I understand why they're looking at this - while we in NZ understand the name and the context, it doesn't look great from the outside looking in.
Obviously there's no parallels to draw to the White Ferns here, as its the combination of the "All" with the "Whites" is what implies the exclusion. Suspect the same isn't true for the All Blacks given the much larger brand recognition they have globally and so doesn't get quite the same raised eyebrows.
That said, I'm not sure it should be an overly high priority and its not a great look to focus on this when we can't even arrange football games. Work on the must-haves before getting into the nice-to-haves.
I do think the "All Whites" name is just a bit shark too.
Obviously there's no parallels to draw to the White Ferns here, as its the combination of the "All" with the "Whites" is what implies the exclusion. Suspect the same isn't true for the All Blacks given the much larger brand recognition they have globally and so doesn't get quite the same raised eyebrows.
That said, I'm not sure it should be an overly high priority and its not a great look to focus on this when we can't even arrange football games. Work on the must-haves before getting into the nice-to-haves.
I do think the "All Whites" name is just a bit shark too.
