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
3 2 0 1
Test match
0 0 0 0
Tour chronology
Previous tour1982 Wales & Spain
Next tour2013 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 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

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

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

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

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

References

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  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
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  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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