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New Zealand National Rugby Union Team (All Blacks)

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The New Zealand national rugby union team, universally known as the All Blacks, represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union and is widely regarded as the most successful and dominant national side in the sport's history, having won multiple Rugby World Cup titles and maintained, across more than a century of test matches, one of the highest all-time win percentages of any team in any major international sport. Playing entirely in black with a silver fern emblem, the team is renowned worldwide for performing the ceremonial Maori haka, most commonly "Ka Mate," before international matches, a tradition dating to the team's earliest overseas tours in the early 20th century.

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Classification
Team Type
National Team 1
Founded Year
1903 2
Wikidata P571 (inception) = 15 August 1903; consistent with Wikipedia lead: All Blacks international debut in 1903.
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Colin Meads, Athletes
Source Colin Meads (Wikipedia)
Grant Fox, Athletes
Source Grant Fox (Wikipedia)
Source Michael Jones (Wikipedia)
Source Sean Fitzpatrick (Wikipedia)
Source Sonny Bill Williams (Wikipedia)
Source Zinzan Brooke (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: New Zealand national rugby union team - Wikipedia
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represents New Zealand in men's rugby union
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2. Wikidata: New Zealand National Rugby Union Team
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Sonny Bill Williams (Wikipedia)
Roster: Sonny Bill Williams, Lead
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He won 58 caps for New Zealand (the All Blacks)
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Zinzan Brooke (Wikipedia)
Roster: Zinzan Brooke, Lead
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42 non-international matches for the All Blacks
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Colin Meads (Wikipedia)
Roster: Colin Meads, Lead
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for New Zealand's national team, the All Blacks
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Sean Fitzpatrick (Wikipedia)
Roster: Sean Fitzpatrick, Lead, All Blacks debut
Quote, Roster: Sean Fitzpatrick, Lead, All Blacks debut
He made his debut for the New Zealand national team (the All Blacks) in 1986
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Michael Jones (Wikipedia)
Roster: Michael Jones, Lead, ranked All Black
Quote, Roster: Michael Jones, Lead, ranked All Black
He was named by Rugby World magazine as the third best All Black of the 20th century after Colin Meads and Sean Fitzpatrick.
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Grant Fox (Wikipedia)
Roster: Grant Fox, Playing career, All Blacks years
Quote, Roster: Grant Fox, Playing career, All Blacks years
During his time with the All Blacks from 1985 to 1993, he wore the number 10 jersey
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