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.Maori All Blacks visit UK for three-game tour
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
Leicester Tigers FB O Mathew TaitRW N Niall MorrisOC M Matt Smith IC L Anthony AllenLW K Adam Thompstone FH J George FordSH I Patrick Phibbs N8 G Jordan Crane OF H Julian SalviBF F Ed SlaterRL E Graham KitchenerLL D Louis Deacon (c)TP C Fraser BalmainHK B George Chuter LP A Boris StankovichReplacements:PR P Jonny HarrisHK Q Jimmy Stevens PR R Kieran BrookesFL S Michael NooneN8 T Richard Thorpe SH U Sam Harrison CE V Daniel Bowden CE W Andy Forsyth Coach: Richard CockerillMāori All Blacks FB 15Andre Taylor RW 14Kurt BakerOC 13Charlie Ngatai IC 12Tim BatemanLW 11Kade Poki FH 10Willie RipiaSH 9 Frae Wilson N8 8 Elliot Dixon OF 7 Tanerau Latimer (c)BF 6 Shane ChristieRL 5 Jason EatonLL 4 Jarrad Hoeata TP 3 Ben Afeaki HK 2 Hika Elliot LP 1 Ben May Replacements:HK 16Quentin MacDonald PR 17Jacob Ellison PR 18Bronson Murray LK 19Romana Graham FL 20Nick Crosswell SH 21Jamison Gibson-Park CE 22Jackson Willison WG 23Declan O'Donnell 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. They last used this system when they hosted Australia in 2010.
RFU Championship XV
RFU Championship XV FB 15 Dante MamaRW 14 Rhys CraneOC 13 Tim StreatherIC 12 Charlie HayterLW 11 Josh BassettFH 10 Tristan Roberts SH 9 Gavin Cattle (c) N8 8 Ben PienaarOF 7 Phil Burgess BF 6 Jacob RowanRL 5 Nic RouseLL 4 Nathan Hannay TP 3 Alan Paver HK 2 Jon Vickers LP 1 Mark Irish Replacements:HK 16 Mark Stagg PR 17 Tom Davies PR 18 Oliver Tomaszczyk LK 19 Calum Green N8 20 Row Burrows SH 21 Luke Baldwin FH 22 Jake Sharp WG 23 Mark AtkinsonCoach: Mike RayerMāori All Blacks FB 15Trent RenataRW 14Kurt BakerOC 13Jackson WillisonIC 12Tim Bateman LW 11Declan O'DonnellFH 10Willie RipiaSH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park N8 8 Elliot DixonOF 7 Tanerau Latimer (c) BF 6 Nick Crosswell RL 5 Romana GrahamLL 4 Jarrad Hoeata TP 3 Ben AfeakiHK 2 Hika Elliot LP 1 Jacob Ellison Replacements:HK 16Quentin MacDonald PR 17Bronson MurrayPR 18Ben May LK 19Jason Eaton FL 20Shane Christie SH 21Frae Wilson CE 22Charlie Ngatai FB 23Andre TaylorCoach: Jamie Joseph Touch judges: Steve Lee (England) Simon McConnell (England) Television match official: Trevor Fisher (England)
Canada
Canada FB 15James Pritchard RW 14Jeff HasslerOC 13Ciaran Hearn IC 12Phil MackenzieLW 11Taylor ParisFH 10Connor BraidSH 9 Phil MackN8 8 Aaron Carpenter (c)OF 7 Chauncey O'Toole BF 6 Tyler ArdronRL 5 Tyler Hotson LL 4 Jebb SinclairTP 3 Andrew Tiedemann HK 2 Ryan Hamilton LP 1 Hubert BuydensReplacements:PR 16Jason MarshallHK 17Ray Barkwill PR 18Doug Wooldridge LK 19Brett Beukeboom FL 20John Moonlight FB 21Eric WilsonFH 22Nathan Hirayama WG 23Sean Duke Coach: Kieran CrowleyMāori All Blacks FB 15Trent RenataRW 14Kurt BakerOC 13Charlie NgataiIC 12Tim Bateman LW 11Andre Taylor FH 10Willie RipiaSH 9 Frae Wilson N8 8 Elliot Dixon OF 7 Tanerau Latimer (c)BF 6 Shane ChristieRL 5 Romana Graham LL 4 Jason Eaton TP 3 Ben May HK 2 Quentin MacDonald LP 1 Bronson Murray Replacements:HK 16Hika Elliot PR 17Jacob Ellison PR 18Ben Afeaki LK 19Jarrad Hoeata FL 20Nick Crosswell SH 21Jamison Gibson-Park CE 22Jackson Willison WG 23Declan O'DonnellCoach: 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.
Joseph named his 26-man squad on 29 October 2012.
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-IRB nationality. PlayerPositionDate of birth (age)Club/provinceIwiNgāti Awa Rangitāne Ngāti Awa Ngāti Porou Ngāti Maniapoto Ngāpuhi Ngāti Apa Muaūpoko Ngāti Awa Ngāti Kahungunu Ngāti Kurī Ngāti Porou Te Arawa Ngāti Kahungunu Ngāpuhi Ngāti Porou / Ngāi Tai Ngati Rangi / Te Āti Awa Ngāi Tūhoe Ngāi Tahu Ngāti Porou / Te Whanau-a-Apanui Ngāti Mahuta Ngāti Tūwharetoa / Ngāti Porou Te Āti Awa Ngāpuhi Ngāti Maru Ngāti Tuwharetoa / Ngāti Kahungunu
Player statistics Key Con: Conversions Pen: Penalties DG: Drop goals Pts: Points
NameOverallCardsPlayedTriesConPenDGPtsWillie Ripia3010704100Charlie Ngatai320001000Frae Wilson320001000Trent Renata21100700Kurt Baker31000500Tim Bateman31000510Elliot Dixon31000500Hika Elliot31000500Romana Graham3100051RJackson Willison31000500Declan O'Donnell21000500Andre Taylor21000510Ben Afeaki30000000Shane Christie30000000Nick Crosswell30000000Jason Eaton30000000Jacob Ellison30000000Jamison Gibson-Park30000000Jarrad Hoeata30000010Tanerau Latimer30000000Quentin MacDonald30000000Ben May30000000Bronson Murray20000000Kade Poki10000000Ross Filipo00000000Karl Lowe00000000
See also 2012 end-of-year rugby union tests
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