2012 Māori All Blacks tour of England
2012 Māori All Blacks tour of England | |||||
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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) | ||||
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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
[edit]Leicester Tigers
[edit]13 November 2012 19:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0) |
Leicester Tigers ![]() | 32–24 | ![]() |
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) |
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 | ![]() |
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) |
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Canada
[edit]23 November 2012 19:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0) |
Canada ![]() | 19–32 | ![]() |
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) |
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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 |
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Hika Elliot | Hooker | 22 January 1986 (aged 26) | ![]() |
Ngāti Awa |
Quentin MacDonald | Hooker | 25 September 1988 (aged 24) | ![]() |
Rangitāne |
Ben Afeaki | Prop | 12 January 1988 (aged 24) | ![]() |
Ngāti Awa |
Jacob Ellison | Prop | 25 February 1985 (aged 27) | ![]() |
Ngāti Porou |
Ben May | Prop | 13 October 1982 (aged 30) | ![]() |
Ngāti Maniapoto |
Bronson Murray | Prop | 6 November 1982 (aged 30) | ![]() |
Ngāpuhi |
Jason Eaton | Lock | 21 August 1982 (aged 30) | ![]() |
Ngāti Apa |
Ross Filipo | Lock | 14 April 1979 (aged 33) | ![]() |
Muaūpoko |
Romana Graham | Lock | 29 May 1986 (aged 26) | ![]() |
Ngāti Awa |
Jarrad Hoeata | Lock | 12 December 1983 (aged 28) | ![]() |
Ngāti Kahungunu |
Shane Christie | Flanker | 23 September 1985 (aged 27) | ![]() |
Ngāti Kurī |
Nick Crosswell | Flanker | 3 April 1986 (aged 26) | ![]() |
Ngāti Porou |
Tanerau Latimer (c) | Flanker | 6 May 1986 (aged 26) | ![]() |
Te Arawa |
Karl Lowe | Flanker | 17 September 1984 (aged 28) | ![]() |
Ngāti Kahungunu |
Elliot Dixon | Number 8 | 4 September 1989 (aged 23) | ![]() |
Ngāpuhi |
Jamison Gibson-Park | Scrum-half | 23 February 1992 (aged 20) | ![]() |
Ngāti Porou / Ngāi Tai |
Frae Wilson | Scrum-half | 9 February 1989 (aged 23) | ![]() |
Ngati Rangi / Te Āti Awa |
Willie Ripia | Fly-half | 20 August 1985 (aged 27) | ![]() |
Ngāi Tūhoe |
Tim Bateman | Centre | 3 June 1987 (aged 25) | ![]() |
Ngāi Tahu |
Charlie Ngatai | Centre | 17 August 1990 (aged 22) | ![]() |
Ngāti Porou / Te Whanau-a-Apanui |
Jackson Willison | Centre | 5 September 1988 (aged 24) | ![]() |
Ngāti Mahuta |
Declan O'Donnell | Wing | 28 November 1990 (aged 21) | ![]() |
Ngāti Tūwharetoa / Ngāti Porou |
Kade Poki | Wing | 17 January 1988 (aged 24) | ![]() |
Te Āti Awa |
Kurt Baker | Fullback | 7 October 1988 (aged 24) | ![]() |
Ngāpuhi |
Trent Renata | Fullback | 13 May 1988 (aged 24) | ![]() |
Ngāti Maru |
Andre Taylor | Fullback | 11 January 1988 (aged 24) | ![]() |
Ngāti Tuwharetoa / Ngāti Kahungunu |
Player statistics
[edit]Key
- Con: Conversions
- Pen: Penalties
- DG: Drop goals
- Pts: Points
Name | Overall | Cards | ||||||
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Played | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Pts | ![]() |
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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
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "Team news: Leicester Tigers v Maori All Blacks". leicestertigers.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Tigers return to lettered jerseys". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ 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]
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- ^ Cleary, Mick (23 June 2010). "New Zealand Maori 35 England 28". Retrieved 14 September 2017 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Maori All Blacks squad for 2012 European tour". All Blacks. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2017.