2013 Māori All Blacks tour of North America

On 23 May 2013, it was announced by the New Zealand Rugby Union that following a successful tour in 2012, the Māori All Blacks will tour North America to take on Canada and the United States.[1] The fixtures would not be the first time the national sides have met the invitational side, as the teams participated in the now defunct Churchill Cup, and the Māoris faced Canada during their 2012 tour where the Māoris were victorious 32-19.

2013 Māori All Blacks tour of North America
Māori All Blacks performing their haka prior to their match against the United States team in Philadelphia in 2013
Date3 – 9 November
Coach(es)New Zealand Colin Cooper
Tour captain(s)Tim Bateman
Top point scorer(s)Robbie Robinson (18)
Top try scorer(s)Jamison Gibson-Park (3)
Tour chronology
Previous tour2012
Next tour2014

The head coach for the tour was announced as Taranaki's head coach Colin Cooper.[2] He was assisted by Crusaders assistant coach Tabai Matson, and former All Black Carl Hoeft as the scrummage coach.

Fixtures

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Canada

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3 November 2013
13:00 EDT (UTC-4)
Canada  15–40  Māori All Blacks
Try: Hassler 5' m
Carpenter 59' c
Con: Underwood (1/2) 60'
Pen: Underwood (1/2) 55'
Report[3]Try: Guildford 14' m
Gibson-Park (2) 30' c, 50' c
Robinson 35' c
Proctor 69' c
Barrett 75' c
Con: Taylor (2/3) 31', 37'
Robinson (2/2) 51', 70'
West (1/1) 76'
Pen: Taylor (0/1)
BMO Field, Toronto[4]
Attendance: 22,566
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Canada
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Māori All Blacks
FB 15 Matt Evans
RW 14 Jeff Hassler
OC 13 Ciaran Hearn   40'
IC 12 Harry Jones
LW 11 Conor Trainor
FH 10 Liam Underwood   67'
SH 9 Phil Mack   52'
N8 8 Aaron Carpenter (c)
OF 7 John Moonlight
BF 6 Nanyak Dala   38'
RL 5 Tyler Ardron
LL 4 Jon Phelan   68'
TP 3 Doug Wooldridge   64'
HK 2 Ray Barkwill   74'
LP 1 Hubert Buydens
Replacements:
PR 16 Jake Ilnicki   64'
PR 17 Ryan March
LK 18 Aaron Flagg   68'
FL 19 Kyle Gilmour   74'
FL 20 Adam Kleeberger   38'
SH 21 Jamie Mackenzie   52'
CE 22 Pat Parfrey   67'
FH 23 Connor Braid   40'
Coach:
  Kieran Crowley
FB 15 Robbie Robinson   72'
RW 14 Andre Taylor
OC 13 Charlie Ngatai
IC 12 Jackson Willison   72'
LW 11 Zac Guildford   64'
FH 10 Tim Bateman (c)
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park
N8 8 Elliot Dixon
OF 7 Luke Braid   53'
BF 6 Liam Squire
RL 5 Joe Wheeler   66'
LL 4 Jarrad Hoeata
TP 3 Ben Afeaki   70'
HK 2 Hika Elliot   22'
LP 1 Kane Hames   66'
Replacements:
PR 16 Chris Eves   66'
PR 17 Nick Barrett   70'
HK 18 Ash Dixon   22'
N8 19 Blade Thomson   66'
FL 20 Shane Christie   53'
FB 21 Kurt Baker   72'
FH 22 Ihaia West   72'
WG 23 Matt Proctor   64'
Coach:
  Colin Cooper

Man of the Match:
Zac Guildford (Māori All Blacks)

Touch judges:
USA Appt (United States)
USA Appt (United States)
Television match official:
USA Appt (United States)

United States

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9 November 2013
19:00 EST (UTC-5)
United States  19–29  Māori All Blacks
Try: Dolan 71' c
Con: Siddall (1/1) 73'
Pen: Siddall (4/4) 14', 26', 38', 63'
Report[5]Try: Gibson-Park 5' c
Bateman (2) 43' c, 55' m
Katene 78' c
Con: Robinson (3/4) 6', 44', 79'
Pen: Robinson (1/1) 69'
PPL Park, Chester, Pennsylvania[4]
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Chris Assmus (Canada)
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Māori All Blacks
FB 15 Adam Siddall
RW 14 Luke Hume
OC 13 Seamus Kelly
IC 12 Andrew Suniula   64'
LW 11 Tim Maupin
FH 10 Toby L'Estrange   48'
SH 9 Mike Petri
N8 8 Cam Dolan
OF 7 Peter Dahl
BF 6 Todd Clever (c)   48' to 50'
RL 5 Tai Tuisamoa
LL 4 Graham Harriman
TP 3 Shawn Pittman   48'
HK 2 Phil Thiel   75'
LP 1 Nicholas Wallace
Replacements:
HK 16 Zach Fenoglio   75'
PR 17 Titi Lamositele   48'
PR 18 Olive Kilifi
LK 19 John Cullen
FL 20 Kyle Sumsion   48'   48'
SH 21 Shaun Davies
WG 22 Zachary Pangelinan   48'
FH 23 Folau Niua   64'
Coach:
  Mike Tolkin
FB 15 Robbie Robinson
RW 14 Kurt Baker   66'
OC 13 Charlie Ngatai
IC 12 Tim Bateman (c)
LW 11 Matt Proctor
FH 10 Ihaia West
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park
N8 8 Blade Thomson   63'
OF 7 Luke Braid
BF 6 Shane Christie
RL 5 Joe Wheeler   31' to 41'   41'
LL 4 Jarrad Hoeata
TP 3 Ben Afeaki   79'
HK 2 Ash Dixon   69'
LP 1 Kane Hames   47'
Replacements:
HK 16 Joe Royal   69'
PR 17 Chris Eves   47'
PR 18 Nick Barrett   79'
LK 19 Luke Katene   41'
N8 20 Elliot Dixon   63'
SH 21 Chris Smylie
CE 22 Jackson Willison
WG 23 Zac Guildford   66'
Coach:
  Colin Cooper

Man of the Match:
Cameron Dolan (United States)

Touch judges:
David Smortchevsky (Canada)
Andrew McMaster (Canada)
Television match official:
Bryan Arclero (Canada)

Squad

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Action at PPL Park against the United States.

New Zealand Māori 29-man squad for the 2013 North America November Tour, facing Canada (3 November) and United States (9 November).[6]

Note: Bold denotes players that have represented the Māori All Blacks in previous tours.
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
Ash Dixon Hooker (1988-09-01) 1 September 1988 (age 36)   Hawke's Bay Ngāti Tahinga
Hika Elliot Hooker (1986-01-22) 22 January 1986 (age 38)   Counties Manukau Ngāti Awa
Corey Flynn Hooker (1981-01-05) 5 January 1981 (age 43)   Canterbury Ngāi Tahu
Quentin MacDonald Hooker (1988-09-25) 25 September 1988 (age 36)   Tasman Te Whakatōhea / Ngāi Tahu
Joe Royal Hooker (1985-05-31) 31 May 1985 (age 39)   Bay of Plenty Te Arawa / Ngāti Whātua
Ben Afeaki Prop (1988-01-12) 12 January 1988 (age 36)   North Harbour Ngāti Awa
Nick Barrett Prop (1988-11-01) 1 November 1988 (age 36)   Southland Ngāti Kahungunu
Chris Eves Prop (1987-12-11) 11 December 1987 (age 36)   Manawatu Tainui
Kane Hames Prop (1988-08-28) 28 August 1988 (age 36)   Bay of Plenty Ngāi Tūhoe / Ngāti Porou
Jarrad Hoeata Lock (1983-12-12) 12 December 1983 (age 40)   Taranaki Ngāti Kahungunu / Ngāi Tūhoe
Luke Katene Lock (1986-06-04) 4 June 1986 (age 38)   Canterbury Ngāti Toa
Joe Wheeler Lock (1987-10-20) 20 October 1987 (age 37)   Tasman Ngāi Tahu
Luke Braid Flanker (1988-10-05) 5 October 1988 (age 36)   Auckland Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu
Shane Christie Flanker (1985-09-23) 23 September 1985 (age 39)   Tasman Ngāti Kurī
Elliot Dixon Number 8 (1989-09-04) 4 September 1989 (age 35)   Southland Ngāpuhi
Liam Squire Number 8 (1991-03-20) 20 March 1991 (age 33)   Tasman Ngāi Tahu
Blade Thomson Number 8 (1990-12-04) 4 December 1990 (age 33)   Taranaki Ngāpuhi
Jamison Gibson-Park Scrum-half (1992-02-23) 23 February 1992 (age 32)   Taranaki Ngāti Porou / Ngāi Tai
Chris Smylie Scrum-half (1982-03-22) 22 March 1982 (age 42)   Taranaki Ngāti Mutunga
Piri Weepu Scrum-half (1983-09-07) 7 September 1983 (age 41)   Auckland Te Whakatōhea / Ngāi Tahu
Ihaia West Fly-half (1992-01-16) 16 January 1992 (age 32)   Hawke's Bay Ngati Kahungunu / Ngāti Porou
Tim Bateman (c) Centre (1987-06-03) 3 June 1987 (age 37)   Wellington Ngāi Tahu
Charlie Ngatai Centre (1990-08-17) 17 August 1990 (age 34)   Wellington Ngāti Porou / Te Whanau-a-Apanui
Jackson Willison Centre (1988-09-05) 5 September 1988 (age 36)   Waikato Ngāti Mahuta
Zac Guildford Wing (1989-02-08) 8 February 1989 (age 35)   Hawke's Bay Ngāti Kahungunu / Ngāi Tahu
Matt Proctor Wing (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 (age 32)   Wellington Ngāi Te Rangi / Ngāpuhi
Kurt Baker Fullback (1988-10-07) 7 October 1988 (age 36)   Taranaki Ngāpuhi
Robbie Robinson Fullback (1989-08-22) 22 August 1989 (age 35)   Southland Ngāti Tuwharetoa
Andre Taylor Fullback (1988-01-11) 11 January 1988 (age 36)   Taranaki Ngāti Tuwharetoa / Ngāti Kahungunu

Squad notes

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Tim Bateman took captaincy from Tanerau Latimer, who has made himself unavailable to have surgery on a long-standing arm injury. Several players were not considered due to injury including Ross Filipo and Bronson Murray. Ash Dixon replaced Corey Flynn after being ruled out of the tour through injury. Hika Elliot and Piri Weepu sustained injuries during the North American Tour and were replaced by Quentin MacDonald and Chris Smylie.[7]

Player statistics

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Key

  • Con: Conversions
  • Pen: Penalties
  • DG: Drop goals
  • Pts: Points
Name Overall Cards
Played Tries Con Pen DG Pts    
Robbie Robinson 2 1 5 1 0 18 0 0
Jamison Gibson-Park 2 3 0 0 0 15 0 0
Tim Bateman 2 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
Nick Barrett 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
Zac Guildford 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
Matt Proctor 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
Luke Katene 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
Andre Taylor 1 0 2 0 0 4 0 0
Ihaia West 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
Ben Afeaki 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kurt Baker 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luke Braid 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shane Christie 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ash Dixon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elliot Dixon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Eves 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jarrad Hoeata 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kane Hames 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charlie Ngatai 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blade Thomson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Wheeler 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Hika Elliot 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Royal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Liam Squire 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jackson Willison 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corey Flynn 0
Piri Weepu 0

References

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  2. ^ "Colin Cooper appointed Head Coach of Maori All Blacks". All Blacks. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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  4. ^ a b "Maori All Blacks to play Canada and USA". AllBlacks.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Capacity PPL Park witnesses compelling 19-29 Eagles loss". 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Maori All Blacks squad for North America Tour named". All Blacks. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Weepu and Elliot ruled out of North American Tour". All Blacks. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.