2012 Māori All Blacks tour of England
# 2012 Māori All Blacks tour of England

The 2012 New Zealand Māori rugby union tour of England was a series of three matches played by the Māori All Blacks (then known as the New Zealand Māori team) in England.

Despite playing three fixtures, only one would be against a test international nation (Canada); this was the second time the two teams met. The Māori team also faced English domestic team Leicester Tigers and a RFU Championship XV, a team consisting of players that compete in England's second-tier club tournament, RFU Championship.

## Fixtures

### Leicester Tigers

* 13 November 2012 19:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

| Leicester Tigers | 32–24 | Māori All Blacks |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Morris 17' c Thompstone 29' c Con: Ford (2/2) 18', 30' Pen: Ford (6/7) 2', 8', 12', 22', 43', 66' | Report | Try: Wilson 5' c Bateman 39' c Ngatai 63' c Con: Ripia (3/3) 6', 40', 64' Pen: Ripia (1/3) 33' |

* Welford Road, Leicester Attendance: 17,206 Referee: Andrew Small (England)

Leicester Tigers :

| FB | O | Mathew Tait |
| - | - | - |
| RW | N | Niall Morris |
| OC | M | Matt Smith | | 53' |
| IC | L | Anthony Allen |
| LW | K | Adam Thompstone | | 65' |
| FH | J | George Ford |
| SH | I | Patrick Phibbs | | 60' |
| N8 | G | Jordan Crane | | 73' |
| OF | H | Julian Salvi |
| BF | F | Ed Slater |
| RL | E | Graham Kitchener |
| LL | D | Louis Deacon (c) |
| TP | C | Fraser Balmain |
| HK | B | George Chuter | | 65' |
| LP | A | Boris Stankovich |
| Replacements: |||
| PR | P | Jonny Harris |
| HK | Q | Jimmy Stevens | | 65' |
| PR | R | Kieran Brookes |
| FL | S | Michael Noone |
| N8 | T | Richard Thorpe | | 73' |
| SH | U | Sam Harrison | | 60' |
| CE | V | Daniel Bowden | 57' to 67' | 53' |
| CE | W | Andy Forsyth | | 65' |
| Coach: |||
| Richard Cockerill ||||

Māori All Blacks :

| FB | 15 | Andre Taylor | 11' to 21' |
| - | - | - | - |
| RW | 14 | Kurt Baker |
| OC | 13 | Charlie Ngatai | | 65' |
| IC | 12 | Tim Bateman |
| LW | 11 | Kade Poki | | 64' |
| FH | 10 | Willie Ripia |
| SH | 9 | Frae Wilson | | 57' |
| N8 | 8 | Elliot Dixon | | 57' |
| OF | 7 | Tanerau Latimer (c) |
| BF | 6 | Shane Christie |
| RL | 5 | Jason Eaton |
| LL | 4 | Jarrad Hoeata | 62' to 72' | 72' |
| TP | 3 | Ben Afeaki | | 68' |
| HK | 2 | Hika Elliot | | 68' |
| LP | 1 | Ben May | | 57' |
| Replacements: |||
| HK | 16 | Quentin MacDonald | | 68' |
| PR | 17 | Jacob Ellison | | 57' |
| PR | 18 | Bronson Murray | | 68' |
| LK | 19 | Romana Graham | | 72' |
| FL | 20 | Nick Crosswell | | 57' |
| SH | 21 | Jamison Gibson-Park | | 57' |
| CE | 22 | Jackson Willison | | 65' |
| WG | 23 | Declan O'Donnell | | 64' |
| Coach: |||
| Jamie Joseph ||||

* Touch judges:
* Ian Tempest (England)
* Paul Dix (England)

Notes:

* The Tigers returned to using their traditional lettered-flocked jerseys for this non-test match. They last used this system when they hosted Australia in 2010.

### RFU Championship XV

* 17 November 2012 12:05 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

| RFU Championship XV | 21–52 | Māori All Blacks |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Mama 22' m Crane 78' c Con: Roberts (0/1) Sharp (1/1) 79' Pen: Roberts (3/5) 4', 11', 42' | Report | Try: O'Donnell 14' c Baker 28' c Elliot 33' c Renata 53' c Dixon 56' m Wilson 63' c Graham 72' c Willison 75' m Con: Ripia (5/7) 15', 29', 34', 64', 73' Renata (1/1) 54' |

* Castle Park, Doncaster Attendance: 4,956 Referee: David Rose (England)

RFU Championship XV :

| FB | 15 | Dante Mama |
| - | - | - |
| RW | 14 | Rhys Crane |
| OC | 13 | Tim Streather |
| IC | 12 | Charlie Hayter |
| LW | 11 | Josh Bassett |
| FH | 10 | Tristan Roberts | 69' |
| SH | 9 | Gavin Cattle (c) | 54' |
| N8 | 8 | Ben Pienaar |
| OF | 7 | Phil Burgess | 56' |
| BF | 6 | Jacob Rowan |
| RL | 5 | Nic Rouse |
| LL | 4 | Nathan Hannay | 49' |
| TP | 3 | Alan Paver | 49' |
| HK | 2 | Jon Vickers | 71' |
| LP | 1 | Mark Irish | 56' |
| Replacements: |||
| HK | 16 | Mark Stagg | 71' |
| PR | 17 | Tom Davies | 56' |
| PR | 18 | Oliver Tomaszczyk | 49' |
| LK | 19 | Calum Green | 49' |
| N8 | 20 | Row Burrows | 56' |
| SH | 21 | Luke Baldwin | 54' |
| FH | 22 | Jake Sharp | 69' |
| WG | 23 | Mark Atkinson |
| Coach: |||
| Mike Rayer ||||

Māori All Blacks :

| FB | 15 | Trent Renata |
| - | - | - |
| RW | 14 | Kurt Baker |
| OC | 13 | Jackson Willison |
| IC | 12 | Tim Bateman | 44' |
| LW | 11 | Declan O'Donnell |
| FH | 10 | Willie Ripia |
| SH | 9 | Jamison Gibson-Park | 61' |
| N8 | 8 | Elliot Dixon |
| OF | 7 | Tanerau Latimer (c) |
| BF | 6 | Nick Crosswell | 46' |
| RL | 5 | Romana Graham |
| LL | 4 | Jarrad Hoeata | 54' |
| TP | 3 | Ben Afeaki |
| HK | 2 | Hika Elliot | 54' |
| LP | 1 | Jacob Ellison | 46' |
| Replacements: |||
| HK | 16 | Quentin MacDonald | 54' |
| PR | 17 | Bronson Murray |
| PR | 18 | Ben May | 46' |
| LK | 19 | Jason Eaton | 54' |
| FL | 20 | Shane Christie | 46' |
| SH | 21 | Frae Wilson | 61' |
| CE | 22 | Charlie Ngatai | 44' |
| FB | 23 | Andre Taylor |
| Coach: |||
| Jamie Joseph ||||

* Touch judges:
* Steve Lee (England)
* Simon McConnell (England)
* Television match official:
* Trevor Fisher (England)

### Canada

* 23 November 2012 19:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

| Canada | 19–32 | Māori All Blacks |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Barkwill 70' c Con: Braid (1/1) 71' Pen: Pritchard (4/5) 24', 28', 39', 47' | Report | Try: Taylor 25' c Ngatai 79' c Con: Ripia (2/2) 26', 80' Pen: Ripia (6/7) 2', 11', 14', 32', 49', 57' |

* Oxford University Sports Centre, Oxford Referee: Martin Fox (England)

Canada :

| FB | 15 | James Pritchard | 63' |
| - | - | - | - |
| RW | 14 | Jeff Hassler |
| OC | 13 | Ciaran Hearn | 78' |
| IC | 12 | Phil Mackenzie |
| LW | 11 | Taylor Paris |
| FH | 10 | Connor Braid |
| SH | 9 | Phil Mack |
| N8 | 8 | Aaron Carpenter (c) |
| OF | 7 | Chauncey O'Toole | 58' |
| BF | 6 | Tyler Ardron |
| RL | 5 | Tyler Hotson | 58' |
| LL | 4 | Jebb Sinclair |
| TP | 3 | Andrew Tiedemann | 63' |
| HK | 2 | Ryan Hamilton | 43' |
| LP | 1 | Hubert Buydens |
| Replacements: |||
| PR | 16 | Jason Marshall |
| HK | 17 | Ray Barkwill | 43' |
| PR | 18 | Doug Wooldridge | 63' |
| LK | 19 | Brett Beukeboom | 58' |
| FL | 20 | John Moonlight | 58' |
| FB | 21 | Eric Wilson |
| FH | 22 | Nathan Hirayama | 63' |
| WG | 23 | Sean Duke | 78' |
| Coach: |||
| Kieran Crowley ||||

Māori All Blacks :

| FB | 15 | Trent Renata |
| - | - | - |
| RW | 14 | Kurt Baker |
| OC | 13 | Charlie Ngatai |
| IC | 12 | Tim Bateman | 52' to 62' |
| LW | 11 | Andre Taylor | | 70' |
| FH | 10 | Willie Ripia |
| SH | 9 | Frae Wilson | | 58' |
| N8 | 8 | Elliot Dixon | | 58' |
| OF | 7 | Tanerau Latimer (c) |
| BF | 6 | Shane Christie |
| RL | 5 | Romana Graham | 6' to 16' |
| LL | 4 | Jason Eaton | | 49' |
| TP | 3 | Ben May | | 58' |
| HK | 2 | Quentin MacDonald | | 49' |
| LP | 1 | Bronson Murray | | 40' |
| Replacements: |||
| HK | 16 | Hika Elliot | | 49' |
| PR | 17 | Jacob Ellison | | 58' |
| PR | 18 | Ben Afeaki | | 40' |
| LK | 19 | Jarrad Hoeata | | 49' |
| FL | 20 | Nick Crosswell | | 58' |
| SH | 21 | Jamison Gibson-Park | | 58' |
| CE | 22 | Jackson Willison | | 70' |
| WG | 23 | Declan O'Donnell |
| Coach: |||
| Jamie Joseph ||||

* Touch judges:
* Ross Campbell (England)
* Roger Baileff (England)

Notes:

* This was not considered a Test Match and is part of the new scheme the IRB introduced to increase the competitiveness in tier 2 teams ahead of the next World Cup.
* At the 21st minute, referee Martin Fox pulled a hamstring, prompting assistant referee Ross Campbell to take over as the official.

## Squad

It was announced that Highlanders head coach Jamie Joseph, would coach the side for the 2012 tour, after leading the Māori's to success over England in 2010.

Joseph named his 26-man squad on 29 October 2012.

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-IRB nationality.

| Player | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Club/province | Iwi |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Hika Elliot | Hooker | (1986-01-22)22 January 1986 (aged 26) | Hawke's Bay | Ngāti Awa |
| Quentin MacDonald | Hooker | (1988-09-25)25 September 1988 (aged 24) | Tasman | Rangitāne |
| Ben Afeaki | Prop | (1988-01-12)12 January 1988 (aged 24) | North Harbour | Ngāti Awa |
| Jacob Ellison | Prop | (1985-02-25)25 February 1985 (aged 27) | Otago | Ngāti Porou |
| Ben May | Prop | (1982-10-13)13 October 1982 (aged 30) | Waikato | Ngāti Maniapoto |
| Bronson Murray | Prop | (1982-11-06)6 November 1982 (aged 30) | Bay of Plenty | Ngāpuhi |
| Jason Eaton | Lock | (1982-08-21)21 August 1982 (aged 30) | Taranaki | Ngāti Apa |
| Ross Filipo | Lock | (1979-04-14)14 April 1979 (aged 33) | Wellington | Muaūpoko |
| Romana Graham | Lock | (1986-05-29)29 May 1986 (aged 26) | Waikato | Ngāti Awa |
| Jarrad Hoeata | Lock | (1983-12-12)12 December 1983 (aged 28) | Taranaki | Ngāti Kahungunu |
| Shane Christie | Flanker | (1985-09-23)23 September 1985 (aged 27) | Tasman | Ngāti Kurī |
| Nick Crosswell | Flanker | (1986-04-03)3 April 1986 (aged 26) | Manawatu | Ngāti Porou |
| Tanerau Latimer (c) | Flanker | (1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 26) | Bay of Plenty | Te Arawa |
| Karl Lowe | Flanker | (1984-09-17)17 September 1984 (aged 28) | Hawke's Bay | Ngāti Kahungunu |
| Elliot Dixon | Number 8 | (1989-09-04)4 September 1989 (aged 23) | Southland | Ngāpuhi |
| Jamison Gibson-Park | Scrum-half | (1992-02-23)23 February 1992 (aged 20) | Taranaki | Ngāti Porou / Ngāi Tai |
| Frae Wilson | Scrum-half | (1989-02-09)9 February 1989 (aged 23) | Wellington | Ngati Rangi / Te Āti Awa |
| Willie Ripia | Fly-half | (1985-08-20)20 August 1985 (aged 27) | Bay of Plenty | Ngāi Tūhoe |
| Tim Bateman | Centre | (1987-06-03)3 June 1987 (aged 25) | Wellington | Ngāi Tahu |
| Charlie Ngatai | Centre | (1990-08-17)17 August 1990 (aged 22) | Wellington | Ngāti Porou / Te Whanau-a-Apanui |
| Jackson Willison | Centre | (1988-09-05)5 September 1988 (aged 24) | Waikato | Ngāti Mahuta |
| Declan O'Donnell | Wing | (1990-11-28)28 November 1990 (aged 21) | Waikato | Ngāti Tūwharetoa / Ngāti Porou |
| Kade Poki | Wing | (1988-01-17)17 January 1988 (aged 24) | Southland | Te Āti Awa |
| Kurt Baker | Fullback | (1988-10-07)7 October 1988 (aged 24) | Taranaki | Ngāpuhi |
| Trent Renata | Fullback | (1988-05-13)13 May 1988 (aged 24) | Waikato | Ngāti Maru |
| Andre Taylor | Fullback | (1988-01-11)11 January 1988 (aged 24) | Taranaki | Ngāti Tuwharetoa / Ngāti Kahungunu |

### Player statistics

Key

* Con: Conversions
* Pen: Penalties
* DG: Drop goals
* Pts: Points

| Name | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Cards | Cards |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Name | Played | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Pts | | |
| Willie Ripia | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Ngatai | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Frae Wilson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Renata | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Baker | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bateman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Elliot Dixon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Hika Elliot | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Romana Graham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | R |
| Jackson Willison | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Declan O'Donnell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Taylor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Afeaki | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Christie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Crosswell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Eaton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Ellison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamison Gibson-Park | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrad Hoeata | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tanerau Latimer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quentin MacDonald | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben May | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronson Murray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kade Poki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Filipo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
