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2012 Māori All Blacks tour of England

The 2012 New Zealand Māori rugby union tour of England was a series of three matches played by the Māori All Blacks (then known as the New Zealand Māori team) in England.[1]

2012 Māori All Blacks tour of England
Coach(es)Jamie Joseph
Tour captain(s)Tanerau Latimer
Top point scorer(s)Willie Ripia (41)
Top try scorer(s)Frae Wilson
Charlie Ngatai
(2 each)
Summary
P W D L
Total
03 02 00 01
Test match
00 00 00 00
Tour chronology
Previous tour1982 Wales & Spain
Next tour2013 N.America

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 edit

Leicester Tigers edit

13 November 2012
19:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Leicester Tigers  32–24  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[2]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 O   Mathew Tait
RW N   Niall Morris
OC M   Matt Smith   53'
IC L   Anthony Allen
LW K   Adam Thompstone   65'
FH J   George Ford
SH I   Patrick Phibbs   60'
N8 G   Jordan Crane   73'
OF H   Julian Salvi
BF F   Ed Slater
RL E   Graham Kitchener
LL D   Louis Deacon (c)
TP C   Fraser Balmain
HK B   George Chuter   65'
LP A   Boris Stankovich
Replacements:
PR P   Jonny Harris
HK Q   Jimmy Stevens   65'
PR R   Kieran Brookes
FL S   Michael Noone
N8 T   Richard Thorpe   73'
SH U   Sam Harrison   60'
CE V   Daniel Bowden   57' to 67'   53'
CE W   Andy Forsyth   65'
Coach:
  Richard Cockerill
Māori All Blacks
FB 15 Andre Taylor   11' to 21'
RW 14 Kurt Baker
OC 13 Charlie Ngatai   65'
IC 12 Tim Bateman
LW 11 Kade Poki   64'
FH 10 Willie 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 16 Quentin MacDonald   68'
PR 17 Jacob Ellison   57'
PR 18 Bronson Murray   68'
LK 19 Romana Graham   72'
FL 20 Nick Crosswell   57'
SH 21 Jamison Gibson-Park   57'
CE 22 Jackson Willison   65'
WG 23 Declan O'Donnell   64'
Coach:
  Jamie Joseph

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

Notes:

  • The Tigers returned to using their traditional lettered-flocked jerseys for this non-test match.[3] They last used this system when they hosted Australia in 2010.[4]

RFU Championship XV edit

17 November 2012
12:05 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
RFU Championship XV  21–52  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[5]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 15   Dante Mama
RW 14   Rhys Crane
OC 13   Tim Streather
IC 12   Charlie Hayter
LW 11   Josh Bassett
FH 10   Tristan Roberts   69'
SH 9   Gavin Cattle (c)   54'
N8 8   Ben Pienaar
OF 7   Phil Burgess   56'
BF 6   Jacob Rowan
RL 5   Nic Rouse
LL 4   Nathan Hannay   49'
TP 3   Alan Paver   49'
HK 2   Jon Vickers   71'
LP 1   Mark Irish   56'
Replacements:
HK 16   Mark Stagg   71'
PR 17   Tom Davies   56'
PR 18   Oliver Tomaszczyk   49'
LK 19   Calum Green   49'
N8 20   Row Burrows   56'
SH 21   Luke Baldwin   54'
FH 22   Jake Sharp   69'
WG 23   Mark Atkinson
Coach:
  Mike Rayer
Māori All Blacks
FB 15 Trent Renata
RW 14 Kurt Baker
OC 13 Jackson Willison
IC 12 Tim Bateman   44'
LW 11 Declan O'Donnell
FH 10 Willie 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 16 Quentin MacDonald   54'
PR 17 Bronson Murray
PR 18 Ben May   46'
LK 19 Jason Eaton   54'
FL 20 Shane Christie   46'
SH 21 Frae Wilson   61'
CE 22 Charlie Ngatai   44'
FB 23 Andre Taylor
Coach:
  Jamie Joseph

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

Canada edit

23 November 2012
19:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Canada  19–32  Māori All Blacks
Try: Barkwill 70' c
Con: Braid (1/1) 71'
Pen: Pritchard (4/5) 24', 28', 39', 47'		Report[6]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 15 James Pritchard   63'
RW 14 Jeff Hassler
OC 13 Ciaran Hearn   78'
IC 12 Phil Mackenzie
LW 11 Taylor Paris
FH 10 Connor 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 16 Jason Marshall
HK 17 Ray Barkwill   43'
PR 18 Doug Wooldridge   63'
LK 19 Brett Beukeboom   58'
FL 20 John Moonlight   58'
FB 21 Eric Wilson
FH 22 Nathan Hirayama   63'
WG 23 Sean Duke   78'
Coach:
  Kieran Crowley
Māori All Blacks
FB 15 Trent Renata
RW 14 Kurt Baker
OC 13 Charlie Ngatai
IC 12 Tim Bateman   52' to 62'
LW 11 Andre Taylor   70'
FH 10 Willie 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 16 Hika Elliot   49'
PR 17 Jacob Ellison   58'
PR 18 Ben Afeaki   40'
LK 19 Jarrad Hoeata   49'
FL 20 Nick Crosswell   58'
SH 21 Jamison Gibson-Park   58'
CE 22 Jackson Willison   70'
WG 23 Declan O'Donnell
Coach:
  Jamie Joseph

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

Notes:

  • This was not considered a Test Match and is part of the new scheme the IRB introduced to increase the competitiveness in tier 2 teams ahead of the next World Cup.
  • At the 21st minute, referee Martin Fox pulled a hamstring, prompting assistant referee Ross Campbell to take over as the official.

Squad edit

It was announced that Highlanders head coach Jamie Joseph, would coach the side for the 2012 tour, after leading the Māori's to success over England in 2010.[7]

Joseph named his 26-man squad on 29 October 2012.[8]

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

Player statistics edit

Key

  • Con: Conversions
  • Pen: Penalties
  • DG: Drop goals
  • Pts: Points
Name Overall Cards
Played Tries Con Pen DG Pts    
Willie Ripia 3 0 10 7 0 41 0 0
Charlie Ngatai 3 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
Frae Wilson 3 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
Trent Renata 2 1 1 0 0 7 0 0
Kurt Baker 3 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tim Bateman 3 1 0 0 0 5 1 0
Elliot Dixon 3 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
Hika Elliot 3 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
Romana Graham 3 1 0 0 0 5 1 R
Jackson Willison 3 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
Declan O'Donnell 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
Andre Taylor 2 1 0 0 0 5 1 0
Ben Afeaki 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shane Christie 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nick Crosswell 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Eaton 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jacob Ellison 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamison Gibson-Park 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jarrad Hoeata 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Tanerau Latimer 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quentin MacDonald 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ben May 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bronson Murray 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kade Poki 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ross Filipo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karl Lowe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Maori All Blacks visit UK for three-game tour Archived April 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Tigers celebrate famous win over Maori All Blacks : Match Centre | Rugby | Leicester Tigers | Official Website". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Team news: Leicester Tigers v Maori All Blacks". leicestertigers.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Tigers return to lettered jerseys". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  5. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20121121145232/http://www.drfc.co.uk/About-Us/News/2012/November/Maori-prove-too-strong-for-Championship-4137 [dead link]
  6. ^ "Rugby Canada (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdeskpro.com)". www.rugbycanada.ca. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  7. ^ Cleary, Mick (23 June 2010). "New Zealand Maori 35 England 28". Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Maori All Blacks squad for 2012 European tour". All Blacks. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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