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The All Blacks will wear a silver-grey jersey for the first time in a test when they play Scotland next week in Edinburgh.
When the sides played in previous internationals and the All Blacks had to make the jersey switch to avoid a clash, they wore white.
However, manager Darren Shand confirmed the World Cup favourites would be clad in their new alternative livery next Monday at Murrayfield while their hosts would wear their traditional dark blue kit.
That outcome was decided at a meeting of World Cup managers where Shand lost every coin toss for the pool matches.
That meant their opponents, Italy, Portugal, Scotland and Romania, got preference for the time of their captain's run, changing room and jersey if there was a colour clash.
For the quarter-finals, team managers picked a marble which only affected their choice of hotel in the tournament city.
If the All Blacks top their pool they will play that quarter-final in Cardiff where their opponent - France, Ireland or Argentina - will have first choice for their team base because Shand drew the last number at the managers' meeting.
Shand said if there were any uniform clashes during the playoffs, then it was up to either the judgment of the referees if there was to be any change or there could be a special coin toss.
If the All Blacks meet France at any stage of this World Cup, there will be a problem with the jerseys as the hosts have altered their uniform from their normal blue to one which is almost a black-blue hue.
Their alternative strip is a white jersey bisected by a blue slash, white shorts and blue socks.
Adidas New Zealand general manager Greg Bramwell said the alternative strip was a "nice two-tone aluminium grey colour" with black in the collar, chest and abdomen areas on the jersey.
The alternative socks are also aluminium grey, although Mr Bramwell said it was up to the management of both teams whether the All Blacks would have to wear them.
The All Blacks will still wear their black shorts.
Asked whether he thought the new jersey would be controversial with former players, Mr Bramwell said: "I don't think people will be too upset by it, it's happened before."
