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In 1903 they were called the Originals not the All Blacks - That name occurred and has remained following their tour of the UK in 905-1906. It is claimed that a reporter In Devon phoned his publishing office with the match story and quoted the New Zealanders were playing like All Backs meaning their speed was compared to the rest looking like their whole team had the speed of backs . This was misheard and they used the terms They ran like all blacks

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