Classic All Blacks

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Classic All Blacks
CoachAndy Haden
CaptainJustin Marshall
Team kit

The Classic All Blacks is a rugby union team made up of former New Zealand men's rugby union representatives.[1] It is not an official national team of New Zealand. First put together in 2007, the team has played Japan three times, English Premiership side Leicester Tigers and 'classic' teams from France and Australia.

In 2013, the side played Fiji as part of the Fiji Rugby Union's centennial anniversary.[2]

On 7 October 2015, the Classic All Blacks played RC Toulonnais at the Stade Mayol in a match to honour the late Jerry Collins.[3]

Matches against international sides

OpponentScoreResultDateVenueCity
 Japan35–26Won9 May 2007Kobe Universiade MemorialKobe
 Japan36–6Won12 May 2007Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumTokyo
 Japan15–13Won31 May 2008National StadiumTokyo
 Fiji14–33Lost12 June 2013ANZ StadiumSuva

Overall

Against Played Won Lost Drawn Win %
Australia Classic Wallabies1100100.00%
 Fiji10100.00%
France French Classics1100100.00%
 Japan3300100.00%
England Leicester Tigers1100100.00%
France RC Toulonnais10100.00%
Total761086.00%

Squad for 2015 Jerry Collins honorary match

References

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