2020 Māori All Blacks
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The NZ European choice of forwards is good enough; 9 and 10, too. I assume some of the first five-eighths can play at fullback. Plummer can play at 12.
But the struggle is real for the positions 11, 13 and 14.
Obviously, I may have missed a few.Players named in random order per position:
1 Coxon - Cobb - Mackintosh - de Groot
2 Coltman - Riccitelli - McAlister - Slater
3 O'Neill - Iosefa-Scott - Jager - Thwaites
4 Strange - Scrafton - Goodhue - Romano
5 Dickson - M Brown - Pierce - B Evans
6 Robinson - Thomson - Sanders
7 D Hunt - L Boshier - M Jacobson - Gibson - T Christie
8 Flanders - G Evans - L Jacobson - Matich
9 Drummond - Christie - Roe - Hammington
10 M Hunt - Gatland - Plummer - Burke - S Hickey - Cameron
11 Gregory
12 D McLeod
13 Collins
14 Goosen
15 McKayI've assumed D Havili isn't available; if he was, he'd be in the Moana Pasifika squad.
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@Stargazer said in 2020 Māori All Blacks:
The Māori All Blacks squad is (with Province, Super Rugby Club, and Iwi):
*asterisk denotes new caps
Props
Josh Hohneck, Otago, Ngāti Manuhiri/Ngāti Whātua
Pouri Rakete-Stones, Hawkes Bay/Hurricanes, Ngāpuhi
Marcel Renata, Auckland/Blues, Ngāti Whānaunga/Ngāi Takoto
*Tamaiti Williams, Canterbury, NgāpuhiHookers
Ash Dixon (c), Hawkes Bay/Highlanders, Ngāti Tahinga
*Kurt Eklund, Bay of Plenty/Blues, NgāpuhiLocks
*Manaaki Selby-Rickit, Southland/Highlanders, Ngāti Raukawa
Isaia Walker-Leawere, Hawkes Bay/Hurricanes, Ngāti PorouLoose Forwards
Billy Harmon, Canterbury/Crusaders, Ngāi Tahu
Reed Prinsep, Canterbury/Hurricanes, Te Rārawa
Liam Messam, Waikato, Ngāi Tuhoe
Whetukamokamo Douglas, Canterbury/Crusaders, Ngāti Porou/Ngāti Whakaue
*Ethan Roots, North Harbour/Crusaders, Ngāti KahungunuHalf Backs
Bryn Hall, North Harbour/Crusaders, Ngāti Ranginui
Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, Bay of Plenty/Chiefs, Ngāti PikiaoFirst five-eighths
Otere Black, Bay of Plenty/Blues, Ngāi Tuhoe/Te Whānau ā Apanui/Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Fletcher Smith, Waikato/Hurricanes, Ngāti KahungunuMidfield
*Billy Proctor, Wellington/Hurricanes, Ngai Te Rangi/Ngāpuhi
*Rameka Poihipi, Canterbury, Ngāti Whakaue
*Quinn Tupaea, Waikato/Chiefs, Waikato/TainuiOutside Backs
Sean Wainui, Taranaki/Chiefs, Ngāi Tuhoe/Te Āitanga a Māhaki/Ngā Arikikaiputahi/Ngāti Porou
Shaun Stevenson, North Harbour/Chiefs, Ngāpuhi
Jonah Lowe, Hawkes Bay/Hurricanes, Ngāti Pikiao
*Kaleb Trask, Bay of Plenty/Chiefs, NgāpuhiThat’s a better squad than I was expecting.
Given all the loosies are on the smaller size, they would need to add another lock for the bench.
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@ACT-Crusader said in 2020 Māori All Blacks:
@Stargazer said in 2020 Māori All Blacks:
The Māori All Blacks squad is (with Province, Super Rugby Club, and Iwi):
*asterisk denotes new caps
Props
Josh Hohneck, Otago, Ngāti Manuhiri/Ngāti Whātua
Pouri Rakete-Stones, Hawkes Bay/Hurricanes, Ngāpuhi
Marcel Renata, Auckland/Blues, Ngāti Whānaunga/Ngāi Takoto
*Tamaiti Williams, Canterbury, NgāpuhiHookers
Ash Dixon (c), Hawkes Bay/Highlanders, Ngāti Tahinga
*Kurt Eklund, Bay of Plenty/Blues, NgāpuhiLocks
*Manaaki Selby-Rickit, Southland/Highlanders, Ngāti Raukawa
Isaia Walker-Leawere, Hawkes Bay/Hurricanes, Ngāti PorouLoose Forwards
Billy Harmon, Canterbury/Crusaders, Ngāi Tahu
Reed Prinsep, Canterbury/Hurricanes, Te Rārawa
Liam Messam, Waikato, Ngāi Tuhoe
Whetukamokamo Douglas, Canterbury/Crusaders, Ngāti Porou/Ngāti Whakaue
*Ethan Roots, North Harbour/Crusaders, Ngāti KahungunuHalf Backs
Bryn Hall, North Harbour/Crusaders, Ngāti Ranginui
Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, Bay of Plenty/Chiefs, Ngāti PikiaoFirst five-eighths
Otere Black, Bay of Plenty/Blues, Ngāi Tuhoe/Te Whānau ā Apanui/Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Fletcher Smith, Waikato/Hurricanes, Ngāti KahungunuMidfield
*Billy Proctor, Wellington/Hurricanes, Ngai Te Rangi/Ngāpuhi
*Rameka Poihipi, Canterbury, Ngāti Whakaue
*Quinn Tupaea, Waikato/Chiefs, Waikato/TainuiOutside Backs
Sean Wainui, Taranaki/Chiefs, Ngāi Tuhoe/Te Āitanga a Māhaki/Ngā Arikikaiputahi/Ngāti Porou
Shaun Stevenson, North Harbour/Chiefs, Ngāpuhi
Jonah Lowe, Hawkes Bay/Hurricanes, Ngāti Pikiao
*Kaleb Trask, Bay of Plenty/Chiefs, NgāpuhiThat’s a better squad than I was expecting.
Given all the loosies are on the smaller size, they would need to add another lock for the bench.
Yup, Prinsep is the tallest loosie with 1.92m.
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@kiwiinmelb said in 2020 Māori All Blacks:
@Yeetyaah said in 2020 Māori All Blacks:
@kiwiinmelb no. Imagine saying all Pākeha are eligible for selection for the English team? It's a completely different country and the languages do have differences.
So does a Cook Islands Maori have Maori whakapapa ?
Genuine question because I don’t know , not saying you are wrong by the way.
My understanding is he must have that plus be a representative of New Zealand rugby union and have Maori whakapapa .
Very different to English selection
No, at least not in the same sense as a New Zealand Maori. i.e. a NZ Maori whakapapa traces back to an original NZ Maori ancestor / ancestors. A Cook Island Maori would not
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Suprised no Kara pryer as I think he been playing really well
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Seen nothing in billy proctor,rather wainui in midfield over him and Joe Webber been in great form for Waikato so did think he would make it but more or less squad I expected
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@family-man Joe Webber will play at the Ignite 7s tournament (same weekend). That's also why other players (such as Kurt Baker, Regan Ware, Caleb Makene) aren't available. Agree about Proctor.
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@Tim said in 2020 Māori All Blacks:
@bobily2 said in 2020 Māori All Blacks:
Pretty sure Roots has covered lock for the Crusaders
Yeah, he's played there for them.
I may be wrong but I can’t recall Roots ever playing/covering lock for us. He’d be no bigger than 6’2
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@ACT-Crusader Definitely in pre-season. Didn't realise he was that short though. Doesn't look it.
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@Tim said in 2020 Māori All Blacks:
@ACT-Crusader Definitely in pre-season. Didn't realise he was that short though. Doesn't look it.
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@ACT-Crusader All I could find was this year's preseason game against the Hurricanes. He played in the 4 jersey in that game.
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