Playing Strip and Emblem
The founders decided on a black strip because no other club in Auckland seemed to use those colours. Coincidentally, it also includes one colour of the Fijian national football team kit.
The Fijian Indian element can be seen on their emblem with a Fijian whale tooth carving holding a prominent place.
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