fbpx
Wikipedia

Māori All Blacks

October 19, 2023

Not to be confused with New Zealand national rugby union team or New Zealand Māori rugby league team.

The Māori All Blacks, previously called the New Zealand Maori, New Zealand Maoris and New Zealand Natives, are a rugby union team from New Zealand. They are a representative team of the New Zealand Rugby Union, and a prerequisite for playing is that the player has Māori whakapapa (genealogy). In the past this rule was not strictly applied; non–Māori players who looked Māori were often selected in the team. These included a few Pacific island players and a couple of African descent. Today all players have their ancestry verified before selection in the team.

Māori All Blacks
UnionNZRU
Emblem(s)Silver fern
Coach(es)Clayton McMillan
Captain(s)Brad Weber
Team kit
First match
Hawke's Bay 0–5 New Zealand Natives
(23 June 1888)
Largest win
British Columbia 3–111 New Zealand Māori
(9 June 2004)
Largest defeat
New Zealand Maoris 0–37 South Africa 
(25 August 1956)
Official website
www.allblacks.com/teams/maori-all-blacks/

The team's first match was in 1888 against Hawke's Bay. This was followed by a tour of Europe in 1888 and 1889 where the team played their first games against national teams, beating Ireland in Dublin before losing to Wales and England. Their early uniforms consisted of a black jersey with a silver fern and white knickerbockers. The New Zealand Māori perform a haka—a Māori challenge or posture dance—before each match. The haka was later adopted by the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks, as were their black shirts. In 2001, the Māori first performed the "Timatanga" haka, which describes the evolution of life and the creation of New Zealand from the four winds.

Since being given official status in 1910, the New Zealand Māori have selected some of rugby union's great players, including fullback George Nēpia who played 46 games for New Zealand from 1924 to 1930, halfback Sid Going who played 86 matches for his country and former New Zealand captain Tane Norton, who represented New Zealand in 61 games, including 27 tests, and later became president of the New Zealand Rugby Union.

History Edit

Beginning Edit

 
The New Zealand Natives' football team prior to playing Queensland in July 1889

The 1888–1889 New Zealand Native football team organised by Joseph Warbrick toured New Zealand, Australia, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The team became the first New Zealand side to perform a haka during its match v Surrey,[1] and also the first to wear an all black uniform. It was a wholly private endeavour, not organised by the NZRU.

The first New Zealand Māori team given official status was selected in 1910.[1] That year the team toured New Zealand and Australia, playing a range of combined New Zealand provinces and Australian state teams. An American Universities squad was touring Australia at the same time and two fixtures were against the New Zealand Maoris. Both were played at Sydney and were won by the New Zealanders 14-11 and 21-3 respectively. In their 19 total matches played they won 12, drew 3 and lost 4 games.

 
The team that toured to Europe in 1926–27

The New Zealand Maoris had not played a match outside New Zealand or Australia until 1926, when they undertook a European tour of France, England and Wales. They also played two games in New Zealand before they left, two more in Australia on the way, and also stopped in Sri Lanka for one game before travelling to France to start the European fixtures. On the return to New Zealand they stopped in Victoria, Australia for a final game in which they won 41–3. In all there were 40 games played. The New Zealand Maoris won 30 of those, drew 2 and lost 8. Full-back George Nēpia remains the most notable player of that period.[1]

Māori players and South Africa Edit

See also: Rugby union and apartheid § Māori and apartheid

New Zealand has a long history of sporting contact with South Africa, especially in rugby union. Until the 1970s, this involved discrimination against Māori players, since the segregationist laws in South Africa for most of the twentieth century did not allow people of different races to play sport together. South African officials requested that Māori players not be included in teams which toured the country. Despite some of New Zealand's best players being Māori, this was agreed to, and Māori players were excluded from the first three tours of South Africa by New Zealand, in 1928, 1949 and 1960.

Nonetheless, in the early period of apartheid, during their 1956 tour South Africa did play the Māoris in New Zealand. In April 2010 Muru Walters said that in 1956 Ernest Corbett, Minister of Māori Affairs, had told the team to deliberately lose to the Springboks "for the future of rugby". The Māoris lost 37–0. This was followed by Walters calling for the New Zealand government to apologise for the way it treated Māori rugby players.[2]

Professional era Edit

 
British & Irish Lions playing the New Zealand Maori in 2005

The professional era in rugby union began in 1995. The team lost only four of its 26 games played between 1994 and 2004, including beating England, Argentina, Scotland and Fiji. The Māori continued their winning form in 2004 beating the England Saxons in extra time in the final of the Churchill Cup in Canada.

One of their two annual tournaments is the Pacific Nations Cup, a competition involving the Pacific top national teams. From 2008 they replaced the Junior All Blacks, and they were undefeated champions, narrowly beating Australia A in the final game of the tournament. The Churchill Cup was another, which they won in 2004 and in 2006, defeating Ireland A and the USA in pool play in Santa Clara, California and Scotland A in the final in Edmonton, Alberta.

In 2005 the Māori beat the British & Irish Lions for the first time in an official match. Their preparations for this match caused them to withdraw from the 2005 Churchill Cup. In August 2012, the NZRU announced the Māori All Blacks would play three matches in the United Kingdom, including a fixture against Canada. Jamie Joseph was coach with assistance from Daryl Gibson.[3]

In matches in New Zealand in 2010 to mark one hundred years of the team, they defeated Ireland and England.

The team was renamed the Māori All Blacks in 2012, having previously been called the New Zealand Maori and New Zealand Maoris. Many members have gone on to play for New Zealand.

Haka Edit

 
Performing the haka prior to their match against the United States in 2013

One of the New Zealand Natives' legacies was the haka, a traditional Māori posture dance with vigorous movements and stamping of the feet, to the accompaniment of rhythmically shouted words; this was first performed during a match on 3 October 1888 against Surrey in England, United Kingdom. The haka was later adopted by the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks.

In 2001, the Māori first performed the "Timatanga" haka, which describes the evolution of life and the creation of New Zealand from the four winds. This was written especially for the New Zealand Maori team by team kaumātua (elder) Whetu Tipiwai. It tells the Maori story of the creation from the void, the nothingness, the darkness to what we have today. It also tells of a gathering of young warriors, young chiefs, young rugby players who are making a statement and setting aims, objectives and strategies to achieve matauranga (knowledge), whanaunatanga (unity) and taumatatanga (excellence).

Honours Edit

Matches against international sides Edit

New Zealand Māori matches against international sides, including the New Zealand Natives 1888 and 1889 tour. These results are only against full international sides, including the British & Irish Lions, but not against second national teams.[4]

Opposing Teams For Against Result Date Venue City Competition
  Ireland 13 4 Won 1888-12-01 Lansdowne Road Dublin New Zealand Natives tour to British Isles
  Wales 0 5 Lost 1888-12-22 St. Helen's Swansea New Zealand Natives tour to British Isles
  England 0 7 Lost 1889-02-16 Rectory Field Blackheath New Zealand Natives tour to British Isles
  Australia 12 6 Won 1913-09-27 Alexandra Park Auckland Australia Tour Match
  South Africa 8 9 Lost 1921-09-07 McLean Park Napier South Africa Tour Match
  Australia 25 22 Won 1922-06-24 Royal Agricultural Showground Sydney Tour Match
  Australia 13 28 Lost 1922-06-26 Royal Agricultural Showground Sydney Tour Match
  Australia 23 22 Won 1922-07-08 Royal Agricultural Showground Sydney Tour Match
  New Zealand 14 21 Lost 1922-08-19 Athletic Park Wellington Friendly
  Australia 23 27 Lost 1923-06-16 Royal Agricultural Showground Sydney Tour Match
  Australia 16 21 Lost 1923-06-23 Royal Agricultural Showground Sydney Tour Match
  Australia 12 14 Lost 1923-06-25 Royal Agricultural Showground Sydney Tour Match
  France 12 3 Won 1926-12-26 Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Paris Tour Match
  New Zealand 18 37 Lost 1929-10-02 Athletic Park Wellington Friendly
  British Lions 13 19 Lost 1930-07-09 Athletic Park Wellington British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
  Australia 3 14 Lost 1931-09-09 FMG Stadium Palmerston North Australia Tour Match
  Australia 6 31 Lost 1936-09-23 FMG Stadium Palmerston North Australia Tour Match
  Fiji 3 3 Draw 1938-08-20 Albert Park Suva Tour Match
  Fiji 5 11 Lost 1938-08-24 Albert Park Suva Tour Match
  Fiji 6 3 Won 1938-08-27 Albert Park Suva Tour Match
  Fiji 4 14 Lost 1939-09-16 Rugby Park Hamilton Fiji Tour Match
  Australia 20 0 Won 1946-09-25 Rugby Park Hamilton Australia Tour Match
  Fiji 22 6 Won 1948-07-31 Albert Park Suva Tour Match
  Fiji 8 9 Lost 1948-08-04 Albert Park Suva Tour Match
  Fiji 14 6 Won 1948-08-07 Albert Park Suva Tour Match
  Australia 12 3 Won 1949-06-04 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Tour Match
  Australia 8 8 Draw 1949-06-11 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Tour Match
  Australia 3 18 Lost 1949-06-25 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Tour Match
British Lions 9 14 Lost 1950-08-02 Athletic Park Wellington Lions Tour Match
  Fiji 14 21 Lost 1951-09-05 Athletic Park Wellington Tour Match
  New Zealand 22 28 Lost 1952-07-26 Athletic Park Wellington Friendly
  Fiji 12 19 Lost 1954-08-14 Churchill Park Lautoka Tour Match
  Fiji 16 8 Won 1954-08-21 Buckhurst Park Suva Tour Match
  Fiji 9 6 Won 1954-08-24 Buckhurst Park Suva Tour Match
  South Africa 0 37 Lost 1956-08-25 Eden Park Auckland South Africa Tour Match
  Fiji 13 36 Lost 1957-08-10 Athletic Park Wellington Fiji Tour Match
  Fiji 8 17 Lost 1957-08-24 Carisbrook Dunedin Fiji Tour Match
  Australia 14 15 Lost 1958-06-14 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Tour Match
  Australia 3 3 Draw 1958-06-28 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Tour Match
  Australia 13 6 Won 1958-07-05 Olympic Park Stadium Melbourne Tour Match
  New Zealand 26 8 Lost 1958-07-09 Eden Park Auckland Friendly
British Lions 6 12 Lost 1959-09-05 Eden Park Auckland Lions Tour Match
  Tonga 16 27 Lost 1960-05-21 Teufaiva Sport Stadium Nuku'alofa Tour Match
  Samoa 28 6 Won 1960-06-04 Apia Park Apia Tour Match
  Samoa 31 5 Won 1960-06-11 Apia Park Apia Tour Match
  France 5 3 Won 1961-07-29 McLean Park Napier France Tour Match
  Fiji 26 9 Won 1964-07-25 Buckhurst Park Suva Tour Match
  South Africa 3 9 Lost 1965-08-28 Athletic Park Wellington South Africa Tour Match
British Lions 14 16 Lost 1966-08-13 Eden Park Auckland Lions Tour Match
  Tonga 19 26 Lost 1969-08-16 Lancaster Park Christchurch Tonga Tour Match
  Tonga 6 19 Lost 1969-09-06 Eden Park Auckland Tonga Tour Match
  Fiji 11 6 Won 1970-07-25 Lancaster Park Christchurch Fiji Tour Match
  Fiji 9 9 Draw 1970-08-08 Eden Park Auckland Fiji Tour Match
British Lions 12 23 Lost 1971-06-02 Eden Park Auckland Lions Tour Match
  Samoa 11 6 Won 1973-05-10 Apia Park Apia Tour Match
  Samoa 12 0 Won 1973-05-12 Apia Park Apia Tour Match
  Tonga 3 11 Lost 1973-05-22 Teufaiva Sport Stadium Nuku'alofa Tour Match
  Fiji 6 4 Won 1973-06-02 Buckhurst Park Suva Tour Match
  Fiji 9 3 Won 1973-06-09 Churchill Park Lautoka Tour Match
  New Zealand 8 18 Lost 1973-08-08 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua Friendly
  Fiji 24 9 Won 1974-08-17 Eden Park Auckland Fiji Tour Match
  Fiji 39 25 Won 1974-08-31 Athletic Park Wellington Fiji Tour Match
  Tonga 23 16 Won 1975-07-19 Rugby Park New Plymouth Tonga Tour Match
  Tonga 37 7 Won 1975-08-02 Eden Park Auckland Tonga Tour Match
  Samoa 19 6 Won 1976-07-17 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua Samoa Tour Match
  Samoa 24 8 Won 1976-07-24 Eden Park Auckland Samoa Tour Match
British Lions 19 22 Lost 1977-07-13 Eden Park Auckland Lions Tour Match
  Fiji 19 13 Won 1979-05-19 Buckhurst Park Suva Tour Match
  Samoa 26 3 Won 1979-05-22 Apia Park Apia Tour Match
  Tonga 26 9 Won 1979-05-25 Teufaiva Sport Stadium Nuku'alofa Tour Match
  Fiji 22 9 Won 1980-08-30 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua Fiji Tour Match
  South Africa 12 12 Draw 1981-08-25 McLean Park Napier South Africa Tour Match
  Wales 19 25 Lost 1982-11-13 National Stadium Cardiff Tour Match
  Spain 66 3 Won 1982-11-20 Campo Central de la Ciudad Universitaria Madrid Tour Match
  Tonga 28 4 Won 1983-06-06 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua Tonga Tour Match
  Tonga 52 4 Won 1983-06-13 Eden Park Auckland Tonga Tour Match
  Spain 22 12 Won 1988-11-05 Instalaciones Deportivas La Cartuja Seville Tour Match
  Cook Islands 29 17 Won 1992-10-10 National Stadium Raratonga Tour Match
  Tonga 33 10 Won 1992-10-24 Teufaiva Sport Stadium Nuku'alofa Tour Match
  Fiji 35 34 Won 1992-10-31 National Stadium Suva Tour Match
British Lions 20 24 Lost 1993-05-29 Athletic Park Wellington Lions Tour Match
  Fiji 34 13 Won 1994-06-04 Lancaster Park Christchurch Fiji Tour Match
  Samoa 28 15 Won 1996-06-14 Ericsson Stadium Auckland Samoa Tour Match
  Fiji 25 10 Won 1996-11-01 National Stadium Suva Tour Match
  Tonga 29 20 Won 1996-11-08 Teufaiva Sport Stadium Nuku'alofa Tour Match
  Argentina 39 17 Won 1997-06-14 McLean Park Napier Argentina Tour Match
  Samoa 34 20 Won 1997-08-21 Apia Park Apia Tour Match
  Tonga 66 7 Won 1998-06-19 Lowe Walker Stadium Whangarei Tonga Tour Match
  England 62 14 Won 1998-06-23 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua England Tour Match
  Scotland 24 8 Won 1998-11-14 Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Tour Match
  Fiji 57 20 Won 1999-08-03 National Stadium Suva Tour Match
  Scotland 18 15 Won 2000-06-17 Yarrow Stadium New Plymouth Scotland Tour Match
  Australia 29 41 Lost 2001-06-09 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney Tour Match
  Argentina 43 24 Won 2001-06-26 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua Argentina Tour Match
  Australia 23 27 Lost 2002-06-15 Subiaco Oval Perth Tour Match
  Tonga 47 12 Won 2003-06-02 North Harbour Stadium Albany Tonga Tour Match
  England 9 23 Lost 2003-06-09 Yarrow Stadium New Plymouth England Tour Match
  Canada 65 27 Won 2003-07-26 Kingsland Calgary Tour Match
  Canada 30 9 Won 2003-08-02 York Stadium Toronto Tour Match
  United States 69 31 Won 2004-06-12 Calgary Rugby Park Calgary Churchill Cup
  Fiji 29 27 Won 2005-06-03 Albert Park Suva Tour Match
British & Irish Lions 19 13 Won 2005-06-11 Waikato Stadium Hamilton Lions Tour Match
  United States 74 6 Won 2006-06-08 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara Churchill Cup
  Canada 59 23 Won 2007-05-26 Franklin's Gardens Northampton Churchill Cup
  Tonga 20 9 Won 2008-06-07 North Harbour Stadium Albany Pacific Nations Cup
  Fiji 11 7 Won 2008-06-14 Churchill Park Lautoka Pacific Nations Cup
  Samoa 17 6 Won 2008-06-21 Waikato Stadium Hamilton Pacific Nations Cup
  Japan 65 22 Won 2008-06-28 McLean Park Napier Pacific Nations Cup
  Ireland 31 28 Won 2010-06-18 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua Centenary Series Match
  England 35 28 Won 2010-06-23 McLean Park Napier Centenary Series Match
  Canada 32 19 Won 2012-11-23 Oxford University Oxford Tour Match
  Canada 40 15 Won 2013-11-03 BMO Field Toronto Tour Match
  United States 29 19 Won 2013-11-09 PPL Park Philadelphia Tour Match
  Japan 61 21 Won 2014-11-01 Noevir Stadium Kobe Tour Match
  Japan 20 18 Won 2014-11-08 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Tour Match
  Fiji 27 26 Won 2015-07-11 ANZ National Stadium Suva Fiji Tour Match
  United States 54 7 Won 2016-11-04 Toyota Park Chicago Māori All Blacks tour to Northern Hemisphere
British & Irish Lions 10 32 Lost 2017-06-17 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand
  Canada 51 9 Won 2017-11-03 BC Place Vancouver Māori All Blacks tour to Northern Hemisphere
  United States 59 22 Won 2018-11-03 Soldier Field Chicago Māori All Blacks tour to America and South America
  Brazil 35 3 Won 2018-11-10 Estádio do Morumbi São Paulo Māori All Blacks tour to America and South America
  Chile 73 0 Won 2018-11-17 Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo Las Condes Māori All Blacks tour to America and South America
  Fiji 10 27 Lost 2019-07-13 ANZ National Stadium Suva Māori All Blacks and Fiji two-match series
  Fiji 26 17 Won 2019-07-20 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua Māori All Blacks and Fiji two-match series
  Samoa 35 10 Won 2021-06-26 Sky Stadium Wellington Māori All Blacks and Samoa two-match series
  Samoa 38 21 Won 2021-07-03 Mount Smart Stadium Auckland Māori All Blacks and Samoa two-match series
  Ireland 32 17 Won 2022-06-29 FMG Stadium Waikato Hamilton 2022 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand
  Ireland 24 30 Lost 2022-07-12 Sky Stadium Wellington

Overall Edit

Against Played Won Lost Drawn Win %
  Argentina 2 2 0 0 100.00%
  Australia 18 6 10 2 33.33%
  Brazil 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 British & Irish Lions 9 1 8 0 11.11%
  Canada 6 6 0 0 100.00%
  Chile 1 1 0 0 100.00%
  Cook Islands 1 1 0 0 100.00%
  England 4 2 2 0 50.00%
  Fiji 31 21 8 2 67.74%
  France 2 2 0 0 100.00%
  Ireland 4 3 1 0 75.00%
  Japan 3 3 0 0 100.00%
  New Zealand 5 0 5 0 00.00%
  Samoa 12 12 0 0 100.00%
  Scotland 2 2 0 0 100.00%
  South Africa 4 0 3 1 00.00%
  Spain 2 2 0 0 100.00%
  Tonga 14 10 4 0 71.43%
  United States 5 5 0 0 100.00%
  Wales 2 0 2 0 00.00%
Total 128 80 43 5 62.50%

Updated: 12 July 2022

Players Edit

Current squad Edit

On 15 June 2022, Clayton McMillan named a 28-man squad for a two-match series against Ireland.[5]

On 22 June, a further three players were added to the squad; Cullen Grace, Max Hicks and Sam Nock.[6]

Note: Bold denotes players who are internationally capped, Caps correct as of 15 June 2022

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Franchise/province Iwi
Leni Apisai Hooker (1996-08-03) 3 August 1996 (age 27) 1 Auckland Ngāti Awa
Kurt Eklund Hooker (1992-01-05) 5 January 1992 (age 31) 3 Blues / Bay of Plenty Ngāti Kahu
Tyrone Thompson Hooker (2000-05-28) 28 May 2000 (age 23) 0 Chiefs / Hawke's Bay Ngāi Tāmanuhiri/Ngāti Rangiwewehi
Tamaiti Williams Prop (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 24) 3 Crusaders / Canterbury Ngāpuhi
Ollie Norris Prop (1999-12-11) 11 December 1999 (age 23) 1 Chiefs / Waikato Ngāpuhi
Marcel Renata Prop (1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 (age 29) 14 Blues / Auckland Ngāti Whanaunga/Ngāi Takoto
Jermaine Ainsley Prop (1995-08-08) 8 August 1995 (age 28) 0 Highlanders / Otago Te Rarawa/Te Arawa
Tyrel Lomax Prop (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996 (age 27) 4 Hurricanes / Tasman Muaūpoko/Ngāi Tūhoe
Josh Dickson Lock (1994-11-02) 2 November 1994 (age 28) 1 Highlanders / Otago Ngāi Tahu
Max Hicks Lock (1999-09-15) 15 September 1999 (age 24) 0 Highlanders / Tasman Ngāti Ranginui/Ngāi Te Rangi
Manaaki Selby-Rickit Lock (1996-06-05) 5 June 1996 (age 27) 3 Highlanders / Bay of Plenty Ngāti Raukawa/Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Isaia Walker-Leawere Lock (1997-04-16) 16 April 1997 (age 26) 8 Hurricanes / Hawke's Bay Ngāti Porou
Caleb Delany Loose forward (2000-02-04) 4 February 2000 (age 23) 0 Hurricanes / Wellington Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Cullen Grace Loose forward (1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 23) 0 Crusaders / Canterbury Ngāti Whakaue/Ngāti Raukawa
Billy Harmon Loose forward (1994-12-23) 23 December 1994 (age 28) 6 Highlanders / Canterbury Ngāi Tahu
TK Howden Loose forward (2001-01-28) 28 January 2001 (age 22) 0 Hurricanes / Manawatu Ngāi Tūhoe
Reed Prinsep Loose forward (1991-04-18) 18 April 1991 (age 32) 7 Hurricanes / Canterbury Te Rarawa
Cameron Suafoa Loose forward (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 25) 0 Blues / Auckland Ngāpuhi
Sam Nock Halfback (1996-06-18) 18 June 1996 (age 27) 3 Blues / Northland Ngāpuhi
TJ Perenara Halfback (1992-01-23) 23 January 1992 (age 31) 2 Hurricanes / Wellington Ngāti Rangitihi
Brad Weber Halfback (1991-01-17) 17 January 1991 (age 32) 9 Chiefs / Hawke's Bay Ngāti Porou
Josh Ioane First five-eighth (1995-07-11) 11 July 1995 (age 28) 5 Chiefs / Otago Te Rarawa
Ruben Love First five-eighth (2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 22) 0 Hurricanes / Wellington Te Āti Awa
Alex Nankivell Centre (1996-10-25) 25 October 1996 (age 26) 4 Chiefs / Tasman Ngāti Pikiao
Rameka Poihipi Centre (1998-10-14) 14 October 1998 (age 25) 1 Chiefs / Canterbury Ngāti Whakaue
Billy Proctor Centre (1999-05-14) 14 May 1999 (age 24) 3 Hurricanes / Wellington Ngāi Te Rangi/Ngāpuhi
Bailyn Sullivan Centre (1998-09-03) 3 September 1998 (age 25) 0 Hurricanes / Waikato Ngāti Kahungunu
Connor Garden-Bachop Wing (1999-04-19) 19 April 1999 (age 24) 2 Highlanders / Wellington Ngāti Awa
Josh Moorby Wing (1998-07-11) 11 July 1998 (age 25) 0 Hurricanes / Northland Ngāti Maniapoto
Shaun Stevenson Wing (1996-11-14) 14 November 1996 (age 26) 10 Chiefs / North Harbour Ngāpuhi
Zarn Sullivan Fullback (2000-10-07) 7 October 2000 (age 23) 1 Blues / Auckland Ngāti Kahungunu

Notable players Edit

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ a b c Uncovering the Maori mystery 12 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine on BBC, 5 June 2003
  2. ^ "Rugby: Maori told to throw match against Boks". The New Zealand Herald. 13 April 2010. from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Maori AllBlacks to tour United Kingdom | allblacks.com – official site of the All Blacks". allblacks.com. 30 August 2012. from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  4. ^ "NZ Maori first class results 1910-May 2010". All Blacks. Allblacks.com. 23 June 2010. from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Māori All Blacks squad named for two-match Ireland series". allblacks.com (Press release). 13 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Māori All Blacks bolster squad ahead of first match against Ireland". allblacks.com (Press release). 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

External links Edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Māori All Blacks.
  • Official website  
  • Rugby Union Football – History An Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966

October 19, 2023
māori, blacks, confused, with, zealand, national, rugby, union, team, zealand, māori, rugby, league, team, previously, called, zealand, maori, zealand, maoris, zealand, natives, rugby, union, team, from, zealand, they, representative, team, zealand, rugby, uni. Not to be confused with New Zealand national rugby union team or New Zealand Maori rugby league team The Maori All Blacks previously called the New Zealand Maori New Zealand Maoris and New Zealand Natives are a rugby union team from New Zealand They are a representative team of the New Zealand Rugby Union and a prerequisite for playing is that the player has Maori whakapapa genealogy In the past this rule was not strictly applied non Maori players who looked Maori were often selected in the team These included a few Pacific island players and a couple of African descent Today all players have their ancestry verified before selection in the team Maori All BlacksUnionNZRUEmblem s Silver fernCoach es Clayton McMillanCaptain s Brad WeberTeam kitFirst matchHawke s Bay 0 5 New Zealand Natives 23 June 1888 Largest winBritish Columbia 3 111 New Zealand Maori 9 June 2004 Largest defeatNew Zealand Maoris 0 37 South Africa 25 August 1956 Official websitewww wbr allblacks wbr com wbr teams wbr maori all blacks wbr The team s first match was in 1888 against Hawke s Bay This was followed by a tour of Europe in 1888 and 1889 where the team played their first games against national teams beating Ireland in Dublin before losing to Wales and England Their early uniforms consisted of a black jersey with a silver fern and white knickerbockers The New Zealand Maori perform a haka a Maori challenge or posture dance before each match The haka was later adopted by the New Zealand national team the All Blacks as were their black shirts In 2001 the Maori first performed the Timatanga haka which describes the evolution of life and the creation of New Zealand from the four winds Since being given official status in 1910 the New Zealand Maori have selected some of rugby union s great players including fullback George Nepia who played 46 games for New Zealand from 1924 to 1930 halfback Sid Going who played 86 matches for his country and former New Zealand captain Tane Norton who represented New Zealand in 61 games including 27 tests and later became president of the New Zealand Rugby Union Contents 1 History 1 1 Beginning 1 2 Maori players and South Africa 1 3 Professional era 2 Haka 3 Honours 4 Matches against international sides 4 1 Overall 5 Players 5 1 Current squad 5 2 Notable players 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditBeginning Edit nbsp The New Zealand Natives football team prior to playing Queensland in July 1889The 1888 1889 New Zealand Native football team organised by Joseph Warbrick toured New Zealand Australia England Ireland Scotland and Wales The team became the first New Zealand side to perform a haka during its match v Surrey 1 and also the first to wear an all black uniform It was a wholly private endeavour not organised by the NZRU The first New Zealand Maori team given official status was selected in 1910 1 That year the team toured New Zealand and Australia playing a range of combined New Zealand provinces and Australian state teams An American Universities squad was touring Australia at the same time and two fixtures were against the New Zealand Maoris Both were played at Sydney and were won by the New Zealanders 14 11 and 21 3 respectively In their 19 total matches played they won 12 drew 3 and lost 4 games nbsp The team that toured to Europe in 1926 27The New Zealand Maoris had not played a match outside New Zealand or Australia until 1926 when they undertook a European tour of France England and Wales They also played two games in New Zealand before they left two more in Australia on the way and also stopped in Sri Lanka for one game before travelling to France to start the European fixtures On the return to New Zealand they stopped in Victoria Australia for a final game in which they won 41 3 In all there were 40 games played The New Zealand Maoris won 30 of those drew 2 and lost 8 Full back George Nepia remains the most notable player of that period 1 Maori players and South Africa Edit See also Rugby union and apartheid Maori and apartheid New Zealand has a long history of sporting contact with South Africa especially in rugby union Until the 1970s this involved discrimination against Maori players since the segregationist laws in South Africa for most of the twentieth century did not allow people of different races to play sport together South African officials requested that Maori players not be included in teams which toured the country Despite some of New Zealand s best players being Maori this was agreed to and Maori players were excluded from the first three tours of South Africa by New Zealand in 1928 1949 and 1960 Nonetheless in the early period of apartheid during their 1956 tour South Africa did play the Maoris in New Zealand In April 2010 Muru Walters said that in 1956 Ernest Corbett Minister of Maori Affairs had told the team to deliberately lose to the Springboks for the future of rugby The Maoris lost 37 0 This was followed by Walters calling for the New Zealand government to apologise for the way it treated Maori rugby players 2 Professional era Edit nbsp British amp Irish Lions playing the New Zealand Maori in 2005The professional era in rugby union began in 1995 The team lost only four of its 26 games played between 1994 and 2004 including beating England Argentina Scotland and Fiji The Maori continued their winning form in 2004 beating the England Saxons in extra time in the final of the Churchill Cup in Canada One of their two annual tournaments is the Pacific Nations Cup a competition involving the Pacific top national teams From 2008 they replaced the Junior All Blacks and they were undefeated champions narrowly beating Australia A in the final game of the tournament The Churchill Cup was another which they won in 2004 and in 2006 defeating Ireland A and the USA in pool play in Santa Clara California and Scotland A in the final in Edmonton Alberta In 2005 the Maori beat the British amp Irish Lions for the first time in an official match Their preparations for this match caused them to withdraw from the 2005 Churchill Cup In August 2012 the NZRU announced the Maori All Blacks would play three matches in the United Kingdom including a fixture against Canada Jamie Joseph was coach with assistance from Daryl Gibson 3 In matches in New Zealand in 2010 to mark one hundred years of the team they defeated Ireland and England The team was renamed the Maori All Blacks in 2012 having previously been called the New Zealand Maori and New Zealand Maoris Many members have gone on to play for New Zealand Haka Edit nbsp Performing the haka prior to their match against the United States in 2013One of the New Zealand Natives legacies was the haka a traditional Maori posture dance with vigorous movements and stamping of the feet to the accompaniment of rhythmically shouted words this was first performed during a match on 3 October 1888 against Surrey in England United Kingdom The haka was later adopted by the New Zealand national team the All Blacks In 2001 the Maori first performed the Timatanga haka which describes the evolution of life and the creation of New Zealand from the four winds This was written especially for the New Zealand Maori team by team kaumatua elder Whetu Tipiwai It tells the Maori story of the creation from the void the nothingness the darkness to what we have today It also tells of a gathering of young warriors young chiefs young rugby players who are making a statement and setting aims objectives and strategies to achieve matauranga knowledge whanaunatanga unity and taumatatanga excellence Honours Edit2004 Churchill Cup champions 2006 Churchill Cup champions 2007 Churchill Cup finalists 2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup championsMatches against international sides EditNew Zealand Maori matches against international sides including the New Zealand Natives 1888 and 1889 tour These results are only against full international sides including the British amp Irish Lions but not against second national teams 4 Opposing Teams For Against Result Date Venue City Competition nbsp Ireland 13 4 Won 1888 12 01 Lansdowne Road Dublin New Zealand Natives tour to British Isles nbsp Wales 0 5 Lost 1888 12 22 St Helen s Swansea New Zealand Natives tour to British Isles nbsp England 0 7 Lost 1889 02 16 Rectory Field Blackheath New Zealand Natives tour to British Isles nbsp Australia 12 6 Won 1913 09 27 Alexandra Park Auckland Australia Tour Match nbsp South Africa 8 9 Lost 1921 09 07 McLean Park Napier South Africa Tour Match nbsp Australia 25 22 Won 1922 06 24 Royal Agricultural Showground Sydney Tour Match nbsp Australia 13 28 Lost 1922 06 26 Royal Agricultural Showground Sydney Tour Match nbsp Australia 23 22 Won 1922 07 08 Royal Agricultural Showground Sydney Tour Match nbsp New Zealand 14 21 Lost 1922 08 19 Athletic Park Wellington Friendly nbsp Australia 23 27 Lost 1923 06 16 Royal Agricultural Showground Sydney Tour Match nbsp Australia 16 21 Lost 1923 06 23 Royal Agricultural Showground Sydney Tour Match nbsp Australia 12 14 Lost 1923 06 25 Royal Agricultural Showground Sydney Tour Match nbsp France 12 3 Won 1926 12 26 Stade Olympique Yves du Manoir Paris Tour Match nbsp New Zealand 18 37 Lost 1929 10 02 Athletic Park Wellington Friendly nbsp British Lions 13 19 Lost 1930 07 09 Athletic Park Wellington British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia nbsp Australia 3 14 Lost 1931 09 09 FMG Stadium Palmerston North Australia Tour Match nbsp Australia 6 31 Lost 1936 09 23 FMG Stadium Palmerston North Australia Tour Match nbsp Fiji 3 3 Draw 1938 08 20 Albert Park Suva Tour Match nbsp Fiji 5 11 Lost 1938 08 24 Albert Park Suva Tour Match nbsp Fiji 6 3 Won 1938 08 27 Albert Park Suva Tour Match nbsp Fiji 4 14 Lost 1939 09 16 Rugby Park Hamilton Fiji Tour Match nbsp Australia 20 0 Won 1946 09 25 Rugby Park Hamilton Australia Tour Match nbsp Fiji 22 6 Won 1948 07 31 Albert Park Suva Tour Match nbsp Fiji 8 9 Lost 1948 08 04 Albert Park Suva Tour Match nbsp Fiji 14 6 Won 1948 08 07 Albert Park Suva Tour Match nbsp Australia 12 3 Won 1949 06 04 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Tour Match nbsp Australia 8 8 Draw 1949 06 11 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Tour Match nbsp Australia 3 18 Lost 1949 06 25 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Tour MatchBritish Lions 9 14 Lost 1950 08 02 Athletic Park Wellington Lions Tour Match nbsp Fiji 14 21 Lost 1951 09 05 Athletic Park Wellington Tour Match nbsp New Zealand 22 28 Lost 1952 07 26 Athletic Park Wellington Friendly nbsp Fiji 12 19 Lost 1954 08 14 Churchill Park Lautoka Tour Match nbsp Fiji 16 8 Won 1954 08 21 Buckhurst Park Suva Tour Match nbsp Fiji 9 6 Won 1954 08 24 Buckhurst Park Suva Tour Match nbsp South Africa 0 37 Lost 1956 08 25 Eden Park Auckland South Africa Tour Match nbsp Fiji 13 36 Lost 1957 08 10 Athletic Park Wellington Fiji Tour Match nbsp Fiji 8 17 Lost 1957 08 24 Carisbrook Dunedin Fiji Tour Match nbsp Australia 14 15 Lost 1958 06 14 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Tour Match nbsp Australia 3 3 Draw 1958 06 28 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Tour Match nbsp Australia 13 6 Won 1958 07 05 Olympic Park Stadium Melbourne Tour Match nbsp New Zealand 26 8 Lost 1958 07 09 Eden Park Auckland FriendlyBritish Lions 6 12 Lost 1959 09 05 Eden Park Auckland Lions Tour Match nbsp Tonga 16 27 Lost 1960 05 21 Teufaiva Sport Stadium Nuku alofa Tour Match nbsp Samoa 28 6 Won 1960 06 04 Apia Park Apia Tour Match nbsp Samoa 31 5 Won 1960 06 11 Apia Park Apia Tour Match nbsp France 5 3 Won 1961 07 29 McLean Park Napier France Tour Match nbsp Fiji 26 9 Won 1964 07 25 Buckhurst Park Suva Tour Match nbsp South Africa 3 9 Lost 1965 08 28 Athletic Park Wellington South Africa Tour MatchBritish Lions 14 16 Lost 1966 08 13 Eden Park Auckland Lions Tour Match nbsp Tonga 19 26 Lost 1969 08 16 Lancaster Park Christchurch Tonga Tour Match nbsp Tonga 6 19 Lost 1969 09 06 Eden Park Auckland Tonga Tour Match nbsp Fiji 11 6 Won 1970 07 25 Lancaster Park Christchurch Fiji Tour Match nbsp Fiji 9 9 Draw 1970 08 08 Eden Park Auckland Fiji Tour MatchBritish Lions 12 23 Lost 1971 06 02 Eden Park Auckland Lions Tour Match nbsp Samoa 11 6 Won 1973 05 10 Apia Park Apia Tour Match nbsp Samoa 12 0 Won 1973 05 12 Apia Park Apia Tour Match nbsp Tonga 3 11 Lost 1973 05 22 Teufaiva Sport Stadium Nuku alofa Tour Match nbsp Fiji 6 4 Won 1973 06 02 Buckhurst Park Suva Tour Match nbsp Fiji 9 3 Won 1973 06 09 Churchill Park Lautoka Tour Match nbsp New Zealand 8 18 Lost 1973 08 08 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua Friendly nbsp Fiji 24 9 Won 1974 08 17 Eden Park Auckland Fiji Tour Match nbsp Fiji 39 25 Won 1974 08 31 Athletic Park Wellington Fiji Tour Match nbsp Tonga 23 16 Won 1975 07 19 Rugby Park New Plymouth Tonga Tour Match nbsp Tonga 37 7 Won 1975 08 02 Eden Park Auckland Tonga Tour Match nbsp Samoa 19 6 Won 1976 07 17 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua Samoa Tour Match nbsp Samoa 24 8 Won 1976 07 24 Eden Park Auckland Samoa Tour MatchBritish Lions 19 22 Lost 1977 07 13 Eden Park Auckland Lions Tour Match nbsp Fiji 19 13 Won 1979 05 19 Buckhurst Park Suva Tour Match nbsp Samoa 26 3 Won 1979 05 22 Apia Park Apia Tour Match nbsp Tonga 26 9 Won 1979 05 25 Teufaiva Sport Stadium Nuku alofa Tour Match nbsp Fiji 22 9 Won 1980 08 30 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua Fiji Tour Match nbsp South Africa 12 12 Draw 1981 08 25 McLean Park Napier South Africa Tour Match nbsp Wales 19 25 Lost 1982 11 13 National Stadium Cardiff Tour Match nbsp Spain 66 3 Won 1982 11 20 Campo Central de la Ciudad Universitaria Madrid Tour Match nbsp Tonga 28 4 Won 1983 06 06 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua Tonga Tour Match nbsp Tonga 52 4 Won 1983 06 13 Eden Park Auckland Tonga Tour Match nbsp Spain 22 12 Won 1988 11 05 Instalaciones Deportivas La Cartuja Seville Tour Match nbsp Cook Islands 29 17 Won 1992 10 10 National Stadium Raratonga Tour Match nbsp Tonga 33 10 Won 1992 10 24 Teufaiva Sport Stadium Nuku alofa Tour Match nbsp Fiji 35 34 Won 1992 10 31 National Stadium Suva Tour MatchBritish Lions 20 24 Lost 1993 05 29 Athletic Park Wellington Lions Tour Match nbsp Fiji 34 13 Won 1994 06 04 Lancaster Park Christchurch Fiji Tour Match nbsp Samoa 28 15 Won 1996 06 14 Ericsson Stadium Auckland Samoa Tour Match nbsp Fiji 25 10 Won 1996 11 01 National Stadium Suva Tour Match nbsp Tonga 29 20 Won 1996 11 08 Teufaiva Sport Stadium Nuku alofa Tour Match nbsp Argentina 39 17 Won 1997 06 14 McLean Park Napier Argentina Tour Match nbsp Samoa 34 20 Won 1997 08 21 Apia Park Apia Tour Match nbsp Tonga 66 7 Won 1998 06 19 Lowe Walker Stadium Whangarei Tonga Tour Match nbsp England 62 14 Won 1998 06 23 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua England Tour Match nbsp Scotland 24 8 Won 1998 11 14 Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Tour Match nbsp Fiji 57 20 Won 1999 08 03 National Stadium Suva Tour Match nbsp Scotland 18 15 Won 2000 06 17 Yarrow Stadium New Plymouth Scotland Tour Match nbsp Australia 29 41 Lost 2001 06 09 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney Tour Match nbsp Argentina 43 24 Won 2001 06 26 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua Argentina Tour Match nbsp Australia 23 27 Lost 2002 06 15 Subiaco Oval Perth Tour Match nbsp Tonga 47 12 Won 2003 06 02 North Harbour Stadium Albany Tonga Tour Match nbsp England 9 23 Lost 2003 06 09 Yarrow Stadium New Plymouth England Tour Match nbsp Canada 65 27 Won 2003 07 26 Kingsland Calgary Tour Match nbsp Canada 30 9 Won 2003 08 02 York Stadium Toronto Tour Match nbsp United States 69 31 Won 2004 06 12 Calgary Rugby Park Calgary Churchill Cup nbsp Fiji 29 27 Won 2005 06 03 Albert Park Suva Tour MatchBritish amp Irish Lions 19 13 Won 2005 06 11 Waikato Stadium Hamilton Lions Tour Match nbsp United States 74 6 Won 2006 06 08 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara Churchill Cup nbsp Canada 59 23 Won 2007 05 26 Franklin s Gardens Northampton Churchill Cup nbsp Tonga 20 9 Won 2008 06 07 North Harbour Stadium Albany Pacific Nations Cup nbsp Fiji 11 7 Won 2008 06 14 Churchill Park Lautoka Pacific Nations Cup nbsp Samoa 17 6 Won 2008 06 21 Waikato Stadium Hamilton Pacific Nations Cup nbsp Japan 65 22 Won 2008 06 28 McLean Park Napier Pacific Nations Cup nbsp Ireland 31 28 Won 2010 06 18 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua Centenary Series Match nbsp England 35 28 Won 2010 06 23 McLean Park Napier Centenary Series Match nbsp Canada 32 19 Won 2012 11 23 Oxford University Oxford Tour Match nbsp Canada 40 15 Won 2013 11 03 BMO Field Toronto Tour Match nbsp United States 29 19 Won 2013 11 09 PPL Park Philadelphia Tour Match nbsp Japan 61 21 Won 2014 11 01 Noevir Stadium Kobe Tour Match nbsp Japan 20 18 Won 2014 11 08 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Tour Match nbsp Fiji 27 26 Won 2015 07 11 ANZ National Stadium Suva Fiji Tour Match nbsp United States 54 7 Won 2016 11 04 Toyota Park Chicago Maori All Blacks tour to Northern HemisphereBritish amp Irish Lions 10 32 Lost 2017 06 17 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua British amp Irish Lions tour to New Zealand nbsp Canada 51 9 Won 2017 11 03 BC Place Vancouver Maori All Blacks tour to Northern Hemisphere nbsp United States 59 22 Won 2018 11 03 Soldier Field Chicago Maori All Blacks tour to America and South America nbsp Brazil 35 3 Won 2018 11 10 Estadio do Morumbi Sao Paulo Maori All Blacks tour to America and South America nbsp Chile 73 0 Won 2018 11 17 Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo Las Condes Maori All Blacks tour to America and South America nbsp Fiji 10 27 Lost 2019 07 13 ANZ National Stadium Suva Maori All Blacks and Fiji two match series nbsp Fiji 26 17 Won 2019 07 20 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua Maori All Blacks and Fiji two match series nbsp Samoa 35 10 Won 2021 06 26 Sky Stadium Wellington Maori All Blacks and Samoa two match series nbsp Samoa 38 21 Won 2021 07 03 Mount Smart Stadium Auckland Maori All Blacks and Samoa two match series nbsp Ireland 32 17 Won 2022 06 29 FMG Stadium Waikato Hamilton 2022 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand nbsp Ireland 24 30 Lost 2022 07 12 Sky Stadium WellingtonOverall Edit Against Played Won Lost Drawn Win nbsp Argentina 2 2 0 0 100 00 nbsp Australia 18 6 10 2 33 33 nbsp Brazil 1 1 0 0 100 00 British amp Irish Lions 9 1 8 0 11 11 nbsp Canada 6 6 0 0 100 00 nbsp Chile 1 1 0 0 100 00 nbsp Cook Islands 1 1 0 0 100 00 nbsp England 4 2 2 0 50 00 nbsp Fiji 31 21 8 2 67 74 nbsp France 2 2 0 0 100 00 nbsp Ireland 4 3 1 0 75 00 nbsp Japan 3 3 0 0 100 00 nbsp New Zealand 5 0 5 0 00 00 nbsp Samoa 12 12 0 0 100 00 nbsp Scotland 2 2 0 0 100 00 nbsp South Africa 4 0 3 1 00 00 nbsp Spain 2 2 0 0 100 00 nbsp Tonga 14 10 4 0 71 43 nbsp United States 5 5 0 0 100 00 nbsp Wales 2 0 2 0 00 00 Total 128 80 43 5 62 50 Updated 12 July 2022Players EditCurrent squad Edit On 15 June 2022 Clayton McMillan named a 28 man squad for a two match series against Ireland 5 On 22 June a further three players were added to the squad Cullen Grace Max Hicks and Sam Nock 6 Note Bold denotes players who are internationally capped Caps correct as of 15 June 2022 Player Position Date of birth age Caps Franchise province IwiLeni Apisai Hooker 1996 08 03 3 August 1996 age 27 1 Auckland Ngati AwaKurt Eklund Hooker 1992 01 05 5 January 1992 age 31 3 Blues Bay of Plenty Ngati KahuTyrone Thompson Hooker 2000 05 28 28 May 2000 age 23 0 Chiefs Hawke s Bay Ngai Tamanuhiri Ngati RangiwewehiTamaiti Williams Prop 1999 01 01 1 January 1999 age 24 3 Crusaders Canterbury NgapuhiOllie Norris Prop 1999 12 11 11 December 1999 age 23 1 Chiefs Waikato NgapuhiMarcel Renata Prop 1994 02 24 24 February 1994 age 29 14 Blues Auckland Ngati Whanaunga Ngai TakotoJermaine Ainsley Prop 1995 08 08 8 August 1995 age 28 0 Highlanders Otago Te Rarawa Te ArawaTyrel Lomax Prop 1996 03 16 16 March 1996 age 27 4 Hurricanes Tasman Muaupoko Ngai TuhoeJosh Dickson Lock 1994 11 02 2 November 1994 age 28 1 Highlanders Otago Ngai TahuMax Hicks Lock 1999 09 15 15 September 1999 age 24 0 Highlanders Tasman Ngati Ranginui Ngai Te RangiManaaki Selby Rickit Lock 1996 06 05 5 June 1996 age 27 3 Highlanders Bay of Plenty Ngati Raukawa Ngati TuwharetoaIsaia Walker Leawere Lock 1997 04 16 16 April 1997 age 26 8 Hurricanes Hawke s Bay Ngati PorouCaleb Delany Loose forward 2000 02 04 4 February 2000 age 23 0 Hurricanes Wellington Ngati TuwharetoaCullen Grace Loose forward 1999 12 20 20 December 1999 age 23 0 Crusaders Canterbury Ngati Whakaue Ngati RaukawaBilly Harmon Loose forward 1994 12 23 23 December 1994 age 28 6 Highlanders Canterbury Ngai TahuTK Howden Loose forward 2001 01 28 28 January 2001 age 22 0 Hurricanes Manawatu Ngai TuhoeReed Prinsep Loose forward 1991 04 18 18 April 1991 age 32 7 Hurricanes Canterbury Te RarawaCameron Suafoa Loose forward 1998 04 23 23 April 1998 age 25 0 Blues Auckland NgapuhiSam Nock Halfback 1996 06 18 18 June 1996 age 27 3 Blues Northland NgapuhiTJ Perenara Halfback 1992 01 23 23 January 1992 age 31 2 Hurricanes Wellington Ngati RangitihiBrad Weber Halfback 1991 01 17 17 January 1991 age 32 9 Chiefs Hawke s Bay Ngati PorouJosh Ioane First five eighth 1995 07 11 11 July 1995 age 28 5 Chiefs Otago Te RarawaRuben Love First five eighth 2001 04 28 28 April 2001 age 22 0 Hurricanes Wellington Te Ati AwaAlex Nankivell Centre 1996 10 25 25 October 1996 age 26 4 Chiefs Tasman Ngati PikiaoRameka Poihipi Centre 1998 10 14 14 October 1998 age 25 1 Chiefs Canterbury Ngati WhakaueBilly Proctor Centre 1999 05 14 14 May 1999 age 24 3 Hurricanes Wellington Ngai Te Rangi NgapuhiBailyn Sullivan Centre 1998 09 03 3 September 1998 age 25 0 Hurricanes Waikato Ngati KahungunuConnor Garden Bachop Wing 1999 04 19 19 April 1999 age 24 2 Highlanders Wellington Ngati AwaJosh Moorby Wing 1998 07 11 11 July 1998 age 25 0 Hurricanes Northland Ngati ManiapotoShaun Stevenson Wing 1996 11 14 14 November 1996 age 26 10 Chiefs North Harbour NgapuhiZarn Sullivan Fullback 2000 10 07 7 October 2000 age 23 1 Blues Auckland Ngati KahungunuNotable players Edit Ben Afeaki Stephen Bachop Kurt Baker Norm Berryman Daniel Braid Zinzan Brooke Tony Brown Bill Bush Adrian Cashmore Dane Coles Colin Cooper Ron Cribb Christian Cullen Aled de Malmanche Elliot Dixon Jason Eaton Hika Elliot Tamati Ellison Greg Feek Ross Filipo Troy Flavell Riki Flutey Corey Flynn Hosea Gear Rico Gear Sid Going Jono Gibbes Daryl Gibson Jamison Gibson Park Zac Guildford Kane Hames Carl Hayman Jackson Hemopo Norm Hewitt Gavin Hill Stan Hill Jarrad Hoeata Marty Holah Akira Ioane Rieko Ioane Glen Jackson Cory Jane Tawera Kerr Barlow Tanerau Latimer Tasesa Lavea James Lowe Leon MacDonald Sean Maitland Deacon Manu Hoani Matenga Luke McAlister Damian McKenzie Liam Messam Nehe Milner Skudder Joe Moody Waka Nathan George Nepia Charlie Ngatai Ryan Nicholas Glen Osborne Caleb Ralph Taine Randell Roger Randle Isaac Ross Eric Rush Buck Shelford Aaron Smith Johnny Smith Carlos Spencer Liam Squire Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi Codie Taylor Blade Thomson John Timu Paul Tito Quinn Tupaea Scott Waldrom Thomas Waldrom Joe Webber Brad Weber Piri WeepuSee also EditNew Zealand Maori rugby league team New Zealand Maori cricket teamReferences Edit a b c Uncovering the Maori mystery Archived 12 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine on BBC 5 June 2003 Rugby Maori told to throw match against Boks The New Zealand Herald 13 April 2010 Archived from the original on 29 February 2012 Retrieved 14 April 2010 Maori AllBlacks to tour United Kingdom allblacks com official site of the All Blacks allblacks com 30 August 2012 Archived from the original on 1 September 2012 Retrieved 29 September 2012 NZ Maori first class results 1910 May 2010 All Blacks Allblacks com 23 June 2010 Archived from the original on 14 November 2013 Retrieved 14 November 2013 Maori All Blacks squad named for two match Ireland series allblacks com Press release 13 June 2022 Retrieved 16 June 2022 Maori All Blacks bolster squad ahead of first match against Ireland allblacks com Press release 22 June 2022 Retrieved 22 June 2022 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maori All Blacks Official website nbsp Rugby Union Football History An Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maori All Blacks amp oldid 1179791642, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.