They were disbanded in 1984 and replaced by a non-age restricted team called the New Zealand Emerging Players.

The Emerging Players were active in 1985 and 1986 but only played internal tours in fixtures against New Zealand provincial sides.

In 1992 a New Zealand XV team beat England B in a pair of non-cap games during the tourists' 8-game tour.

The side was then reinstated in 2019, but their first set of games were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The All Blacks XV squad for their 2024 Northern Tour with matches against Irish provincial side Munster and Georgia,[3] as updated on 30 October 2024.