stage at every World Cup [25] until the 2007 World Cup where they were defeated 20-18 by France in the quarter-finals. New Zealand won its second Rugby World Cup on home soil in 2011.