Joe Biden confuses All Blacks with Black and Tans during Ireland trip

White House edits transcript after US president referred to military force rather than New Zealand rugby team

The White House has corrected a gaffe by Joe Biden that confused New Zealand’s All Blacks rugby team with the British military force known as the Black and Tans that terrorised Ireland.

An official transcript of the remarks released on Thursday crossed out “Black and Tans” and inserted “All Blacks” instead.