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All Blacks XV
UnionNew Zealand Rugby Union
Emblem(s)Silver fern
Coach(es)Clayton McMillan
Captain(s)Patrick Tuipulotu
Team kit
First international
New Zealand Junior All Blacks 23–19 Australia A Australia
(26 June 2005)
Largest win
New Zealand Junior All Blacks 57–8 Fiji 
(2 June 2007)
Official website
www.allblacks.com

The All Blacks XV is the second national rugby union team of New Zealand, after the All Blacks. New Zealand's second national team has had numerous names in its history: Junior All Blacks, New Zealand XV, New Zealand A, New Zealand B, All Blacks XV.[citation needed]

Matches played as the 'All Blacks XV' are not test matches, usually against a touring side or when on tour, and against non-top tier rugby nations.

History

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The NZ Juniors (U23s), popularly known as the Junior All Blacks, had been active from 1958 to 1984 playing 7 international matches. They were disbanded in 1984 and replaced by a non-age restricted team called the New Zealand Emerging Players. The Emerging Players were active in 1985 and 1986 but only played internal tours in fixtures against New Zealand provincial sides. In 2006, the team was formally reintroduced and repurposed as the second national team[1] when they competed in the inaugural Pacific Nations Cup.

In 1991 a New Zealand XV played both Romania and USSR in the 'test' fixtures of their tours to New Zealand.

In 1991 a New Zealand B team played Australia B during their short tour.

In 1992 a New Zealand XV team beat England B in a pair of non-cap games during the tourists' 8-game tour.

In 1998 a New Zealand A team lost 10-18 to the England touring side at Hamilton.

In 2005 a New Zealand A team played two matches against Australia A.

In 2006, the second team was re-branded as the Junior All Blacks, inheriting the nickname of the previous New Zealand U23 team. This second XV participated in the 2006, 2007 and 2009 Pacific Nations Cup. In 2008 the Maori All Blacks played in this tournament. The Junior All Blacks were put into a hiatus shortly after the 2009 tournament. The side was then reinstated in 2019, but their first set of games were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2022 the team was re-branded once again as the All Blacks XV for matches against Ireland A and the Barbarians.

  • "The All Blacks XV was launched as NZR’s next senior national representative team after the All Blacks, as a critical high-performance pathway to the All Blacks. As the next senior national representative side, the All Blacks XV will have the same high expectations as the other Teams in Black ... The All Blacks XV follows in the footsteps of similar teams which have assembled throughout New Zealand rugby's history, including the Junior All Blacks, New Zealand A and Emerging Players."[2]

Results

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  • Scores highlighted in red colour denoted a loss.
Date Venue Opponent Score Notes Competition
2 March 1958 Heiwadai Stadium, Fukuoka  Japan 3–34 Junior All Blacks tour of Japan
9 March 1958 Hanazono Field, Osaka 6–23
23 March 1958 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo 3–56
3 June 1968 Athletic Park, Wellington  Japan 19–23
19 May 1974 Eden Park, Auckland  Japan 55–31 1974 Japan rugby union tour of New Zealand
30 August 1975 Athletic Park, Wellington  Romania 10–10 1975 Romania rugby union tour of New Zealand
5 July 1980 Eden Park, Auckland  Italy 30–13 1980 Italy rugby union tour of the United States, New Zealand and the South Pacific
26 June 2005 Canberra Stadium, Canberra  Australia A 19–23
1 July 2005 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 31–34
3 June 2006 ANZ Stadium, Suva  Fiji 17–35 2006 IRB Pacific 5 Nations
9 June 2006 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland  Samoa 56–12
17 June 2006 Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth  Tonga 38–10
24 June 2006 Carisbrook, Dunedin  Japan 38–8
26 May 2007 Apia Park, Apia  Samoa 10–31 2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
2 June 2007 ANZ Stadium, Suva  Fiji 8–57
9 June 2007 Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa  Tonga 13–39
16 June 2007 Carisbrook, Dunedin  Australia A 50–0
24 June 2007 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo  Japan 3–51
12 June 2009 Apia Park, Apia  Samoa 16–17 2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
18 June 2009 Churchill Park, Lautoka  Fiji 17–45
23 June 2009 Churchill Park, Lautoka  Japan 21–52
2 July 2009 National Stadium, Suva  Tonga 25–47
4 November 2022 RDS Arena, Dublin  Ireland A 19–47 2022 Northern Tour
13 November 2022 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham Barbarians 35–31
8 July 2023 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo  Japan XV 6–38 2023 RWC warm-up
15 July 2023 Egao Kenko Stadium, Kumamoto  Japan 27–41
2 November 2024 Thomond Park, Limerick Munster 2024 Northern Tour
10 November 2024 GGL Stadium, Montpellier, France  Georgia

Current squad

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The All Blacks XV squad for their 2024 Northern Tour with matches against Irish provincial side Munster and Georgia[3]

Players in bold are players capped by the main national team.

Head Coach: New Zealand Clayton McMillan

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Junior All Blacks [dead link]
  2. ^ Patrick Tuipulotu to lead All Blacks XV on Northern Tour
  3. ^ All Blacks XV squad named for 2024 Northern Tour
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