The All Blacks XV is the second national rugby union team of New Zealand, after the All Blacks. New Zealand's second national team has had numerous names in its history: Junior All Blacks, New Zealand XV, New Zealand A, New Zealand B, All Blacks XV.
Matches played as the 'All Blacks XV' are not test matches and are usually against a touring side or, when on tour, against non-top tier rugby nations or club teams.
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.
Results
Below is a summary of All Blacks XV match results (updated 1 November 2025):
Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn Win% For Aga Diff 3 3 0 0 107 50 +57 Barbarians 2 1 1 0 64 54 +10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 137 42 +95 1 1 0 0 31 13 +18 1 1 0 0 47 19 +28 1 1 0 0 30 13 +17 8 7 1 0 317 94 +223 1 1 0 0 38 6 +32 Munster 1 1 0 0 38 24 +14 1 0 0 1 10 10 +0 3 3 0 0 104 38 +66 3 3 0 0 124 48 +76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 28 25 2 1 1,047 411 +636
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: Jamie Joseph
Squad updated to: 1 November 2025
+ Forwards Player Position Franchise / province Brodie McAlister Hooker / Canterbury Jack Taylor Hooker / Southland Bradley Slater Hooker / Taranaki George Dyer Prop / Waikato Josh Fusitua Prop / Auckland Benet Kumeroa Prop / Bay of Plenty Siale Lauaki Prop / Wellington Xavier Numia Prop / Wellington Josh Beehre Lock / Auckland Caleb Delany Lock / Wellington Jamie Hannah Lock / Canterbury Kaylum Boshier Loose forward / Taranaki Devan Flanders Loose forward / Hawke's Bay TK Howden Loose forward / Manawatu Christian Lio-Willie Loose forward / Otago Dalton Papali'i Loose forward / Counties Manukau Sean Withy Loose forward / Southland
+ Backs Player Position Franchise / province Folau Fakatava Half-back / Hawke's Bay Kyle Preston Half-back / Wellington Xavier Roe Half-back / Waikato Josh Jacomb First five-eighth / Taranaki Rivez Reihana First five-eighth / Northland Braydon Ennor Centre / Canterbury David Havili Centre / Tasman Dallas McLeod Centre / Canterbury Daniel Rona Centre / Taranaki Chay Fihaki Wing / Canterbury Etene Nanai-Seturo Wing / Counties Manukau Caleb Tangitau Wing / Auckland Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens Full-back / Taranaki
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.
See also
New Zealand national schoolboy rugby union team New Zealand national under-19 rugby union team New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team New Zealand national under-21 rugby union team Maori All Blacks All Blacks
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