The Māori All Blacks' tour to the Americas

[Bovidae]

It shows the lack of depth at prop in the Maori team if Eves and May continue to be starters.

[Nepia]

@bovidae said in The Māori All Blacks' tour to the Americas:

It shows the lack of depth at prop in the Maori team if Eves and May continue to be starters.

There's not great depth, but there's a few young guys coming through (and Moody and Lomax are with the ABs and Hames is out concussed). Anyway halfback is the Maori position of depth - almost equivalent to the Highlanders and loose forwards.

[Bovidae]

@nepia Nope on Ware.

Travelling as a replacement for the USA leg only, is Canterbury wing Caleb Makene, of Ngapuhi descent.

Makene got injured didn't he?

[Stargazer]

@nepia No, Regan Ware wasn't named in the original squad. I suspect he has taken the place of Caleb Makene, who was named in the squad only for this specific game, because of NMS being in Japan. IIRC, Makene got injured in the M10 Cup Final.

I'm sure that Flo Rugby has the rights for all three Rugby Weekend games, as it it's advertised as such on the USA Rugby twitter page. See also this from the media release in which the USA touring squad is announced:

USA opens their schedule at home on Nov. 3 against the Maori All Blacks as part of The Rugby Weekend's triple-header at Chicago's Soldier Field. The event will also include the return of the Women's National Team against the New Zealand Black Ferns, with Ireland and Italy competing against one another as well. Tickets are available at therugbyweekend.com with the match streamed LIVE on FloRugby.

Was it possible to sign up for only this weekend's games?

[Nepia]

@bovidae said in The Māori All Blacks' tour to the Americas:

@nepia Nope on Ware.

Travelling as a replacement for the USA leg only, is Canterbury wing Caleb Makene, of Ngapuhi descent.

Makene got injured didn't he?

Not sure about Makene. I would have thought Bailyn Sullivan would have got the nod over Ware - unless he's not Maori.

@Stargazer I did a search of their games and couldn't find it, I'll have another look today.

[KiwiMurph]

I actually thought Ware looked sharp on the wing for Taranaki this year. Back 3 looks good.

[Bovidae]

@nepia Could have used O'Donnell again. Wainui is injured and he would have been in the mix otherwise.

Ware has BOP connections.

[Stargazer]

From the media release:

The squad includes Sam Nock and Isaac Salmon who were added to the squad last week, and sevens sensation Regan Ware, has been named to start on the wing, after he was called into the squad as an injury replacement. 
 “Regan’s opportunity comes unfortunately through an injury to Caleb Makene who was injured in the Final. Regan trained with us at our camp in Tauranga and made a really good impression and fortunately, the All Blacks Sevens accommodated our request to have him released.  He was another player who really showed his ability during Mitre 10 Cup with Taranaki.”

[Tim]

@bovidae That whole frontrow are worse than their replacements.

[Stargazer]

@tim LOL

[dK]

@stargazer said in The Māori All Blacks' tour to the Americas:

@nepia said in The Māori All Blacks' tour to the Americas:

Anyone heard if the US match will be streamed on the AB site?

Not on the ABs tv site, apparently.

I don't know how this works (whether you can join for just the Rugby Weekend games, or whether you have to take a monthly subscription), but you could check this out:

The Rugby Weekend - Videos - FloRugby

Watch videos for the The Rugby Weekend rugby event on FloRugby.com. Join now!

This is where you'd have to join:

Nov 3, 2018  /  12:01:55

Stream 2018 The Rugby Weekend - FloRugby

Watch replays and highlights from 2018 The Rugby Weekend on FloRugby. Watch on your computer, on the FloSports Mobile App, your Smart TV, Roku or FireStick.

Won't work in NZ, but should work anywhere else.

All Blacks TV is now advertising the MAB's v Chile game

[Stargazer]

@nepia said in The Māori All Blacks' tour to the Americas:

@Stargazer I did a search of their games and couldn't find it, I'll have another look today.

I just looked at it again; it's listed on 3 November as "The Rugby Weekend".

Also noticed that it's US$29.99 for the whole month. Then you have to cancel it before it renews for the next month.

[Stargazer]

@dk That's what it said from the start. The problem is that it's not listing Maori All Blacks v USA and Maori All Blacks v Brazil.

[cgrant]

@tim said in The Māori All Blacks' tour to the Americas:

@bovidae That whole frontrow are worse than their replacements.

Agree. But they have some experience between them.
Promising locks behind them to compensate their lack of physicality.

[Stargazer]

Article about challenges that the American coach faced in preparing his team for this game.

Nov 1, 2018  /  Sport

Gary Gold's US Eagles face stiff challenge against Māori All Blacks

The Americans are on the up but they will be without key players in game three of the Rugby Weekend in Chicago

[Stockcar86]

Nice Star Trek cosplay on the pre-game show

[Stargazer]

Can't say I know many of the American players, apart from Lamborn and some of the veterans.

[Stargazer]

Easy first try for Ware.

[Higgins]

Where is Ken Laban when we need him? Not only would we get a thoroughly researched school connections rundown of all players but he would also have the players tribal affiliations in great depth.

[KiwiMurph]

Ben May is really past it.