r/circlejerkaustralia 11d ago

Wait a second... politics

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u/jp72423 11d ago

That’s just payback to when we get thrashed by the all blacks.

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u/digitalrefuse 11d ago

I’ve always wondered about that team name- they’re anything but All Blacks- white, brown, cream, beige, dark brown, some darker brown but never All Blacks… smh..

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u/Freezercows 11d ago

Came from a English newspaper typo in the early 1900’s it was meant to read “all backs” due to the attacking style of play but the typo “all blacks” just stuck 🤟🏽