New Zealand’s All Blacks rugby team unveiled the blackest jersey ever—or the #BlackestJerseyEver—this week, and will debut the new look in game action this weekend against England. The jerseys, made from a high-tech woven carbon, are designed by Adidas to be form fitting (players are harder to tackle that way) and will fit players of different positions differently to better match their physiques.
— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) November 5, 2014
The new 2014/15 @adidasrugby @AllBlacks Jersey #BlackestJerseyEver pic.twitter.com/KYPhb6h9Pv
— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) November 5, 2014
The All Blacks have alternated between black and white collars over the years, and the new jersey represents a swing away from the white collar popular with some traditionalists (seen in here in a photo from 2013). This uniform change is the first since the controversial addition of the sponsor logo of American insurance company AIG two years ago. The new blackest jersey ever features no white at all—the team’s fern logo, uniform numbers, and sponsor logos are silver instead.
One of the All Blacks’ last appearances in the white collars came at Soldier Field in Chicago earlier this month, when they threw a Kiwi-style whoopin’ on the USA Eagles, 74-6
