The Māori All Blacks' tour to the Americas

[Nepia]

@higgins Sumo is doing decent Laban, well at least for Black, he went through all his iwi.

It’s weird that Sky couldn’t find at least one Maori to be part of this commentary team.

[Stargazer]

@nepia KT is in Raratonga, I think, for a 7s tournament. I assume he'd be commentating if available.

[Higgins]

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

@higgins Sumo is doing decent Laban, well at least for Black, he went through all his iwi.

It’s weird that Sky couldn’t find at least one Maori to be part of this commentary team.

Thanks, once I found it was Sumo on the mic I immediately muted the sound.

[Stargazer]

Eves warned for backchat?

[Stargazer]

Uh, Yellow for Dixon?

[Nepia]

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

Eves warned for backchat?

idiot.

[Stargazer]

Is this ref a bit pedantic?

[Higgins]

An honest question so please don't take it the wrong way but is the Maori team open to just those born in NZ or all Maori born anywhere in the world?

[Nepia]

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

whats up with the red band on the sleeves, assume its something to do with this match up given the US has them too?

If the USA is just a coincidence then maybe it’s to differentiate from the AB jerseys? They usually do something a bit different. All the supporters gear has red in it this year.

[Stargazer]

@higgins I always assumed it's only open to players in NZ. Isn't that the general NZR policy? Never have seen that confirmed, though.

Edit: read the question wrong. Don't think it matters where they are born.

[Nepia]

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

An honest question so please don't take it the wrong way but is the Maori team open to just those born in NZ or all Maori born anywhere in the world?

Born anywhere as long as they’re playing in NZ. Abel is a bit dicey, especially if he winds up playing for an Oz team in Super rugby.

[Stargazer]

Never past the horizontal. If he's penalised, that's bs. Great tackle.

[Higgins]

Perfectly good tackle, nothing illegal whatsoever about it.

[KiwiMurph]

Dumb from Parkinson. He needs to cut the dumb shit out of his game.

USA comms are calling for a red card.

[Stargazer]

Ridiculous. But these are American appointed refs, not WR appointed refs, aren't they?

[Nepia]

Maori getting an early start on the league.

[Stargazer]

Jonah Lowe channeling his brother.

[taniwharugby]

You lift a man off his feet, you put your time on the park in the hands of the ref.

[Steven Harris]

So if you hit a player in a legitimate tackle and drive him back on to his back it’s now a dangerous tackle based on what we have just seen...go figure...!

[Stargazer]

@steven-harris Had to give the USA an opportunity to score, somehow.