2012 Māori All Blacks tour of England

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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 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[edit]

Leicester Tigers[edit]

13 November 2012
19:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Leicester Tigers England32–24Māori 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
FB O England Mathew Tait
RW N Ireland Niall Morris
OC M England Matt Smith downward-facing red arrow 53'
IC L England Anthony Allen
LW K England Adam Thompstone downward-facing red arrow 65'
FH J England George Ford
SH I Australia Patrick Phibbs downward-facing red arrow 60'
N8 G England Jordan Crane downward-facing red arrow 73'
OF H Australia Julian Salvi
BF F England Ed Slater
RL E England Graham Kitchener
LL D England Louis Deacon (c)
TP C England Fraser Balmain
HK B England George Chuter downward-facing red arrow 65'
LP A England Boris Stankovich
Replacements:
PR P England Jonny Harris
HK Q England Jimmy Stevens upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR R England Kieran Brookes
FL S Ireland Michael Noone
N8 T England Richard Thorpe upward-facing green arrow 73'
SH U England Sam Harrison upward-facing green arrow 60'
CE V New Zealand Daniel Bowden yellow card 57' to 67' upward-facing green arrow 53'
CE W England Andy Forsyth upward-facing green arrow 65'
Coach:
England Richard Cockerill
Māori All Blacks
FB 15 Andre Taylor yellow card 11' to 21'
RW 14 Kurt Baker
OC 13 Charlie Ngatai downward-facing red arrow 65'
IC 12 Tim Bateman
LW 11 Kade Poki downward-facing red arrow 64'
FH 10 Willie Ripia
SH 9 Frae Wilson downward-facing red arrow 57'
N8 8 Elliot Dixon downward-facing red arrow 57'
OF 7 Tanerau Latimer (c)
BF 6 Shane Christie
RL 5 Jason Eaton
LL 4 Jarrad Hoeata yellow card 62' to 72' downward-facing red arrow 72'
TP 3 Ben Afeaki downward-facing red arrow 68'
HK 2 Hika Elliot downward-facing red arrow 68'
LP 1 Ben May downward-facing red arrow 57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Quentin MacDonald upward-facing green arrow 68'
PR 17 Jacob Ellison upward-facing green arrow 57'
PR 18 Bronson Murray upward-facing green arrow 68'
LK 19 Romana Graham upward-facing green arrow 72'
FL 20 Nick Crosswell upward-facing green arrow 57'
SH 21 Jamison Gibson-Park upward-facing green arrow 57'
CE 22 Jackson Willison upward-facing green arrow 65'
WG 23 Declan O'Donnell upward-facing green arrow 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[edit]

17 November 2012
12:05 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
RFU Championship XV England21–52Māori 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
FB 15 Zimbabwe Dante Mama
RW 14 England Rhys Crane
OC 13 England Tim Streather
IC 12 England Charlie Hayter
LW 11 England Josh Bassett
FH 10 England Tristan Roberts downward-facing red arrow 69'
SH 9 Wales Gavin Cattle (c) downward-facing red arrow 54'
N8 8 England Ben Pienaar
OF 7 England Phil Burgess downward-facing red arrow 56'
BF 6 England Jacob Rowan
RL 5 England Nic Rouse
LL 4 England Nathan Hannay downward-facing red arrow 49'
TP 3 England Alan Paver downward-facing red arrow 49'
HK 2 England Jon Vickers downward-facing red arrow 71'
LP 1 England Mark Irish downward-facing red arrow 56'
Replacements:
HK 16 England Mark Stagg upward-facing green arrow 71'
PR 17 Wales Tom Davies upward-facing green arrow 56'
PR 18 England Oliver Tomaszczyk upward-facing green arrow 49'
LK 19 England Calum Green upward-facing green arrow 49'
N8 20 England Row Burrows upward-facing green arrow 56'
SH 21 England Luke Baldwin upward-facing green arrow 54'
FH 22 England Jake Sharp upward-facing green arrow 69'
WG 23 England Mark Atkinson
Coach:
Wales Mike Rayer
Māori All Blacks
FB 15 Trent Renata
RW 14 Kurt Baker
OC 13 Jackson Willison
IC 12 Tim Bateman downward-facing red arrow 44'
LW 11 Declan O'Donnell
FH 10 Willie Ripia
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park downward-facing red arrow 61'
N8 8 Elliot Dixon
OF 7 Tanerau Latimer (c)
BF 6 Nick Crosswell downward-facing red arrow 46'
RL 5 Romana Graham
LL 4 Jarrad Hoeata downward-facing red arrow 54'
TP 3 Ben Afeaki
HK 2 Hika Elliot downward-facing red arrow 54'
LP 1 Jacob Ellison downward-facing red arrow 46'
Replacements:
HK 16 Quentin MacDonald upward-facing green arrow 54'
PR 17 Bronson Murray
PR 18 Ben May upward-facing green arrow 46'
LK 19 Jason Eaton upward-facing green arrow 54'
FL 20 Shane Christie upward-facing green arrow 46'
SH 21 Frae Wilson upward-facing green arrow 61'
CE 22 Charlie Ngatai upward-facing green arrow 44'
FB 23 Andre Taylor
Coach:
New Zealand Jamie Joseph

Touch judges:
Steve Lee (England)
Simon McConnell (England)
Television match official:
Trevor Fisher (England)

Canada[edit]

23 November 2012
19:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)
Canada 19–32Māori 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
FB 15 James Pritchard downward-facing red arrow 63'
RW 14 Jeff Hassler
OC 13 Ciaran Hearn downward-facing red arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 58'
BF 6 Tyler Ardron
RL 5 Tyler Hotson downward-facing red arrow 58'
LL 4 Jebb Sinclair
TP 3 Andrew Tiedemann downward-facing red arrow 63'
HK 2 Ryan Hamilton downward-facing red arrow 43'
LP 1 Hubert Buydens
Replacements:
PR 16 Jason Marshall
HK 17 Ray Barkwill upward-facing green arrow 43'
PR 18 Doug Wooldridge upward-facing green arrow 63'
LK 19 Brett Beukeboom upward-facing green arrow 58'
FL 20 John Moonlight upward-facing green arrow 58'
FB 21 Eric Wilson
FH 22 Nathan Hirayama upward-facing green arrow 63'
WG 23 Sean Duke upward-facing green arrow 78'
Coach:
New Zealand Kieran Crowley
Māori All Blacks
FB 15 Trent Renata
RW 14 Kurt Baker
OC 13 Charlie Ngatai
IC 12 Tim Bateman yellow card 52' to 62'
LW 11 Andre Taylor downward-facing red arrow 70'
FH 10 Willie Ripia
SH 9 Frae Wilson downward-facing red arrow 58'
N8 8 Elliot Dixon downward-facing red arrow 58'
OF 7 Tanerau Latimer (c)
BF 6 Shane Christie
RL 5 Romana Graham yellow card 6' to 16'
LL 4 Jason Eaton downward-facing red arrow 49'
TP 3 Ben May downward-facing red arrow 58'
HK 2 Quentin MacDonald downward-facing red arrow 49'
LP 1 Bronson Murray downward-facing red arrow 40'
Replacements:
HK 16 Hika Elliot upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 17 Jacob Ellison upward-facing green arrow 58'
PR 18 Ben Afeaki upward-facing green arrow 40'
LK 19 Jarrad Hoeata upward-facing green arrow 49'
FL 20 Nick Crosswell upward-facing green arrow 58'
SH 21 Jamison Gibson-Park upward-facing green arrow 58'
CE 22 Jackson Willison upward-facing green arrow 70'
WG 23 Declan 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 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
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[edit]

Key

  • Con: Conversions
  • Pen: Penalties
  • DG: Drop goals
  • Pts: Points
Name Overall Cards
Played Tries Con Pen DG Pts yellow card Red card
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[edit]

  1. ^ Maori All Blacks visit UK for three-game tour Archived April 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  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 [dead link]
  6. ^ "Rugby Canada (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdeskpro.com)". www.rugbycanada.ca. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. 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. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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