Team facts

Better known as the All Blacks, the New Zealand men's national rugby union team represents the country in rugby, which is widely regarded as their national sport. Among the All Blacks' numerous accolades is the claim that they are the leading point scorers of all time, and that they are also the sole international rugby team to have a record winning margin against every test nation with which they have competed. They are the 2011 Rugby World Cup champions and the IRB's 2011 Team of the Year. The All Blacks boasts of 15 International Hall of Fame inductees, three of whom have also been inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame. International Hall of Famer Dave Gallaher was only 19 when he played all 30 matches of the tour in 1924-25. David Kirk, IRB Hall of Fame inductee, was captain of the All Blacks when they won the first ever Rugby World Cup in 1987.