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21st November 2016
12:49pm GMT

Ironically, two of the players promoting the kit in the image above, Sam Cane and Malakai Fekitoa, are unlikely to be debuting the kit on Saturday. They have been cited for alleged dangerous tackles during their game with Ireland at the weekend which will likely rule them out of contention.
An adidas rugby spokesperson declared it was "a striking new design inspired by the team's creativity and their dynamic style of play."
However this enthusiasm from adidas is not shared by the New Zealand public.
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It's not just the casual rugby fan who has weighed in with their opinion, however. New Zealand First Leader and Northland MP, Winston Peters, has taken particular offensive to the sponsors motivation behind the jersey.
"Clearly it's a sponsor pulling the strings for a new design in which their name dominates - on the new jersey the silver fern and the All Blacks name appear as an afterthought with AIG taking centre place in giant lettering."When you have just reminded the rugby community that you are the No. 1 side in the world, I guess you have to find something to complain about. Aaron Kernan joins Colm Parkinson on The GAA Hour to explain the work he's doing for the Club Players Association. Derry captain Chrissy McKaigue talks Slaughtneil and a Dublin club advertising for hurlers gets a sore touch. Subscribe here on iTunes.
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