2012 Māori All Blacks tour of United Kingdom

2012 Māori All Blacks tour of United Kingdom
Date 13–23 November
Coach(es) Jamie Joseph
Tour captain(s) Tanerau Latimer
Top point scorer(s) Willie Ripia (41)
Top try scorer(s) Frae Wilson (2)
Charlie Ngatai (2)
Tour chronology
Previous tour NA
Next tour 2013

On 30 August 2012, it was announced by the Rugby Football Union that the Māori All Blacks would tour the United Kingdom for a three-game tour.[1] Despite playing three fixtures, only one would be against a test international nation (Canada); this was the second time the two teams met. The Māori team also faced English domestic team Leicester Tigers and a RFU Championship XV, a team consisting of players that compete in England's second-tier club tournament, RFU Championship.

Fixtures

Leicester Tigers

13 November 2012
19:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Leicester Tigers England 32–24 Māori people Māori All Blacks
Try: Morris 17' c
Thompstone 29' c
Con: Ford (2/2) 18', 30'
Pen: Ford (6/7) 2', 8', 12', 22', 43', 66'
Report Try: Wilson 5' c
Bateman 39' c
Ngatai 63' c
Con: Ripia (3/3) 6', 40', 64'
Pen: Ripia (1/3) 33'
Welford Road, Leicester
Attendance: 17,206
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Leicester Tigers
FB OEngland Mathew Tait
RW NIreland Niall Morris
OC MEngland Matt Smith  53'
IC LEngland Anthony Allen
LW KEngland Adam Thompstone  65'
FH JEngland George Ford
SH IAustralia Patrick Phibbs  60'
N8 HEngland Jordan Crane  73'
OF GAustralia Julian Salvi
BF FEngland Ed Slater
RL EEngland Graham Kitchener
LL DEngland Louis Deacon (c)
TP CEngland Fraser Balmain
HK BEngland George Chuter  65'
LP AEngland Boris Stankovich
Replacements:
PR PEngland Jonny Harris
HK QEngland Jimmy Stevens  65'
PR REngland Kieran Brookes
FL SIreland Michael Noone
N8 TEngland Richard Thorpe  73'
SH UEngland Sam Harrison  60'
CE VNew Zealand Daniel Bowden 57' to 67'  53'
CE WEngland Andy Forsyth  65'
Coach:
England Richard Cockerill
Māori All Blacks
FB 15Andre Taylor 11' to 21'
RW 14Kurt Baker
OC 13Charlie Ngatai  65'
IC 12Tim Bateman
LW 11Kade Poki  64'
FH 10Willie Ripia
SH 9 Frae Wilson  57'
N8 8 Elliot Dixon  57'
OF 7 Tanerau Latimer (c)
BF 6 Shane Christie
RL 5 Jason Eaton
LL 4 Jarrad Hoeata 62' to 72'  72'
TP 3 Ben Afeaki  68'
HK 2 Hika Elliot  68'
LP 1 Ben May  57'
Replacements:
HK 16Quentin MacDonald  68'
PR 17Jacob Ellison  57'
PR 18Bronson Murray  68'
LK 19Romana Graham  72'
FL 20Nick Crosswell  57'
SH 21Jamison Gibson-Park  57'
CE 22Jackson Willison  65'
WG 23Declan O'Donnell  64'
Coach:
New Zealand Jamie Joseph

Touch judges:
Ian Tempest (England)
Paul Dix (England))

Notes:

RFU Championship XV

17 November 2012
12:05 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
RFU Championship XV England 21–52 Māori people Māori All Blacks
Try: Mama 22' m
Crane 78' c
Con: Roberts (0/1)
Sharp (1/1) 79'
Pen: Roberts (3/5) 4', 11', 42'
Report Try: O'Donnell 14' c
Baker 28' c
Elliot 33' c
Renata 53' c
Dixon 56' m
Wilson 63' c
Graham 72' c
Willison 75' m
Con: Ripia (5/7) 15', 29', 34', 64', 73'
Renata (1/1) 54'
Castle Park, Doncaster
Attendance: 4,956
Referee: David Rose (England)
RFU Championship XV
FB 15Zimbabwe Dante Mama
RW 14England Rhys Crane
OC 13England Tim Streather
IC 12England Charlie Hayter
LW 11England Josh Bassett
FH 10England Tristan Roberts  69'
SH 9 Wales Gavin Cattle (c)  54'
N8 8 England Ben Pienaar
OF 7 England Phil Burgess  56'
BF 6 England Jacob Rowan
RL 5 England Nic Rouse
LL 4 England Nathan Hannay  49'
TP 3 England Alan Paver  49'
HK 2 England Jon Vickers  71'
LP 1 England Mark Irish  56'
Replacements:
HK 16England Mark Stagg  71'
PR 17Wales Tom Davies  56'
PR 18England Oliver Tomaszczyk  49'
LK 19England Calum Green  49'
N8 20England Row Burrows  56'
SH 21England Luke Baldwin  54'
FH 22England Jake Sharp  69'
WG 23England Mark Atkinson
Coach:
Wales Mike Rayer
Māori All Blacks
FB 15Trent Renata
RW 14Kurt Baker
OC 13Jackson Willison
IC 12Tim Bateman  44'
LW 11Declan O'Donnell
FH 10Willie Ripia
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park  61'
N8 8 Elliot Dixon
OF 7 Tanerau Latimer (c)
BF 6 Nick Crosswell  46'
RL 5 Romana Graham
LL 4 Jarrad Hoeata  54'
TP 3 Ben Afeaki
HK 2 Hika Elliot  54'
LP 1 Jacob Ellison  46'
Replacements:
HK 16Quentin MacDonald  54'
PR 17Bronson Murray
PR 18Ben May  46'
LK 19Jason Eaton  54'
FL 20Shane Christie  46'
SH 21Frae Wilson  61'
CE 22Charlie Ngatai  44'
FB 23Andre Taylor
Coach:
New Zealand Jamie Joseph

Touch judges:
Steve Lee (England)
Simon McConnell (England)
Television match official:
Trevor Fisher (England)

Canada

23 November 2012
19:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Canada  19–32 Māori people Māori All Blacks
Try: Barkwill 70' c
Con: Braid (1/1) 71'
Pen: Pritchard (4/5) 24', 28', 39', 47'
Report Try: Taylor 25' c
Ngatai 79' c
Con: Ripia (2/2) 26', 80'
Pen: Ripia (6/7) 2', 11', 14', 32', 49', 57'
Oxford University Sports Centre, Oxford
Referee: Martin Fox (England)
Canada
FB 15James Pritchard  63'
RW 14Jeff Hassler
OC 13Ciaran Hearn  78'
IC 12Phil Mackenzie
LW 11Taylor Paris
FH 10Connor Braid
SH 9 Phil Mack
N8 8 Aaron Carpenter (c)
OF 7 Chauncey O'Toole  58'
BF 6 Tyler Ardron
RL 5 Tyler Hotson  58'
LL 4 Jebb Sinclair
TP 3 Andrew Tiedemann  63'
HK 2 Ryan Hamilton  43'
LP 1 Hubert Buydens
Replacements:
PR 16Jason Marshall
HK 17Ray Barkwill  43'
PR 18Doug Wooldridge  63'
LK 19Brett Beukeboom  58'
FL 20John Moonlight  58'
FB 21Eric Wilson
FH 22Nathan Hirayama  63'
WG 23Sean Duke  78'
Coach:
New Zealand Kieran Crowley
Māori All Blacks
FB 15Trent Renata
RW 14Kurt Baker
OC 13Charlie Ngatai
IC 12Tim Bateman 52' to 62'
LW 11Andre Taylor  70'
FH 10Willie Ripia
SH 9 Frae Wilson  58'
N8 8 Elliot Dixon  58'
OF 7 Tanerau Latimer (c)
BF 6 Shane Christie
RL 5 Romana Graham 6' to 16'
LL 4 Jason Eaton  49'
TP 3 Ben May  58'
HK 2 Quentin MacDonald  49'
LP 1 Bronson Murray  40'
Replacements:
HK 16Hika Elliot  49'
PR 17Jacob Ellison  58'
PR 18Ben Afeaki  40'
LK 19Jarrad Hoeata  49'
FL 20Nick Crosswell  58'
SH 21Jamison Gibson-Park  58'
CE 22Jackson Willison  70'
WG 23Declan O'Donnell
Coach:
New Zealand Jamie Joseph

Touch judges:
Ross Campbell (England)
Roger Baileff (England)

Notes:

Squad

It was announced that Highlandes head coach Jamie Joseph, would coach the side for the 2012 tour, after leading the Māori's to success over England in 2010.[4]

Joseph named his 26-man squad on 29 October 2012.[5]

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-IRB nationality.

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Club/province Iwi
Hika Elliot Hooker (1986-01-22)22 January 1986 (aged 26) New Zealand Hawke's Bay Ngāti Awa
Quentin MacDonald Hooker (1988-09-25)25 September 1988 (aged 24) New Zealand Tasman Rangitāne
Ben Afeaki Prop (1988-01-12)12 January 1988 (aged 24) New Zealand North Harbour Ngāti Awa
Jacob Ellison Prop (1985-02-25)25 February 1985 (aged 27) New Zealand Otago Ngāti Porou
Ben May Prop (1982-10-13)13 October 1982 (aged 30) New Zealand Waikato Ngāti Maniapoto
Bronson Murray Prop (1982-11-06)6 November 1982 (aged 30) New Zealand Bay of Plenty Ngāpuhi
Jason Eaton Lock (1982-08-21)21 August 1982 (aged 30) New Zealand Taranaki Ngāti Apa
Ross Filipo Lock (1979-04-14)14 April 1979 (aged 33) New Zealand Wellington Muaūpoko
Romana Graham Lock (1986-05-29)29 May 1986 (aged 26) New Zealand Waikato Ngāti Awa
Jarrad Hoeata Lock (1983-12-12)12 December 1983 (aged 28) New Zealand Taranaki Ngāti Kahungunu
Shane Christie Flanker (1985-09-23)23 September 1985 (aged 27) New Zealand Tasman Ngāti Kurī
Nick Crosswell Flanker (1986-04-03)3 April 1986 (aged 26) New Zealand Manawatu Ngāti Porou
Tanerau Latimer (c) Flanker (1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 26) New Zealand Bay of Plenty Te Arawa
Karl Lowe Flanker (1984-09-17)17 September 1984 (aged 28) New Zealand Hawke's Bay Ngāti Kahungunu
Elliot Dixon Number 8 (1989-09-04)4 September 1989 (aged 23) New Zealand Southland Ngāpuhi
Jamison Gibson-Park Scrum-half (1992-02-23)23 February 1992 (aged 20) New Zealand Taranaki Ngāti Porou / Ngāi Tai
Frae Wilson Scrum-half (1989-02-09)9 February 1989 (aged 23) New Zealand Wellington Ngati Rangi / Te Āti Awa
Willie Ripia Fly-half (1985-08-20)20 August 1985 (aged 27) New Zealand Bay of Plenty Ngāi Tūhoe
Tim Bateman Centre (1987-06-03)3 June 1987 (aged 25) New Zealand Wellington Ngāi Tahu
Charlie Ngatai Centre (1990-08-17)17 August 1990 (aged 22) New Zealand Wellington Ngāti Porou / Te Whanau-a-Apanui
Jackson Willison Centre (1988-09-05)5 September 1988 (aged 24) New Zealand Waikato Ngāti Mahuta
Declan O'Donnell Wing (1990-11-28)28 November 1990 (aged 21) New Zealand Waikato Ngāti Tūwharetoa / Ngāti Porou
Kade Poki Wing (1988-01-17)17 January 1988 (aged 24) New Zealand Southland Te Āti Awa
Kurt Baker Fullback (1988-10-07)7 October 1988 (aged 24) New Zealand Taranaki Ngāpuhi
Trent Renata Fullback (1988-05-13)13 May 1988 (aged 24) New Zealand Waikato Ngāti Maru
Andre Taylor Fullback (1988-01-11)11 January 1988 (aged 24) New Zealand Taranaki Ngāti Tuwharetoa / Ngāti Kahungunu

Player statistics

Key

Name Overall Cards
PlayedTriesConPenDGPts Red card
Willie Ripia3010704100
Charlie Ngatai320001000
Frae Wilson320001000
Trent Renata21100700
Kurt Baker31000500
Tim Bateman31000510
Elliot Dixon31000500
Hika Elliot31000500
Romana Graham3100051R
Jackson Willison31000500
Declan O'Donnell21000500
Andre Taylor21000510
Ben Afeaki30000000
Shane Christie30000000
Nick Crosswell30000000
Jason Eaton30000000
Jacob Ellison30000000
Jamison Gibson-Park30000000
Jarrad Hoeata30000010
Tanerau Latimer30000000
Quentin MacDonald30000000
Ben May30000000
Bronson Murray20000000
Kade Poki10000000
Ross Filipo00000000
Karl Lowe00000000

See also

References

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