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Three-time Rugby World Cup champions and current world number two.
The All Blacks are the men's national rugby union team of New Zealand. They are currently ranked second in the World Rugby Rankings and have won three Rugby World Cups (1987, 2011, 2015), the second most of any country after South Africa.
Quick Facts
- Dominant era
- 2010s (Three consecutive titles: 2012–2014 and four consecutive titles: 2016–2019)
Lore & Background
Rugby union has been played in New Zealand since 1870 and is the most popular sport in the country. The All Blacks won the first ever Rugby World Cup in 1987, co-hosted with Australia, and also hosted and won the 2011 Rugby World Cup. The team's history includes the 1905 'Originals' tour and the controversial 1981 Springbok Tour.
Reader's Guide
The top domestic club competitions are the professional National Provincial Championship and amateur Heartland Championship, with the transnational Super Rugby above them, in which New Zealand has 5 out of 11 franchises.
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