Maori Tour

[KiwiMurph]

Harbour instagram saying Stevenson made the squad. I'm guessing he is the extra outside back.

[Nepia]

@kiwimurph said in Maori Tour:

Harbour instagram saying Stevenson made the squad. I'm guessing he is the extra outside back.

How did he not make it first selection round? (Did they not know he was Maori?)

[Higgins]

Probably not as that would appear to be a reason why Ambrose Curtis was selected ahead on him when the squad was named.

[Tim]

@kiwimurph Good to hear. One of the classiest young players in NZ.

[gt12]

Now they’ve got the start of a reasonable back three.

[Nepia]

@gt12 said in Maori Tour:

Now they’ve got the start of a reasonable back three.

Hopefully they name another back 3 player instead of another fatty to make it an actual reasonable back 3.

[gt12]

@nepia

I’m hoping to see Ngatai play at 15, and hopefully look awesome, so that @Tim will come around

[Stockcar86]

Are they waiting to see how Renata plays tonight?

[Stargazer]

Okay, here's a screenshot from the team. I do know most of the names, but can't combine them all with faces. From back to front and left to right (players only):

1 Marcel Renata, 2. Sean Wainui, 3. Ambrose Curtis, 4. Akira Ioane, 5. ?, 6. Keepa Mewett, 7. Jordan Manihera, 8. ?, 9. Shaun Stevenson, 10. Dan Pryor;
11 Jackson Garden-Bachop, 12. Jonathan Ruru, 13. Sam Henwood, 14. Ross Wright;
15 Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, 16. Liam Polwart, 17. Teihorangi Walden, 18. Rob Thompson, 19. ?, 20. Brad Weber;
21 Tom Franklin, 22. Chris Eves, 23. Jarrad Hoeata, 24. Ash Dixon, 25. Tim Bateman, 26. Ihaia West, 27 . Charlie Ngatai

Have I got the names right? No. 5, is that Jackson Hemopo? And no. 8, is that Tyrel Lomax?
No. 19 looks familiar, but with the best will of the world, I can't remeber his name. Should be one of the two extras (the other one being Shaun Stevenson).

[Daffy Jaffy]

@stargazer I think that 19. is Lomax and 8. is the Hawkes bay prop Rakete-Stones who was training with the squad pre tour.

[Bovidae]

Is Lomax fit to tour?

[Daffy Jaffy]

@stargazer I was wrong - the last player added was Sean Paranihi the Manawatu Prop not Rakete-Stones.

[Stargazer]

@daffy-jaffy As a Hawke's Bay supporter I knew no. 8 in the photo wasn't Rakete-Stones, who looks much younger. No. 19 in the photo is indeed Sean Paranihi (I had to check on google images).

[Stargazer]

http://www.allblacks.com/News/31698/two-players-added-to-maori-all-blacks-squad

[Bovidae]

The team to play Canada has been named. Ngatai at fullback. McMillan says they have selected the most experienced team.

http://www.allblacks.com/News/31714/new-look-maori-all-black-team-named-to-take-on-canada

[Stargazer]

[taniwharugby]

be good if they can get Renata to improve his scrummaging, cos has a great workrate around the park and on d.

[Wurzel]

The wrong Sean/Shaun is starting on the right wing

[Stargazer]

@wurzel Is there a right Sean for any backline position in this team?

[Nepia]

@bovidae Well, that's bollocks, how is Wainui more experienced than Stevenson? Stevenson would probably have played at least double the amount of games as Wainui. Has Curtis played any?