2019 Māori All Blacks
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Maori All Blacks to play Fiji in two-match series:
The Flying Fijians will have first home-advantage when the Maori All Blacks – assembling for the first time since their Americas end of year tour last year – head to Suva, Fiji, for their season opening match on Saturday 13 July. Both teams head to Rotorua, New Zealand where one team will look to even the ledger as the two teams face off again at Rotorua International Stadium on Saturday 20 July.Under 20 Curtain raiser A Fijian Under-20 side and a New Zealand Maori Under-20 side will be the curtain raiser. Both teams arrive in the city one week prior to the match and Councillor Charles Sturt, who leads the Rotorua Lakes Council sport and recreation portfolio, says there will be a number of different Maori and Pacifica events leading up to the match.http://www.allblacks.com/News/34125/maori-all-blacks-to-play-fiji-in-two-match-series
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Looking at the 2018 squad there will need to be a few new faces.
Ash Dixon
Robbie Abel (Liam Polwart)
Ross Wright??
Marcel Renata
Ben May
Chris Eves
Tyrell Lomax --> possibly ABs
Pari Pari Parkinson
Isaia Walker-Leawere
Jackson Hemopo --> ABs (Tom Franklin)
Hoani Matenga??
Billy Harmon??
Mitchell Karpik (if fit)
Reed Prinsep
Akira Ioane --> ABs (Whetu Douglas)Also have Elliot Dixon and Jesse Parete available.
Brad Weber --> ABs (replaced by Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi)
Bryn Hall
Jonathan Ruru
Josh Ioane --> ABs (MMac
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Otere Black
Matt Proctor
Rob Thompson
Teihorangi Walden
Jonah Lowe
Regan Ware
Matthew Lansdown
Nehe Milner-Skudder?? (Sean Wainui)
Shaun StevensonNot sure about Nock and if Perofeta is fit again.
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I've written a blog post about the upcoming Māori All Blacks games against Fiji.
If you can't find a player in my picks, please, check first in the paragraph "CAPPED PLAYERS (2012-2018), WHO ARE (PROBABLY) NOT/NO LONGER AVAILABLE".
Obviously, I don't have the latest injury updates, but I've tried my best to find all the info. I've also assumed that players who didn't play rugby in NZ during the first half of the 2019 season, are probably not eligible (Abel, Manihera).
I may also not always be certain about whether a player is Māori (I don't think Perofeta is though).
We'll hopefully find out tomorrow night whether my picks are close to the actual team being named.
Blog post:
https://www.thesilverfern.com/post/340652-maori-all-blacks-to-play-fiji -
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@Nepia I really don't understand what people have against Prinsep. He may not be the best loosie around, but he's also not as bad as people seem to suggest. Not a race horse, but still a useful work horse. I'd only select HB-C if there are many players unavailable; he's hardly played SR and instead played some club rugby in Taranaki.
I could copy and paste the player list, but then you take it out of context. It's included in a blog post for a reason and if I just paste the list here, nobody will look at the blog post anymore (which includes info about availability (or not) of a lot of other players).
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@Stargazer Liam Polwart has played for the Maori previously (2017) so I would expect him to be selected if he is over his concussion symptoms.
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I refer to what I said in a previous post.
@Stargazer said in 2019 Māori All Blacks:
If you can't find a player in my picks, please, check first in the paragraph "CAPPED PLAYERS (2012-2018), WHO ARE (PROBABLY) NOT/NO LONGER AVAILABLE".
Obviously, I don't have the latest injury updates, but I've tried my best to find all the info. I've also assumed that players who didn't play rugby in NZ during the first half of the 2019 season, are probably not eligible (Abel, Manihera).
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@Stargazer said in 2019 Māori All Blacks:
I refer to what I said in a previous post.
I read that. Polwart's concussion is a recent problem as he didn't play after the Blues game in Auckland (mid-May).
The reserve Maori hooker hardly plays any minutes behind Dixon anyway.
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@Bovidae If he's still concussed, he won't play. It's that simple. Number of minutes to be played is irrelevant.
I couldn't find any info that suggests he has recovered from that concussion (like playing club rugby last weekend). Obviously, if he's named tomorrow, he will be. -
@Stargazer I don't see what you and obviously Plumtree see and not sure how he burgled a super contract.
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Māori All Blacks squad
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Hookers:
Ash Dixon (Ngati Tahinga) Hawke's Bay / Highlanders
Nathan Harris (Ngati Apakura /Tainui) Waikato / ChiefsProps:
Tyrel Lomax (Ngai Tuhoe/Muaupoko) Ta$man / Highlanders
Ben May (Ngati Maniapoto) Hawke's Bay / Hurricanes
Marcel Renata (Ngati Whanaunga/Ngai Takoto) Auckland/ Blues
Ross Wright (Ngati Whatua/Ngati Porou) Northland / BluesLocks:
Tom Franklin (Ngati Maniapoto) Otago / Highlanders
Pari Pari Parkinson (Te Whanau a Apanui) Ta$man / Highlanders
Isaia Walker-Leawere (Ngati Porou) Hawkes Bay / HurricanesLoose Forwards
Whetukamokamo Douglas (Ngati Porou/Ngati Whakaue) Canterbury / Crusaders
Elliot Dixon (Ngapuhi) Southland/ Highlanders
Akira Ioane (Ngapuhi/Te Whanau a Apanui) Auckland / Blues
Mitchell Karpik (Rongomaiwahine/Ngati Kahungunu) Bay of Plenty / Chiefs
Reed Prinsep (Te Rarawa) Canterbury / HurricanesBacks
Halfbacks:
Bryn Hall (Ngati Ranginui) North Harbour / Crusaders
Jonathan Ruru (Ngati Kahungunu/Rongomaiwahine) Auckland / Blues
Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi (Ngati Pikiao) Taranaki / ChiefsFirst five-eighths:
Otere Black (Ngai Tuhoe/Te Whanau a Apanui/Ngati Tuwharetoa) Manawatu / Blues
Jackson Garden-Bachop (Ngati Awa) Wellington / Hurricanes
Fletcher Smith (Ngati Kahungunu) Waikato / HurricanesMidfielders
Alex Nankivell (Ngapuhi) Ta$man / Chiefs
Rob Thompson (Ngati Kahungunu / Nga Rauru) Manawatu / Highlanders
Teihorangi Walden (Te Atiawa) Taranaki / HighlandersOutside backs:
Jordan Hyland (Ngai Tahu) Northland / Highlanders
Shaun Stevenson (Ngapuhi) North Harbour / Chiefs
Sean Wainui (Ngai Tuhoe/Ngati Porou) Taranaki / Chiefs“We have named 26 players today, with one more, likely to be a prop, to be added before we travel next week. “We’re excited to name four new caps in Nathan Harris, Alex Nankivell, Fletcher Smith and Jordan Hyland. “With six players (Harris, Lomax, Dixon, Ioane, Hall and Tahuriorangi) in our mix with All Blacks experience, we can take a very solid squad to Suva and then on to Rotorua.https://www.allblacks.com/News/34357/maori-all-blacks-squad-named-for-two-match-series-against-fiji
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Not a bad team really although surprised to see Hyland over Lowe and surprised to even see Garden-Bachop there. Everyone complains about MMac but he's had better games at Super level than JGB has ever had.
There's some good loosies in there and Prinseep.
Also, I guess Aussie Jack is only Cook Island Maori and not NZ Maori - or is going back to Oz.
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@Nepia guess Hyland got there by virtue of more productive minutes on the park....
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@Nepia said in 2019 Māori All Blacks:
Not a bad team really although surprised to see Hyland over Lowe and surprised to even see Garden-Bachop there. Everyone complains about MMac but he's had better games at Super level than JGB has ever had.
There's some good loosies in there and Prinseep.
Also, I guess Aussie Jack is only Cook Island Maori and not NZ Maori - or is going back to Oz.
From the way he looked on the Canes bench after half time on Saturday, I wonder whether Lowe is injured again?
Agree about MMac being better than JGB has ever been. Heaps better, I'd say.
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