New Zealand National Rugby Union Team (sevens)
The New Zealand national rugby union sevens team is the New Zealand representative team in rugby union sevens and competes in the IRB Sevens World Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games. On June 1, 2012 the team's name along with the New Zealand Māori team was officially changed to the All Blacks Sevens.
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