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{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox rugby team
| country = All Blacks XV
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| union = New Zealand Rugby Union
| emblem = [[Cyathea dealbata|Silver-fern frond]]
| disbanded =
| captain =  [[Du'Plessis Kirifi]]<ref name="allblacks_2024-11-01">{{cite press release |url=https://www.allblacks.com/news/all-blacks-xv-team-named-for-match-against-munster |title=All Blacks XV team named for match against Munster |website=allblacks.com |date=1 November 2024|access-date=5 June 2025}}</ref>
| coach = [[Clayton McMillan]]
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| first = {{flagicon|NZL}} Junior All Blacks 23–19 [[Australia A national rugby union team|Australia A]] {{flagicon|AUS}}<br />(26 June 2005)
| bigwin = {{flagicon|NZL}} Junior All Blacks 57–8 {{ru-rt|FJI}}<br />(2 June 2007)
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The '''All Blacks XV''' is the second national [[rugby union]] team of New Zealand, after the [[New Zealand national rugby union team|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.<ref name=tuipulotu />

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 [[World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup|Pacific Nations Cup]].

In 1991 a New Zealand XV played both [[Romania national rugby union team|Romania]] and [[Soviet Union national rugby union team|USSR]] in the 'test' fixtures of their tours to New Zealand.

In 1991 a New Zealand B team played [[Australia A national rugby union team|Australia B]] during their [[1991 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia|Tour to Australia]].

In 1992 a New Zealand XV team beat [[England A national rugby union team|England B]] in two matches during the tourists 8-game tour.

In 1998 a New Zealand A team lost 10–18 to the [[1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa|England touring side]] in Hamilton.

In 2005 a New Zealand A team played two matches against [[Australia A national rugby union team|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 [[World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup|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 were 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 [[New Zealand national rugby union team|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.<ref name="tuipulotu">{{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.
|website=allblacks.com |date=10 October 2022|access-date=10 October 2022}}</ref>

==Results==

Below is a summary of All Blacks XV match results (updated '''10 November 2024'''):<ref>{{cite web|title=All Blacks XV Fixtures and Results|url=https://www.allblacks.com/fixtures/all-blacks-xv/|website=allblacks.com|date=June 6, 2025}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!style="width:180px"| Opponent
!style="width:50px"| Played
!style="width:50px"| Won
!style="width:50px"| Lost
!style="width:50px"| Drawn
!style="width:50px"| Win%
!style="width:50px"| For
!style="width:50px"| Aga
!style="width:50px"| Diff
|-
| {{ruA|AUS}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || {{percentage|3|3|2}} || 107 || 50 || +57
|-
| [[Barbarian F.C.|Barbarians]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || {{percentage|0|1|2}} || 31 || 35 || -4
|-
| {{ru|FIJ}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || {{percentage|3|3|2}} || 137 || 42 || +95
|-
| {{ru|GEO}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || {{percentage|1|1|2}} || 31 || 13 || +18
|-
| {{ruA|IRE|name=Ireland A}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || {{percentage|1|1|2}} || 47 || 19 || +28
|-
| {{ru|ITA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || {{percentage|1|1|2}} || 30 || 13 || +17
|-
| {{ru|JAP}} || 8 || 7 || 1 || 0 || {{percentage|7|8|2}} || 317 || 94 || +223
|-
| {{ruA|JAP|name=Japan XV}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || {{percentage|1|1|2}} || 38 || 6 || +32
|-
| {{flagdeco|Munster}} [[Munster Rugby|Munster]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || {{percentage|1|1|2}} || 38 || 24 || +14
|-
| {{ru|ROM}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || {{percentage|0|1|2}} || 10 || 10 || +0
|-
| {{ru|SAM}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || {{percentage|3|3|2}} || 104 || 38 || +66
|-
| {{ru|TON}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || {{percentage|6|6|2}} || 124 || 48 || +76
|- class="sortbottom"
! style="text-align:left" | Total !! 27 !! 24 !! 2 !! 1 !! {{percentage|24|27|2}}!! 1,014 !! 392 !! +622
|}

==Current squad==
The All Blacks XV squad for their [[2024 end-of-year rugby union internationals|2024 Northern Tour]] with matches against Irish  provincial side [[Munster Rugby|Munster]] and [[Georgia national rugby union team|Georgia]],<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.allblacks.com/news/all-blacks-xv-squad-named-for-2024-northern-tour |title=All Blacks XV squad named for 2024 Northern Tour |website=allblacks.com |date=8 October 2024|access-date=8 October 2024}}</ref> as updated on 30 October 2024.<ref name="squad">{{cite press release |url=https://www.allblacks.com/news/update-to-all-blacks-xv-squad-for-northern-tour |title=Update to All Blacks XV squad for Northern Tour |website=allblacks.com |date=30 October 2024|access-date=30 October 2024}}</ref>

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

Head Coach: {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Clayton McMillan]]

{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Forwards
|-
! Player
! Position
! Franchise / province
|-
| [[Kurt Eklund]]
| [[Hooker (rugby union)|Hooker]]
| {{rut|Blues}} / [[Bay of Plenty (National Provincial Championship)|Bay of Plenty]]
|-
| [[Brodie McAlister]]
| [[Hooker (rugby union)|Hooker]]
| {{rut|Crusaders}} / [[Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)|Canterbury]]
|-
| [[Bradley Slater]]
| [[Hooker (rugby union)|Hooker]]
| {{rut|Chiefs}} / [[Taranaki (National Provincial Championship)|Taranaki]]
|-
| '''[[George Bower (rugby union)|George Bower]]'''
| [[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]
| {{rut|Crusaders}} / [[Otago (National Provincial Championship)|Otago]]
|-
| [[George Dyer (rugby union)|George Dyer]]
| [[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]
| {{rut|Chiefs}} / [[Waikato (National Provincial Championship)|Waikato]]
|-
| [[Saula Ma'u]]
| [[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]
| {{rut|Highlanders}} / [[Otago (National Provincial Championship)|Otago]]
|-
| [[Xavier Numia]]
| [[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]
| {{rut|Hurricanes}} / [[Wellington (National Provincial Championship)|Wellington]]
|-
| [[Marcel Renata]]
| [[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]
| {{rut|Blues}} / [[Auckland (National Provincial Championship)|Auckland]]
|-
| [[Naitoa Ah Kuoi]]
| [[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]]
| {{rut|Chiefs}} / [[Bay of Plenty (National Provincial Championship)|Bay of Plenty]]
|-
| [[Caleb Delany]]
| [[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]]
| {{rut|Hurricanes}} / [[Wellington (National Provincial Championship)|Wellington]]
|-
| [[Fabian Holland (rugby union)|Fabian Holland]]
| [[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]]
| {{rut|Highlanders}} / [[Otago (National Provincial Championship)|Otago]]
|-
| [[Isaia Walker-Leawere]]
| [[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]]
| {{rut|Hurricanes}} / [[Hawke's Bay (National Provincial Championship)|Hawke's Bay]]
|-
| [[Devan Flanders]]
| [[Loose forward (rugby union)|Loose forward]]
| {{rut|Hurricanes}} / [[Hawke's Bay (National Provincial Championship)|Hawke's Bay]]
|-
| [[Oliver Haig]]
| [[Loose forward (rugby union)|Loose forward]]
| {{rut|Highlanders}} / [[Otago (National Provincial Championship)|Otago]]
|-
| [[Corey Kellow]]
| [[Loose forward (rugby union)|Loose forward]]
| {{rut|Crusaders}} / [[Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)|Canterbury]]
|-
| [[Du'Plessis Kirifi]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]])
| [[Loose forward (rugby union)|Loose forward]]
| {{rut|Hurricanes}} / [[Wellington (National Provincial Championship)|Wellington]]
|-
| [[Simon Parker]]
| [[Loose forward (rugby union)|Loose forward]]
| {{rut|Chiefs}} / [[Northland Rugby Football Union|Northland]]
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
|+ Backs
|-
! Player
! Position
! Franchise / province
|-
| '''[[Finlay Christie]]'''
| [[Scrum-half (rugby union)|Scrum-half]]
| {{rut|Blues}} / [[Tasman (National Provincial Championship)|Tasman]]
|-
| '''[[Noah Hotham]]'''
| [[Scrum-half (rugby union)|Scrum-half]]
| {{rut|Crusaders}} / [[Tasman (National Provincial Championship)|Tasman]]
|-
| [[Josh Jacomb]]
| [[Fly-half (rugby union)|Fly-half]]
| {{rut|Chiefs}} / [[Taranaki (National Provincial Championship)|Taranaki]]
|-
| '''[[Harry Plummer (rugby union)|Harry Plummer]]'''
| [[Fly-half (rugby union)|Fly-half]]
| {{rut|Blues}} / [[Auckland (National Provincial Championship)|Auckland]]
|-
| [[Riley Higgins]]
| [[Centre (rugby union)|Centre]]
| {{rut|Hurricanes}} / [[Wellington (National Provincial Championship)|Wellington]]
|-
| [[AJ Lam]]
| [[Centre (rugby union)|Centre]]
| {{rut|Blues}} / [[Auckland (National Provincial Championship)|Auckland]]
|-
| '''[[Dallas McLeod]]'''
| [[Centre (rugby union)|Centre]]
| {{rut|Crusaders}} / [[Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)|Canterbury]]
|-
| '''[[Quinn Tupaea]]'''
| [[Center (rugby union)|Center]]
| {{rut|Chiefs}} / [[Waikato (National Provincial Championship)|Waikato]]
|-
| [[Chay Fihaki]]
| [[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]]
| {{rut|Crusaders}} / [[Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)|Canterbury]]
|-
| [[Kini Naholo]]
| [[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]]
| {{rut|Hurricanes}} / [[Taranaki (National Provincial Championship)|Taranaki]]
|-
| '''[[Ruben Love]]'''
| [[Full-back (rugby union)|Full-back]]
| {{rut|Hurricanes}} / [[Wellington (National Provincial Championship)|Wellington]]
|-
| '''[[Shaun Stevenson]]'''
| [[Full-back (rugby union)|Full-back]]
| {{rut|Chiefs}} / [[North Harbour (National Provincial Championship)|North Harbour]]
|}
{{col-end}}

* [[Peter Lakai]], [[Christian Lio-Willie]] and [[Josh Lord (rugby union)|Josh Lord]] were initially named in the All Blacks XV squad, but later joined the All Blacks as injury replacements for [[Ethan Blackadder]], [[Luke Jacobson]] and [[Dalton Papali'i]].
* [[Emoni Narawa]] and [[Hoskins Sotutu]] were initially named in the All Blacks XV squad but had to withdraw due to injury.
* [[Caleb Delany]], [[Devan Flanders]], [[Corey Kellow]] and [[Simon Parker]] weren’t named in the original All Blacks XV squad, but were brought in as replacements for Lakai, Lio-Willie, Lord and Sotutu.
* [[Ruben Love]] wasn’t named in the original All Blacks XV squad, but joined the squad from the All Blacks to get more game time.<ref name=squad />

==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]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{New Zealand national rugby union team}}
{{Rugby union in New Zealand}}
{{Pacific Nations Cup}}

[[Category:New Zealand national rugby union team|Junior]]
[[Category:Second national rugby union teams]]