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[GTX]

 

[GTX]

 

[GTX]

Is New Zealand's Badminton Team Name Really the "Black Cocks"?

Are the rumours true? Is New Zealand's national badminton team really called the "Black Cocks"? Find out here.

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[Gnomey]

 

[manta22]

Is New Zealand's Badminton Team Name Really the "Black Cocks"?

Are the rumours true? Is New Zealand's national badminton team really called the "Black Cocks"? Find out here.

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Could be... years ago when I first visited NZ, I saw a newspaper there that referred to a football team called "The All-Blacks". Naturally, I thought it was a NZ version of our old Negro Leagues. No, it referred to their uniform colors.

 

[A4K]

And our national soccer team are the 'All Whites'. Sounds like a KKK convention...

 

[Lucky13]

 

[GTX]

Could be... years ago when I first visited NZ, I saw a newspaper there that referred to a football team called "The All-Blacks". Naturally, I thought it was a NZ version of our old Negro Leagues. No, it referred to their uniform colors.

It the world of rugby it is well known:

New Zealand national rugby union team - Wikipedia

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And they start each game like this:


View: https://youtu.be/yiKFYTFJ_kw?si=EgE6x5WFJ9EmD5lw

Now of course, it isn't just the the All Blacks or the Black Cocks, New Zealand also has the Tall Blacks (basket ball), Black Caps (cricket), Black Jacks (lawn bowls), Black Sticks (field hockey), Ice Blacks (ice hockey), Diamond Blacks (baseball) and the Wheel Blacks (wheelchair rugby) among others.

 

[GTX]

 

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[GTX]

 

[A4K]

It the world

Now of course, it isn't just the the All Blacks or the Black Cocks, New Zealand also has the Tall Blacks (basket ball), Black Caps (cricket), Black Jacks (lawn bowls), Black Sticks (field hockey), Ice Blacks (ice hockey), Diamond Blacks (baseball) and the Wheel Blacks (wheelchair rugby) among others.

I had no idea of any of these!!! We only had the All Blacks (Rugby), All Whites (Soccer) and the Silver Ferns (Netball) when I left (1995).

 

[Gnomey]

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Lucky13]

 

[buffnut453]

I started shaking my head but then realized I KNOW people who'd do something like this:


View: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-66668411

 

[Frog]

I started shaking my head but then realized I KNOW people who'd do something like this:


View: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-66668411

You mean driving without checking the tyres pressure ?

 

[GTX]

 

[GTX]

 

[Greg Boeser]

You mean driving without checking the tyres pressure ?

Letting their pet ride unrestrained.