2012 Māori All Blacks tour of England

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]

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 tour	1982 Wales & Spain
Next tour	2013 N.America

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[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 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 G Jordan Crane  73' OF H 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 Hika 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.^[3] They last used this system when they hosted Australia in 2010.^[4]

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[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 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 Hika 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[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  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 Hika 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 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.^[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)	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
	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
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

• 2012 end-of-year rugby union tests