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The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks, [1] [2] represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. [3]
nzrugby.co.nz New Zealand Rugby ( NZR ) is the governing body of rugby union in New Zealand . It was founded in 1892 as the New Zealand Rugby Football Union ( NZRFU ), 12 years after the first provincial unions in New Zealand.
This is the list of the main first-class rugby union teams in New Zealand, including national teams, Super Rugby teams, National Provincial Championship teams, and Heartland Championship teams.
Rugby union (usually referred to as simply “rugby”) has been played in New Zealand since 1870 and is the most popular sport in the country as well as being the de facto national sport. [3]
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]
Date Opponent F A Venue City Winner 1903-08-15 Australia: 22 3 Sydney Cricket Ground: Sydney: 1904-08-13 British Isles: 9 3 Athletic Park: Wellington: 1905-09-02
Pld W D L PF PA PD T B Pts Qualification 1 New Zealand 4 4 0 0 240 49 +191 36 4 20 Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup: 2 France 4 2 0 2 124 96
The New Zealand national rugby union team have competed since 1884, and there are a number of individual records achieved since that time. The team is also known as the All Blacks, and have competed in Test rugby since their match against Australia in 1903.