White House: ‘Very clear’ Biden was referring to All Blacks during speech gaffe

The White House has corrected the transcript after Joe Biden reference the All Blacks as the Black and Tans. Picture: WhiteHouse.gov

The White House has said it was “very clear” US president Joe Biden was referring to the New Zealand rugby union team when he made a mistaken reference to “the Black and Tans”.

During a speech in Co Louth on Wednesday, Mr Biden confused the name of the New Zealand All Blacks with the contentious Irish War of Independence-era police force the Black and Tans.