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When they first played in Devon in the uk the reporter at the local newspaper stated "the new zealanders are running around the park like THEY ARE ALL BACKS". This comment was aimed at the speed of the forwards in particular, as forwards of the time were big, bulky and picked for their physical size not speed. Then, the all backs nickname was miss interpreted and All Blacks was coined out of a spelling error.
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