New Zealand national team nomenclature based on the "All Blacks"

Many of the national sports teams of New Zealand have been given nicknames, officially or otherwise, based on the iconic status of the All Blacks rugby team, and (mostly in the case of female teams) the silver tree fern (Cyathea dealbata) of their logo.[1] The practice became controversial when Badminton New Zealand used the name Black Cocks for a period in 2004.[2]

Teams

Nickname Team Notes
All Blacks Rugby Union (men) During the Originals tour a London newspaper reported that the New Zealanders played as if they were "all backs" which, due to a typographical error, subsequently became "All Blacks".[3][4] However, the Express and Echo in Devon, reporting after the Originals match there, referred to "The All Blacks, as they are styled by reason of their sable and unrelieved costume."[4]
All Whites[5] Men's football Named because the team wears white, due to a former FIFA regulation reserving black for referees.
Black Caps/BLACKCAPS[6] Cricket (men) Since January 1998, after a competition to choose a name for the team.[6]
Black Ferns[7] Rugby Union (women)
Black Fins[8] Surf Life Saving team (mixed gender)
Black Socks/Sox[9] Softball (men) Also derived from similarly named American teams
Black Sticks[10] Hockey (men and women)
Diamondblacks[11] Baseball (men) Also derived from the similarly named American team and a reference to a baseball diamond[12][13]
Futsal Whites/Futsalwhites[14] Futsal (men)
Ice Blacks[15] Ice hockey (men)
Ice Fernz[15] Ice hockey (women)
Iron Blacks[16] American football (men)
Korus[17][18] Korfball (mixed-gender) The Koru is a spiral shape based on the shape of a new unfurling silver fern frond.
Silver Ferns[19] Netball (women)
Tall Blacks[20] Basketball (men)
Tall Ferns[20] Basketball (women)
Wheel Blacks[21] Wheelchair rugby (men)
White Ferns[22] Cricket (women)
White Socks/Sox[9][23] Softball (women) Also derived from similarly named American teams

References

  1. ↑ Wilson, John (23 September 2007). "Government and nation – Wearing the silver fern". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
  2. ↑ "NZ finds Black Cocks hard to swallow". The Register. 15 September 2005. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "All Blacks – The Name?". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  4. 1 2 Palenski, Ron (2003). "p16-17". Century in Black – 100 Years of All Black Test Rugby. Hodder Moa Beckett Publishers Limited. ISBN 1-86958-937-8.
  5. ↑ "Celebrating with a little Slice of Heaven". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  6. 1 2 Anderson, Ian (29 January 1998). "It's Clear Black Caps very dull". Waikato Times. p. 12.
  7. ↑ "All Blacks.com Black Ferns". All Blacks Official website. 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "2012 World Champion Team - The New Zealand Black Fins". New Zealand Surf Life Saving Team Official website. 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Sox Nation". Softball New Zealand. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Hockey New Zealand". Hockey New Zealand Official website. 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "Plenty of positives for Diamondblacks despite loss". Fairfax New Zealand News. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  12. ↑ http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/new-zealand-announces-wbc-roster/
  13. ↑ http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2012/11/14/3646478/world-baseball-classic-preview-the-taiwan-and-panama-qualifiers
  14. ↑ "Futsal Whites Overview". New Zealand Football Official website. 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  15. 1 2 "New Zealand ice hockey teams". New Zealand Ice Hockey. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  16. ↑ "New Zealand Ironblacks Haka Dance Ignites IFAF Junior World Championship". YouTube. 27 June 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  17. ↑ "THE UNOFFICIAL BLOG OF THE NEW ZEALAND KORFBALL TEAM". korfballnzteamblog.weebly.com. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  18. ↑ "New Zealand Korfball Team - facebook page". facebook. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  19. ↑ Heveldt, Guy (3 July 2014). "Netball: Silver Ferns prepare for physicality". Radio Sport Website. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  20. 1 2 "National Teams". Basketball New Zealand Website. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  21. ↑ "Homepage". New Zealand Wheelchair Rugby Association Website. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  22. ↑ "Women's Cricket News". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  23. ↑ "Softball NZ keen to work on White Sox team's progress". Voxy.co.nz. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
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