2012 Māori All Blacks tour of England

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 tour 1982 Wales & Spain
Next tour 2013 N.America

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]

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[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
FBOEngland Mathew Tait
RWNIreland Niall Morris
OCMEngland Matt Smith 53'
ICLEngland Anthony Allen
LWKEngland Adam Thompstone 65'
FHJEngland George Ford
SHIAustralia Patrick Phibbs 60'
N8HEngland Jordan Crane 73'
OFGAustralia Julian Salvi
BFFEngland Ed Slater
RLEEngland Graham Kitchener
LLDEngland Louis Deacon (c)
TPCEngland Fraser Balmain
HKBEngland George Chuter 65'
LPAEngland Boris Stankovich
Replacements:
PRPEngland Jonny Harris
HKQEngland Jimmy Stevens 65'
PRREngland Kieran Brookes
FLSIreland Michael Noone
N8TEngland Richard Thorpe 73'
SHUEngland Sam Harrison 60'
CEVNew Zealand Daniel Bowden 57' to 67' 53'
CEWEngland Andy Forsyth 65'
Coach:
England Richard Cockerill
Māori All Blacks
FB15Andre Taylor 11' to 21'
RW14Kurt Baker
OC13Charlie Ngatai 65'
IC12Tim Bateman
LW11Kade Poki 64'
FH10Willie Ripia
SH9Frae Wilson 57'
N88Elliot Dixon 57'
OF7Tanerau Latimer (c)
BF6Shane Christie
RL5Jason Eaton
LL4Jarrad Hoeata 62' to 72' 72'
TP3Ben Afeaki 68'
HK2Hika Elliot 68'
LP1Ben May 57'
Replacements:
HK16Quentin MacDonald 68'
PR17Jacob Ellison 57'
PR18Bronson Murray 68'
LK19Romana Graham 72'
FL20Nick Crosswell 57'
SH21Jamison Gibson-Park 57'
CE22Jackson Willison 65'
WG23Declan O'Donnell 64'
Coach:
New Zealand 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

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[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
FB15Zimbabwe Dante Mama
RW14England Rhys Crane
OC13England Tim Streather
IC12England Charlie Hayter
LW11England Josh Bassett
FH10England Tristan Roberts 69'
SH9Wales Gavin Cattle (c) 54'
N88England Ben Pienaar
OF7England Phil Burgess 56'
BF6England Jacob Rowan
RL5England Nic Rouse
LL4England Nathan Hannay 49'
TP3England Alan Paver 49'
HK2England Jon Vickers 71'
LP1England Mark Irish 56'
Replacements:
HK16England Mark Stagg 71'
PR17Wales Tom Davies 56'
PR18England Oliver Tomaszczyk 49'
LK19England Calum Green 49'
N820England Row Burrows 56'
SH21England Luke Baldwin 54'
FH22England Jake Sharp 69'
WG23England Mark Atkinson
Coach:
Wales Mike Rayer
Māori All Blacks
FB15Trent Renata
RW14Kurt Baker
OC13Jackson Willison
IC12Tim Bateman 44'
LW11Declan O'Donnell
FH10Willie Ripia
SH9Jamison Gibson-Park 61'
N88Elliot Dixon
OF7Tanerau Latimer (c)
BF6Nick Crosswell 46'
RL5Romana Graham
LL4Jarrad Hoeata 54'
TP3Ben Afeaki
HK2Hika Elliot 54'
LP1Jacob Ellison 46'
Replacements:
HK16Quentin MacDonald 54'
PR17Bronson Murray
PR18Ben May 46'
LK19Jason Eaton 54'
FL20Shane Christie 46'
SH21Frae Wilson 61'
CE22Charlie Ngatai 44'
FB23Andre 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[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
FB15James Pritchard 63'
RW14Jeff Hassler
OC13Ciaran Hearn 78'
IC12Phil Mackenzie
LW11Taylor Paris
FH10Connor Braid
SH9Phil Mack
N88Aaron Carpenter (c)
OF7Chauncey O'Toole 58'
BF6Tyler Ardron
RL5Tyler Hotson 58'
LL4Jebb Sinclair
TP3Andrew Tiedemann 63'
HK2Ryan Hamilton 43'
LP1Hubert Buydens
Replacements:
PR16Jason Marshall
HK17Ray Barkwill 43'
PR18Doug Wooldridge 63'
LK19Brett Beukeboom 58'
FL20John Moonlight 58'
FB21Eric Wilson
FH22Nathan Hirayama 63'
WG23Sean Duke 78'
Coach:
New Zealand Kieran Crowley
Māori All Blacks
FB15Trent Renata
RW14Kurt Baker
OC13Charlie Ngatai
IC12Tim Bateman 52' to 62'
LW11Andre Taylor 70'
FH10Willie Ripia
SH9Frae Wilson 58'
N88Elliot Dixon 58'
OF7Tanerau Latimer (c)
BF6Shane Christie
RL5Romana Graham 6' to 16'
LL4Jason Eaton 49'
TP3Ben May 58'
HK2Quentin MacDonald 49'
LP1Bronson Murray 40'
Replacements:
HK16Hika Elliot 49'
PR17Jacob Ellison 58'
PR18Ben Afeaki 40'
LK19Jarrad Hoeata 49'
FL20Nick Crosswell 58'
SH21Jamison Gibson-Park 58'
CE22Jackson Willison 70'
WG23Declan O'Donnell
Coach:
New Zealand 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 compitiveness in tier 2 teams ahead of the next World Cup.
  • At the 21st minute, referee Martin Fox pulled a hamstring priming assistant referee Ross Campbell to take over as the official.

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.[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) 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

  • Con: Conversions
  • Pen: Penalties
  • DG: Drop goals
  • Pts: Points
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

  1. ↑ Maori All Blacks visit UK for three-game tour Archived April 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  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
  6. ↑ "Rugby Canada (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdeskpro.com)". www.rugbycanada.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. 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. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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