The Māori All Blacks' tour to the Americas
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You lift a man off his feet, you put your time on the park in the hands of the ref.
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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...!
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@steven-harris Had to give the USA an opportunity to score, somehow.
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dont you need to be able to trace/prove your Whakapapa?
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Rayan Matyas actually looks to be a really good player..!
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@taniwharugby said in The Māori All Blacks' tour to the Americas:
You lift a man off his feet, you put your time on the park in the hands of the ref.
This. You have to be smart. That was not smart.
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@taniwharugby said in The Māori All Blacks' tour to the Americas:
dont you need to be able to trace/prove your Whakapapa?
Yep, but it’s a NZ team so you need to be an NZ player - e.g. Quade can’t as he’s an Oz contracted player.
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@nepia well that kinda goes without saying...Ranger was unable to prove his Whakapapa so could not be selected for the Maori years back.
Abel has the lineage, played for Auckland, so qualifies?
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@taniwharugby said in The Māori All Blacks' tour to the Americas:
@nepia well that kinda goes without saying...Ranger was unable to prove his Whakapapa so could not be selected for the Maori years back.
Abel has the lineage, played for Auckland, so qualifies?
Yeah, wasn’t suggesting he doesn’t qualify right now. Just that he could return to Oz and pick up a Super contract (for injury etc).
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@stargazer was that his dad that played for Ngati Porou East Coast back in the day..?
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@steven-harris Don't know, but makes sense, since he is from Gisborne.
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@steven-harris said in The Māori All Blacks' tour to the Americas:
@stargazer was that his dad that played for Ngati Porou East Coast back in the day..?
Yep.
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I reckon it would have been a much better game if Italy had played the USA and the Maori had played Ireland.
