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Current Contributors


Max Sharp (Content Creator)
Favourite Rugby Player: Julian Savea
Favourite Food: Fish & Chips
Favourite Rugby Club: Havelock North Rugby Club
All Blacks fan since: 2011
Max is a 23-year-old full-time content creator, who runs a YouTube channel, opinion journalism website and Instagram page. The name of "The Black Jersey" was adopted as a moniker by Max in 2021, as most of the content on Instagram and the website, are covering the New Zealand game. Max's first memory of a rugby game was the opener of the 2011 Rugby World Cup, a tournament that got him hooked on rugby forever.
Vincent Jones (Website Designer)
Favourite Rugby Player: Richie McCaw
Favourite Food: Hamburgers
Favourite Rugby Club: Hawke's Bay Magpies
All Blacks fan since: 2011
Vincent is a 18-year-old high school student who has a passion for web design, journalism, rugby and cricket. In late 2021, Vincent along with Max, designed the website for The Black Jersey. Vincent has already become a hard-working content creator at a young age, who has had a strong impact on womens' sports. He has also created other websites, such as Kiwi Cricket Kōrero, his cricket blog.
Patreon Supporters:
The Black Jersey is supported by subscribers on Patreon. The supporters for June 2023 are currently subscribed to the following tiers.
Rugby Superstar Tier:
Gill Coull
David Wakefield
Rugby Supporter Tier:
Gungeet Banga
Vijay Richard
Rugby Fan Tier:
Seb Dev
Phil
Darren Wallace
Andrew Holland
Leo Coyne
Jack Darby
Vincent Jones
Tina Sharp
JP
David von Dadelszen
Ben Gallant
Edward Lapinski
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