All Blacks

plural noun

1. the international Rugby Union football team of New Zealand

Word History and Origins

Origin of All Blacks¹

so named because of the players' black playing strip

Example Sentences

Two other regulars, lock Ollie Chessum and centre Tommy Freeman, are again unavailable after missing the victory over the All Blacks.

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Meanwhile, full-back Freddie Steward is available for selection despite failing a head injury assessment in the first half against the All Blacks.

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England won 18 matches in a row between October 2015 and March 2017, 17 of them under Eddie Jones, to equal the All Blacks' record for the most successive victories by a tier-one nation.

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Those displays in the summer only increased the competition for places, as was demonstrated by those who were not involved against the All Blacks.

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After Damien McKenzie climbed off the bench to break Scottish hearts against the All Blacks last week, another substitute entered the fray in the second half to steal the show.

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