New Zealand, used to playing in black, will wear a white jersey with a poppy embroidered on one sleeve against the XV of France, Saturday night at the Stade de France.
The red flower symbolically pays tribute to New Zealand soldiers who were victims of the First World War.
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We're going to be in white.
And that's something the All Blacks don't often get to wear on the white jersey.
This is one of the opportunities we have to do so.
It's also very special for us
, explained captain Sam Whitelock (131 caps, double world champion 2011 and 2015).
Every All Blacks jersey is special but the white jersey with a poppy makes it a little more special because it doesn't happen very often.
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