2007-06-29 23:30:10 · 5 answers · asked by larry g 1 in Sports ➔ Rugby
Well instead of being completely incompetent and unhelpful, let me answer your question.
The All Blacks didn't get their name for a while. Rugby was played in New Zealand and it was just a common custom that the uniform was a black jersey with white shorts and the symbolic silver fern on the jersey.
In the early 1900s, the New Zealand players had changed their outfit so that everything they wore was black except for the silver fern. And since the 1905 tour, they were known and called the "All Blacks".
2007-06-30 08:59:44 · answer #1 · answered by letsdoubleupthedorito 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well the story that I've heard is that once a commentator said that they play so well that they seem like 'all backs', and it was misunderstood as all 'blacks' and the name sort of stuck. Who knows if it is true or not but it makes a good story.
2007-06-30 16:42:48 · answer #2 · answered by megalomaniac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their all-black attire.
2007-06-30 16:28:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you looked at their playing outfits
2007-06-30 10:06:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i like this one.
2014-07-02 06:54:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋