2012 Māori All Blacks tour of United Kingdom

2012 Māori All Blacks tour of United Kingdom
Date	13–23 November
Coach(es)	Jamie Joseph
Tour captain(s)	Tanerau Latimer
Top point scorer(s)	Willie Ripia (41)
Top try scorer(s)	Frae Wilson (2) Charlie Ngatai (2)
Tour chronology
Previous tour	NA
Next tour	2013

On 30 August 2012, it was announced by the Rugby Football Union that the Māori All Blacks would tour the United Kingdom for a three-game tour.^[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	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	H	Jordan Crane		73'
OF	G	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	Hikawera 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.^[2] They last used this system when they hosted Australia in 2010.^[3]

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	Try: O'Donnell 14' c Baker 28' c Ellot 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	Hikawera 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	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	Hikawera 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 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.^[4]

Joseph named his 26-man squad on 29 October 2012.^[5]

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
Hikawera 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
Name	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
Hikawera 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

References

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