"by New Zealand Cricket. The New Zealand cricket team became known as the Black Caps in January 1998, after its sponsor at the time, Clear Communications, held a competition to choose a name for the team. Official New Zealand Cricket sources typeset the nickname as BLACKCAPS. This is one of many national team nicknames related to the All Blacks. As of 7 December 2018, New Zealand have played 429 Test matches, winning 94, losing 171 and drawing 164. The team is ranked 4th in Tests, 3rd in ODIs and 6th in T20Is by the ICC. New Zealand reached the final"
"New Zealand national rugby league team The New Zealand national rugby league team (Māori: Tīma rīki motu Aotearoa) has represented New Zealand in rugby league since 1907. Administered by the New Zealand Rugby League, they are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native bird of that name. The team's colour's are majority black with white and the players perform a haka before every match they play as a challenge to their opponents. The New Zealand Kiwis are currently second in the RLIF World Rankings. Since the 1980s, most New Zealand representatives have been based overseas, in the professional National"
"Zealand team is Tony Benson, who replaced Alan Jackson in March 2017. Jackson had been the coach since 2015. New Zealand women's national rugby league team The New Zealand women's national rugby league team, also known as the Kiwi Ferns or New Zealand Kiwi Ferns, represents New Zealand in Women's rugby league. They are administered by the New Zealand Rugby League. New Zealand won the Women's Rugby League World Cup in 2000, 2005 and 2008. The Kiwi Ferns were formed in 1995. 1995 Inaugural Kiwi Ferns Team Kaylene Ihaia Nadine Conlon Lynley Tierney Juanita Hall (c) Karroll Brent-Edmonson Eileen Rankin"
"New Zealand women's national rugby league team The New Zealand women's national rugby league team, also known as the Kiwi Ferns or New Zealand Kiwi Ferns, represents New Zealand in Women's rugby league. They are administered by the New Zealand Rugby League. New Zealand won the Women's Rugby League World Cup in 2000, 2005 and 2008. The Kiwi Ferns were formed in 1995. 1995 Inaugural Kiwi Ferns Team Kaylene Ihaia Nadine Conlon Lynley Tierney Juanita Hall (c) Karroll Brent-Edmonson Eileen Rankin Laura Waretini Rachael White Tania Martin Wendy Cunningham Debbie Syme Maria Auega Sara White Leah Witehira Michelle Driscoll Zavana"
"Goals Most Test Points Most points (all matches) Most tries in a match Most points in a match Most games as Captain New Zealand are also represented by a second-string representative team called ""New Zealand A"". ""Between 2002 and 2003 the New Zealand Residents were referred to as New Zealand 'A""' New Zealand national rugby league team The New Zealand national rugby league team (Māori: Tīma rīki motu Aotearoa) has represented New Zealand in rugby league since 1907. Administered by the New Zealand Rugby League, they are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native bird of that name. The"
"New Zealand women's national rugby union team The New Zealand national women's rugby union team, called the Black Ferns, represents New Zealand in women's rugby union, which is regarded as the country's national sport. The team has won five of the past six Women's Rugby World Cups. They have an 88% winning record in test match rugby, and are the only international side with a winning record against every opponent. Since their international debut in 1991, the Black Ferns have lost to only four of the 16 nations they have played in test matches. The team's nickname combines the colour"
"in the NRL Women's Premiership. Wellington Orcas unsuccessfully bid for a National Rugby League licence in 2006. The New Zealand national rugby league side represent New Zealand at rugby league, and are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native bird of that name. They are administered by the New Zealand Rugby League. On 22 October 2008, The Kiwis defeated Australia to win their first Rugby League World Cup. The team's most recent title came in the 2014 Rugby League Four Nations tournament by beating Australia, which brings their Rugby League Four Nations championships total to two. Accordingly, the Kiwis"
"Racism in New Zealand rugby union Rugby union is the national sport of New Zealand with the All Blacks as the national team. The All Blacks are made up of many races and cultures, and seven of the fifteen starters in the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final were of Polynesian descent. However, although the national team has a long history of success, it also has on occasion been the subject of racial issues. On the international stage there has been controversy in the tours of and by South Africa, the most famous of which was the 1981 tour of South"
"sport. The national men's rugby union team is known as the ""All Blacks"". The national women's netball team is known as the ""Silver Ferns"". Historically, rugby and netball dominated team sport in New Zealand, and the national teams of other sports have acquired names which have been formed with reference to these two (see: list below). The women's rugby team is known as the ""Black Ferns"", rather than the ""All Silvers"". Some of these names seem to have arisen as genuine nicknames (e.g. ""Tall Blacks"", ""Wheel Blacks""), and some are neologisms developed as marketing devices (e.g. Black Sticks (hockey), Black"
"New Zealand national football team The New Zealand national football team represents New Zealand in international association football. The team is controlled by the governing body for football in New Zealand New Zealand Football (NZF), which is currently a member of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The team's official nickname is the All Whites. New Zealand is a five-time OFC champion. The team represented New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup tournaments in 1982 and 2010, and the FIFA Confederations Cup tournaments in 1999, 2003, 2009 and 2017. Because most New Zealand football clubs are semi-professional rather than fully professional,"
"or the gold and white double chevron in 2014. On the back of the shorts, Revera is on the bottom left and the bottom right. The New Zealand national team squad for the 2018 tour of England. Captains Team of the Century (1907–2006) 1. Des White 2. Tom Hadfield 3. Tommy Baxter 4. Roger Bailey 5. Phillip Orchard 6. George Menzies 7. Stacey Jones<br> 8. Cliff Johnson (c) 9. Jock Butterfield 10. Ruben Wiki 11. Mark Graham 12. Ron Ackland 13. Mel Cooke The current coach of New Zealand is Michael Maguire. Most Test appearances Most Test Tries Most Test"
"New Zealand Residents rugby league team The New Zealand Residents (also previously known as New Zealand 'A', New Zealand XIII, the Lion Red Cup XIII and currently known as the Bartercard Premiership Selection) are a New Zealand rugby league football representative side that is selected from players competing in domestic competitions. In 1977 Dane Sorensen became the first New Zealander to be selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team while based overseas. Before this date all New Zealand national sides were made up of residents. In 1993 the first Kiwis team took the field that was made up"
"New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team The New Zealand under 20 rugby team are the newest representative rugby union team from New Zealand. They replace the two former age grade teams Under 19s and Under 21s. Their first tournament was the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship, which they won after defeating England 38–3 in the final. They have gone on to also win the 2009, 2010 and 2011 IRB Junior World Championships. The team also competes at the Oceania U20 Championship as of 2015. The New Zealand under 20s have been nicknamed the ""Baby Blacks"" after the youthful All"
"New Zealand Rugby League The New Zealand Rugby League (NZRL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in New Zealand. The NZRL was founded on 25 April 1910 in preparation for a tour of Great Britain that same year. The NZRL administers the ""New Zealand"" ""Kiwis"", the New Zealand national team. Currently they manage the NZRL National Secondary Schools Tournament, the NZRL Women's National Tournament and the NZRL National Youth Tournament, a seven Zone national competition played at 15s, 17s grades. The premier competition is known as the National Premiership and in 2016 a new National"
"two World Cups)(Currently tied with South Africa's Bryan Habana), Marc Ellis with most tries in a match (6 versus Japan in 1995), Grant Fox with most points in one tournament (126 in 1987), and Simon Culhane with most points in a single game (45 versus Japan in 1995). New Zealand's only annual tournament is a competition involving the Southern Hemisphere's top national teams. From 1996 through 2011, they competed in the Tri Nations against Australia and South Africa. In 2012, Argentina joined the competition, which was renamed The Rugby Championship. New Zealand's record of 15 tournament wins (the most recent"
"time New Zealand scored zero points in a test match since 2007. In September 2016, Kearney left New Zealand after accepting an offer to coach New Zealand's only NRL team. David Kidwell's first match as New Zealand coach was against Australia in Perth. This was the first time an international rugby league game was held in Western Australia. In the 2016 Four Nations, New Zealand beat England for the first time on English soil since the tournament was introduced in 2009. In New Zealand's last round-robin fixture, they drew with Scotland and, in the process, gave the 'fourth nation' their"
"played within New Zealand"" New Zealand lift women's series trophy in Clermont New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team The New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team is the reigning women's Rugby World Cup Sevens champions, having won the most recent edition in 2018, and also have been a ""core team"" that participates in all rounds of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series since that competition's inception in 2012–13. New Zealand did not have any official sevens team for women so they were unofficially represented by the New Zealand Wild Ducks and the Aotearoa Maori New Zealand teams during the"
"New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team The New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team is the reigning women's Rugby World Cup Sevens champions, having won the most recent edition in 2018, and also have been a ""core team"" that participates in all rounds of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series since that competition's inception in 2012–13. New Zealand did not have any official sevens team for women so they were unofficially represented by the New Zealand Wild Ducks and the Aotearoa Maori New Zealand teams during the years they were playing. ""A red box around the year indicates tournaments"
"particularly evident in rugby and the country's team performs a haka, a traditional Māori challenge, before international matches. New Zealand is known for its extreme sports, adventure tourism and strong mountaineering tradition, as seen in the success of notable New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary. Other outdoor pursuits such as cycling, fishing, swimming, running, tramping, canoeing, hunting, snowsports, surfing and sailing are also popular. The Polynesian sport of waka ama racing has experienced a resurgence of interest in New Zealand since the 1980s. New Zealand has competitive international teams in rugby union, rugby league, netball, cricket, softball, and sailing. New Zealand"
"New Zealand team was named on 1 May. - Peta Hiku was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Gerard Beale. A Women's rugby league match between the Australian Jillaroos and New Zealand Kiwi Ferns will serve as the curtain-raiser for the main game. New Zealand coach Alan Jackson named an 18-strong squad in preparation for the Trans-Tasman Test. A few days later, Australian coach Steve Folkes announced his 18-strong squad for the Trans-Tasman Test. 2016 Anzac Test The 2016 Anzac Test was a rugby league test match played between Australia and New Zealand"
"Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) is responsible for rugby in the country. The NZRU was formed in 1892 as the New Zealand Rugby Football Union with the original representation of seven unions though there was the original significant absence of Canterbury, Otago and Southland. The NZRFU joined the IRFB in 1949. There are 26 member unions within New Zealand. Every province also has its own union. In late 2005, New Zealand won the right to host the 2011 World Cup. New Zealand, commonly referred to as the All Blacks, are the most successful team in international rugby. They have a positive"
"New Zealand men's national basketball team The New Zealand men's national basketball team is nicknamed the Tall Blacks. The ""Tall Blacks"" name is one of many national team nicknames related to the All Blacks. The team has won three FIBA Oceania Championships, and twice appeared in the Olympic Games. It participated in its first FIBA Asia Cup in 2017, finishing fourth. There is a long and storied history of basketball in New Zealand dating back to when Wilt Chamberlain vacationed at the island paradise back in the 60s and introduced the game to the Kiwis. The Tall Blacks competed at"
"New Zealand national cricket team The New Zealand national cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, played their first Test in 1930 against England in Christchurch, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. From 1930 New Zealand had to wait until 1956, more than 26 years, for its first Test victory, against the West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland. They played their first ODI in the 1972–73 season against Pakistan in Christchurch. The current Test, One-day and Twenty20 captain is Kane Williamson, who replaced Brendon McCullum who announced his retirement in late December, 2015. The national team is organised"
"New Zealand men's national ice hockey team The New Zealand men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team for New Zealand. As of 2018, the New Zealand team is ranked 39th in the IIHF World Rankings. The official nickname of New Zealand's national ice hockey team is the Ice Blacks. The ""Ice Blacks"" nickname is one of many national team nicknames related to the All Blacks. The 2016 documentary film ""Ice Blacks"" covers the history of the team, their rivalry with Australia and their difficulties in competing at international level because of New Zealand's geographic distance from"
"farm life. The sports that most New Zealanders participate in are rugby union, cricket, basketball, netball, association football (the most popular sport amongst children), rugby league and hockey. Also popular are golf, tennis, cycling and a variety of water sports, particularly sailing and rowing. The country is known for its extreme sports, adventure tourism and strong mountaineering tradition, as seen in the success of notable New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary. The national rugby union team is called the All Blacks and has the best winning record of any national team in the world, including being the inaugural winners of the"
"New Zealand, also known as the Black Ferns. The match was played at North Sydney Oval, and NZ won the game 37 to 0. The team placed fifth at their first World Cup appearance in 1998 in the Netherlands. They placed fifth at the 2002 event in Barcelona, Spain also. In 2014, The Wallaroos played two Test matches in New Zealand against their Tasman rivals, the Black Ferns, and North American outfit, Canada. Although losing both of these matches, the Wallaroos took this experience into the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. The Australian team was second in the pool stage"
"Zealand Winter Games Trans-Tasman Challenge. Head coach: Anatoly Khorozov Assistant coach: Adam Blachette <noinclude> ""As of 8 September 2018"" ""As of 30 March 2017"" New Zealand men's national ice hockey team The New Zealand men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team for New Zealand. As of 2018, the New Zealand team is ranked 39th in the IIHF World Rankings. The official nickname of New Zealand's national ice hockey team is the Ice Blacks. The ""Ice Blacks"" nickname is one of many national team nicknames related to the All Blacks. The 2016 documentary film ""Ice Blacks"" covers"
"2017 New Zealand rugby league season The 2017 New Zealand rugby league season will be the 110th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. The main feature of the year will be the National Competition, run by the New Zealand Rugby League. The New Zealand national rugby league team also competed at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. New Zealand are in Group B of the World Cup. They defeated Samoa 38-8 and will play Scotland and Tonga. Coached by David Kidwell, Adam Blair captains the side which includes Nelson Asofa-Solomona, Gerard Beale, Kenny Bromwich, Addin"
"Zealand (HPSNZ), is responsible for managing the country's high performance programme. The New Zealand Secondary School Sports Council (NZSSSC) runs an annual census of sport participation amongst secondary school students (age 13 to 18). The data only includes students that had a ""meaningful engagement"" in the sport, e.g. representing their school in a team. Rugby union is the national sport in New Zealand, and is popular across all sections of New Zealand society, and many New Zealanders associate it with their national identity. It has the largest spectator following of all sports in New Zealand. New Zealand's national rugby team,"
"of each season in a one off Test match, usually as a curtain raiser to a senior level Australia-New Zealand Test match. Junior Kiwis The Junior Kiwis side represents New Zealand in the sport of rugby league. They are commonly known as the Junior Kiwis, after the native bird of that name. Since 2010, they are an under-20s side, with players selected from the NRL, Intrust Super Cup, Intrust Super Premiership, Jersey Flegg Cup and Hastings Deering Colts. They are administered by the Australian Rugby League Commission. Prior to 2010, the Junior Kiwis consisted of the best New Zealand players"
"page."" General List of New Zealand international footballers Squads FIFA World Cup FIFA Confederations Cup New Zealand national football team The New Zealand national football team represents New Zealand in international association football. The team is controlled by the governing body for football in New Zealand New Zealand Football (NZF), which is currently a member of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The team's official nickname is the All Whites. New Zealand is a five-time OFC champion. The team represented New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup tournaments in 1982 and 2010, and the FIFA Confederations Cup tournaments in 1999, 2003,"
"who was appointed in 2008. The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) was formed in 1892 to administer the game of rugby union at the national level. At that time, the national union was known as the New Zealand Rugby Football Union or NZRFU. The name was officially shortened in 2006 with the removal of the word ""Football"". The brand name New Zealand Rugby was adopted in 2013 for ""everyday"" use because it was seen as less ""stuffy"" and the word ""Union"" had some negative connotations. The first rugby match to be played in New Zealand took place in Nelson in"
"New Zealand. The tour also prompted the eventual formation of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU, later renamed New Zealand Rugby Union) in 1892; one reason for its formation was to ensure greater control over any future touring New Zealand sides. The NZRFU sent an officially sanctioned New Zealand team, captained by Ellison, to tour Australia in 1893. The Natives are also the forefathers of the Māori All Blacks, a representative team organised by the NZRFU, that first played in 1910. The Native team, along with Joe Warbrick, was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame in 2008 –"