<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">  <channel>    <title>Sunderland Echo All Blacks</title>    <link>https://www.sunderlandecho.com/topic/all-blacks/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Sunderland Echo All Blacks and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 16:30:24 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-07T16:30:24Z</dc:date>    <dc:language>en-gb</dc:language>    <dc:rights>Iconic Media Group Ltd or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026</dc:rights>    <atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.sunderlandecho.com/topic/all-blacks/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Sunderland war hero played against the All Blacks before being killed in action]]></title>          <link>https://www.sunderlandecho.com/retro/sunderland-war-hero-all-blacks-world-war-2-9334079</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>‘Part of a joint Northumberland/Durham side which played against the All Blacks’</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 16:00:03 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9334079</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.sunderlandecho.com/jpim-static/image/2026/11/06/10/54/Tragic-hero.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=41%2C0%2C42%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>other 3rd party</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Alan Havelock Spence, pictured left in the middle row of this line-up of Sunderland rugby players after they were the 1931 County Cup winners. -  (other 3rd party)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Cordner]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-07T16:00:03+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Retro]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>