The New Zealand rugby team have been known as the All Blacks since 1905. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty ImagesThe prime minister of New Zealand, John Key, has described England as "a bunch of wannabes" after they announced they would play at least one game in an all-black strip during the rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
England's decision has incensed New Zealand rugby fans who see it as a deliberate attempt to mimic the all-black strip worn by their national teams since 1874. The New Zealand rugby team have been known as the All Blacks since 1905.
The Rugby Football Union said England will abandon their traditional white shirts for the pool meeting with Argentina on 10 September, adding that their New Zealand counterparts had confirmed they have no problem with the switch.
But Key led a chorus of protests, saying: "There's only one team that wears black with pride and that's the All Blacks." Michael Jones, the World Cup-winning All Black flanker, described England's move as "psychological warfare".
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