All Blacks XV

History

The NZ Juniors (U23s), popularly known as the Junior All Blacks, had been active from 1958 to 1984 playing 7 international matches. They were disbanded in 1984 and replaced by a non-age restricted team called the New Zealand Emerging Players. The Emerging Players were active in 1985 and 1986 but only played internal tours in fixtures against New Zealand provincial sides. In 2006, the team was formally reintroduced and repurposed as the second national team when they competed in the inaugural Pacific Nations Cup.

In 1991 a New Zealand XV played both Romania and USSR in the 'test' fixtures of their tours to New Zealand.

In 1991 a New Zealand B team played Australia B during their Tour to Australia.

In 1992 a New Zealand XV team beat England B in two matches during the tourists 8-game tour.

In 1998 a New Zealand A team lost 10–18 to the England touring side in Hamilton.

In 2005 a New Zealand A team played two matches against Australia A.

In 2006, the second team was re-branded as the Junior All Blacks, inheriting the nickname of the previous New Zealand U23 team. This second XV participated in the 2006, 2007 and 2009 Pacific Nations Cup. In 2008 the Maori All Blacks played in this tournament. The Junior All Blacks were put into a hiatus shortly after the 2009 tournament. The side was then reinstated in 2019, but their first set of games was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2022, the team was re-branded once again as the All Blacks XV for matches against Ireland A and the Barbarians. The All Blacks XV was launched as NZR's next senior national representative team after the All Blacks, as a critical high-performance pathway to the All Blacks. As the next senior national representative side, the All Blacks XV will have the same high expectations as the other teams in Black. The All Blacks XV follows in the footsteps of similar teams which have assembled throughout New Zealand rugby's history, including the Junior All Blacks, New Zealand A and Emerging Players.{{cite press release |url=https://www.allblacks.com/news/all-blacks-xv-squad-named-for-two-match-tour-against-ireland-a-and-barbarians |title=Patrick Tuipulotu to lead All Blacks XV on Northern tour.

Results

Below is a summary of All Blacks XV match results (updated 1 November 2025):

Current squad

On October 14, The All Blacks XV announced their squad for the 2025 Northern Tour with matches against the Barbarians, England A and Uruguay.

Players in bold are players capped by the senior New Zealand national team, the All Blacks.

Head Coach: NZL Jamie Joseph

Squad updated to: 1 November 2025

• Naitoa Ah Kuoi and Isaia Walker-Leawere were initially named in the All Blacks XV squad, but were later replaced in the squad by Caleb Delany and Jamie Hannah.

References

References

1. (October 31, 2025). "All Blacks XV named to play the Barbarians".
2. (June 6, 2025). "All Blacks XV Fixtures and Results".
3. (October 14, 2025). "All Blacks XV 2025 squad announced".
4. (October 26, 2025). "Two players drafted into All Blacks XV squad".