2014 Māori All Blacks tour of Japan

2014 Māori All Blacks tour of Japan
Date	1 – 8 November
Coach(es)	Colin Cooper
Tour captain(s)	Charlie Ngatai
Top point scorer(s)	Ihaia West (31)
Top try scorer(s)	Jason Emery (2) Nehe Milner-Skudder (2)
Tour chronology
Previous tour	2013

On 7 July 2014, it was announced by the New Zealand Rugby Union that the Māori All Blacks would play a three-match Asian Series, including two matches against the Japanese national team and a match against an invitational Asian Pacific Barbarians (APB) team - a side made up from top Asian and Polynesian players and coached by Tana Umaga.^[1] The APB match was set to take place at the newly opened National Stadium in Singapore, but due to concerns over the safety of the playing surface at the stadium, the match was cancelled on 21 October 2014.^[2] For Japan, the second a third meeting between the two teams goes ahead a scheduled with the 2013 tour coach Colin Cooper remaining as Head Coach.

Matches

First match

1 November 2014 14:00 JST (UTC+9)

Japan	21–61	Māori All Blacks
Try: Penalty try (2) 25' c, 73' c Lelei Mafi 52' c Con: Goromaru (3/3) 27', 53', 73'	Report	Try: Eves 7' m Emery (2) 20' c, 34' c Polwart 23' c West 46' c Milner-Skudder 55' m Ngatai 63' c Lowe 76' c Con: West (6/8) 21', 24', 35', 47', 64', 77' Pen: West (3/5) 14', 17', 40'

Noevir Stadium, Kobe [3] Attendance: 21,234 Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

FB 15 Ayumu Goromaru RW 14 Kotaro Matsushima OC 13 Harumichi Tatekawa  60' IC 12 Male Sa'u LW 11 Akihito Yamada  53' FH 10 Yuu Tamura  40' SH 9 Atsushi Hiwasa N8 8 Hayden Hopgood  49' OF 7 Michael Leitch (c) BF 6 Hendrik Tui RL 5 Shoji Ito  53' LL 4 Luke Thompson TP 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama  64' HK 2 Takeshi Kizu  70' LP 1 Masataka Mikami  17' Replacements: PR 16 Keita Inagaki  17' HK 17 Hiroki Yuhara  70' PR 18 Shinnosuke Kakinaga  64' LK 19 Shinya Makabe  53' N8 20 Amanaki Lelei Mafi  49' SH 21 Keisuke Uchida  60' FH 22 Kosei Ono  40' WG 23 Karne Hesketh  53' Coach: Eddie Jones

FB 15 Robbie Robinson  56' RW 14 Matt Proctor OC 13 Jason Emery  54' IC 12 Charlie Ngatai (c) LW 11 James Lowe FH 10 Ihaia West SH 9 Chris Smylie  56' N8 8 Elliot Dixon  49' OF 7 Sean Polwart BF 6 Blade Thomson RL 5 Hayden Triggs  53' LL 4 Tom Franklin TP 3 Mike Kainga  59' HK 2 Ash Dixon  22' LP 1 Chris Eves  65' Replacements: HK 16 Codie Taylor  22' PR 17 Joe Royal  65' PR 18 Nick Barrett  59' FL 19 Nick Crosswell  53' FL 20 Dan Pryor  49' SH 21 Jamison Gibson-Park  56' FH 22 Marty McKenzie  56' WG 23 Nehe Milner-Skudder  54' Coach: Colin Cooper

Touch judges: Angus Gardner (Australia) James Leckie (Australia) Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)

Second match

8 November 2014 14:00 JST (UTC+9)

Japan	18–20	Māori All Blacks
Try: Yamada 38' m Penalty try 47' c Con: Goromaru (1/2) 48' Pen: Goromaru (2/3) 54', 72'	Report	Try: Taylor 16' c Milner-Skudder 22' m Pryor 80' m Con: West (1/2) 17' Pen: West (1/2) 31'

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo [3] Attendance: 20,515 Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)

FB 15 Ayumu Goromaru RW 14 Karne Hesketh OC 13 Kotaro Matsushima IC 12 Male Sa'u  73' LW 11 Akihito Yamada  48' FH 10 Kosei Ono SH 9 Atsushi Hiwasa N8 8 Amanaki Lelei Mafi OF 7 Michael Leitch (c)  75' BF 6 Hendrik Tui RL 5 Shinya Makabe  65' LL 4 Luke Thompson TP 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama HK 2 Takeshi Kizu  58' LP 1 Keita Inagaki Replacements: PR 16 Yusuke Nagae HK 17 Hiroki Yuhara  58' PR 18 Shinnosuke Kakinaga LK 19 Hitoshi Ono  65' N8 20 Hayden Hopgood  75' SH 21 Keisuke Uchida FH 22 Harumichi Tatekawa  68' CE 23 Ryohei Yamanaka  73' Coach: Eddie Jones

FB 15 Nehe Milner-Skudder  65' RW 14 Kurt Baker OC 13 Matt Proctor IC 12 Charlie Ngatai (c) LW 11 James Lowe FH 10 Ihaia West  58' SH 9 Chris Smylie  72' N8 8 Elliot Dixon OF 7 Sean Polwart  46' BF 6 Dan Pryor RL 5 Blade Thomson LL 4 Tom Franklin 6' to 16'  58' TP 3 Mike Kainga HK 2 Codie Taylor  72' LP 1 Chris Eves  58' Replacements: HK 16 Joe Royal  72' PR 17 Brendon Edmonds  58' PR 18 Nick Barrett LK 19 Hayden Triggs  58' N8 20 Mitchell Crosswell  46' SH 21 Jamison Gibson-Park  72' FH 22 Marty McKenzie  58' WG 23 Joe Webber  65' Coach: Colin Cooper

Touch judges: Luke Pearce (England) James Leckie (Australia) Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)

Asian Pacific Barbarians

15 November 2014 14:30 SST (UTC+8)

Asia Pacific Dragons	Cancelled	Māori All Blacks

New Singapore National Stadium, Singapore Referee: ARU Appointment (Australia)

Squads

Note: Caps, ages and clubs are to 1 November, pre first match.

Māori All Blacks

New Zealand Māori 27-man squad for the 2014 Japanese November Tour was announced on 21 October.^[4]

On 26 October, Nick Crosswell, Mitch Crosswell and Hayden Triggs were added to the squad to replace the injured Shane Christie, Liam Squire and Joe Wheeler respectively.^[5]

Player	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Club/province	Iwi
Ash Dixon	Hooker	10 September 1988 (aged 26)	Hawke's Bay	Ngāti Tahinga
Joe Royal	Hooker	31 May 1985 (aged 29)	Bay of Plenty	Te Arawa / Ngāti Whātua
Codie Taylor	Hooker	31 March 1991 (aged 23)	Canterbury	Ngāti Kahungunu / Muaūpoko
Nick Barrett	Prop	01 November 1988 (aged 26)	Auckland	Ngāti Kahungunu
Brendon Edmonds	Prop	28 November 1990 (aged 23)	Hawke's Bay	Ngāti Kahungunu
Chris Eves	Prop	11 December 1987 (aged 26)	Manawatu	Tainui
Mike Kainga	Prop	28 January 1991 (aged 23)	Bay of Plenty	Ngāti Kahungunu
Tom Franklin	Lock	11 August 1990 (aged 24)	Otago	Ngāti Maniapoto
Hayden Triggs	Lock	22 February 1982 (aged 32)	North Harbour	Ngāti Kahungunu
Joe Wheeler	Lock	20 October 1987 (aged 27)	Tasman	Ngāi Tahu
Shane Christie	Flanker	23 September 1985 (aged 29)	Tasman	Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi
Nick Crosswell	Flanker	03 April 1986 (aged 28)	Manawatu	Ngāti Porou
Sean Polwart	Flanker	14 April 1990 (aged 24)	Auckland	Ngāti Pūkenga / Ngāti Maru
Dan Pryor	Flanker	14 April 1988 (aged 26)	Northland	Ngāpuhi / Ngāti Pikiao
Mitchell Crosswell	Number 8	14 November 1988 (aged 25)	Taranaki	Ngāti Porou
Blade Thomson	Number 8	04 December 1990 (aged 23)	Taranaki	Ngāpuhi
Liam Squire	Number 8	20 March 1991 (aged 23)	Tasman	Ngāi Tahu
Elliot Dixon	Number 8	04 September 1989 (aged 25)	Southland	Ngāpuhi
Jamison Gibson-Park	Scrum-half	23 February 1992 (aged 22)	Taranaki	Ngāti Porou / Ngāi Tai
Chris Smylie	Scrum-half	22 March 1982 (aged 32)	Taranaki	Ngāti Mutunga
Marty McKenzie	Fly-half	14 August 1992 (aged 22)	Taranaki	Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Ihaia West	Fly-half	16 January 1992 (aged 22)	Hawke's Bay	Ngati Kahungunu / Ngāti Porou
Jason Emery	Centre	21 September 1993 (aged 21)	Manawatu	Ngāpuhi / Ngāti Maniapoto
Charlie Ngatai (c)	Centre	17 August 1990 (aged 24)	Taranaki	Ngāti Porou / Te Whanau-a-Apanui
James Lowe	Centre	08 July 1992 (aged 22)	Tasman	Ngāpuhi / Ngāi Te Rangi
Nehe Milner-Skudder	Wing	15 December 1990 (aged 23)	Manawatu	Ngāti Porou / Tapuika
Matt Proctor	Wing	26 October 1992 (aged 22)	Wellington/Hurricanes	Ngāi Te Rangi / Ngāpuhi
Joe Webber	Wing	27 August 1993 (aged 21)	Waikato	Ngāti Ranginui
Kurt Baker	Fullback	07 October 1988 (aged 26)	Taranaki/Highlanders	Ngāpuhi
Robbie Robinson	Fullback	22 August 1989 (aged 25)	Southland/Chiefs	Ngāti Tuwharetoa

Japan

Japanese 30-man squad for two uncapped matches against the Māori All Blacks.^[6]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province Ryuhei Arita Hooker 21 March 1989 (aged 25) 7 Coca-Cola Red Sparks Takeshi Kizu Hooker 15 July 1988 (aged 26) 28 Kobelco Steelers Hiroki Yuhara Hooker 21 January 1984 (aged 30) 16 Toshiba Brave Lupus Kensuke Hatakeyama Prop 2 August 1985 (aged 29) 57 Suntory Sungoliath Keita Inagaki Prop 2 June 1990 (aged 24) 0 Panasonic Wild Knights Shinnosuke Kakinaga Prop 19 December 1992 (aged 21) 0 Suntory Sungoliath Masataka Mikami Prop 4 June 1988 (aged 26) 21 Toshiba Brave Lupus Hiroshi Yamashita Prop 1 January 1986 (aged 28) 36 Kobelco Steelers Shoji Ito Lock 2 December 1980 (aged 33) 26 Kobelco Steelers Shinya Makabe Lock 26 March 1987 (aged 27) 27 Suntory Sungoliath Hitoshi Ono Lock 6 May 1978 (aged 36) 85 Toshiba Brave Lupus Luke Thompson Lock 16 April 1981 (aged 33) 48 Kintetsu Liners Michael Leitch (c) Flanker 7 October 1988 (aged 26) 37 Toshiba Brave Lupus Hendrik Tui Flanker 13 December 1987 (aged 26) 25 Queensland Reds Ryuta Yasui Flanker 6 December 1989 (aged 24) 2 Kobelco Steelers Hayden Hopgood Number 8 30 July 1980 (aged 34) 1 Kamaishi Seawaves Amanaki Lelei Mafi Number 8 11 January 1990 (aged 24) 0 NTT Shining Arcs Atsushi Hiwasa Scrum-half 22 May 1987 (aged 27) 36 Suntory Sungoliath Yuki Yatomi Scrum-half 16 February 1985 (aged 29) 13 Yamaha Júbilo Kosei Ono Fly-half 17 April 1987 (aged 27) 22 Suntory Sungoliath Harumichi Tatekawa Fly-half 2 December 1989 (aged 24) 26 Kubota Spears Kotaro Matsushima Centre 23 February 1993 (aged 21) 4 Suntory Sungoliath Male Sa'u Centre 13 October 1987 (aged 27) 18 Melbourne Rebels Yuu Tamura Centre 9 January 1989 (aged 25) 25 NEC Green Rockets Craig Wing Centre 26 December 1979 (aged 34) 7 Kobelco Steelers Yoshikazu Fujita Wing 8 September 1993 (aged 21) 18 Waseda University Karne Hesketh Wing 1 August 1985 (aged 29) 0 Fukuoka Sanix Blues Toshiaki Hirose Wing 17 October 1981 (aged 33) 21 Toshiba Brave Lupus Akihito Yamada Wing 26 July 1986 (aged 28) 9 Panasonic Wild Knights Ayumu Goromaru Fullback 1 March 1986 (aged 28) 41 Yamaha Júbilo Statistics Key Con: Conversions Pen: Penalties DG: Drop goals Pts: Points Māori All Blacks player statistics Name Overall Cards Played Tries Con Pen DG Pts Ihaia West 2 1 7 4 0 31 0 0 Nehe Milner-Skudder 2 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 Jason Emery 1 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 Chris Eves 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 James Lowe 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 Charlie Ngatai 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 Sean Polwart 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 Dan Pryor 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 Codie Taylor 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 Mitchell Crosswell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elliot Dixon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tom Franklin 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jamison Gibson-Park 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Kainga 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marty McKenzie 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Matt Proctor 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Royal 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Smylie 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hayden Triggs 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kurt Baker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nick Barrett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nick Crosswell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ash Dixon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brendon Edmonds 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Robbie Robinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blade Thomson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Webber 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shane Christie – – – – – 0 – – Liam Squire – – – – – 0 – – Joe Wheeler – – – – – 0 – – Match statistics Name Overall Team Tries Con Pen DG Pts Ihaia West  Māori All Blacks 1 7 4 0 31 Ayumu Goromaru  Japan 0 4 2 0 14 Nehe Milner-Skudder  Māori All Blacks 2 0 0 0 10 Jason Emery  Māori All Blacks 2 0 0 0 10 Chris Eves  Māori All Blacks 1 0 0 0 5 Amanaki Lelei Mafi  Japan 1 0 0 0 5 James Lowe  Māori All Blacks 1 0 0 0 5 Charlie Ngatai  Māori All Blacks 1 0 0 0 5 Sean Polwart  Māori All Blacks 1 0 0 0 5 Dan Pryor  Māori All Blacks 1 0 0 0 5 Codie Taylor  Māori All Blacks 1 0 0 0 5 Akihito Yamada  Japan 1 0 0 0 5 References Maori All Blacks to play three-match Asian Series including historic Singapore clash NZ Maori clash with Singapore cut from tour "Maori All Blacks to play three-match Asian Series including historic Singapore clash". www.allblacks.com. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014. 2014 Maori All Blacks squad named Three injury replacements called into Maori All Blacks squad 日本代表「リポビタンDチャレンジカップ2014」「リポビタンDツアー2014」メンバー