A brand new All Blacks jersey will be unveiled tomorrow. From simple design tweaks to leaps and bounds in technology - we take a look back at its famous and occasionally controversial history. (Getty Images)
PHOTOS: The history of the All Blacks jersey
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1/13 The team of 1916 perform a haka - we've come a long way from this jersey -
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2/13 1924 - a thick jersey laced up at the neck and with a giant silver fern -
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3/13 1987 - Our first Rugby World Cup jersey, keeping with the white collar and the silver fern on the left-hand side
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4/13 1991
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5/13 1995 - Steinlager is the first sponsor logo to appear on the black jersey
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6/13 1998
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7/13 1999 - Adidas take over making the All Blacks jersey. They ditch the traditional white collar and the Steinlager logo
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8/13 2000
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9/13 2007 - New tight-fitting jerseys for the All Blacks are unveiled. Also note that between 2000 and 2007, the word 'New Zealand' was dropped from the jersey.
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10/13 2011 - The return of the white collar and our first Rugby World Cup win since 1987... coincidence?
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11/13 2012 - AIG begin sponsoring the All Blacks, and secure a very controversial logo placement on the front of the jersey
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12/13 2014 - The new All Blacks jersey, dubbed 'the blackest jersey yet' with the logos in gun-metal grey instead of white
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13/13 All Blacks Rugby World Cup 2015 jersey
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