Claim: The New Zealand national rugby team, whose colors are black and white and known as the Kiwis, named Anthony Cherrington but did not play him, and the next year he was charged for assaulting his ex and got community service.
Evidence: The team's colours are black and white, with the dominant colour being black, and the players perform a haka before every match they play as a challenge to their opponents. Administered by the New Zealand Rugby League, they are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native bird of that name. Cherrington was named in the New Zealand training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup but he was not selected to play. In 2009, Cherrington came within a "cat's whisker" of being gaoled for assaulting his ex-partner, Monique Mears as she was trying to leave him. Cherrington was sentenced to 150 hours of community service.