2013 Māori All Blacks tour of North America
2013 M��ori All Blacks tour of North America | |
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Date | 3 – 9 November |
Coach(es) | Colin Cooper |
Tour captain(s) | Tim Bateman |
Top point scorer(s) | Robbie Robinson (18) |
Top try scorer(s) | Jamison Gibson-Park (3) |
Tour chronology | |
Previous tour | 2012 |
Next tour | 2014 |
On 23 May 2013, it was announced by the New Zealand Rugby Union that following a successful tour in 2012, the Māori All Blacks will tour North America to take on Canada and the United States.[1] The fixtures would not be the first time the national sides have met the invitational side, as the teams participated in the now defunct Churchill Cup, and the Māoris faced Canada during their 2012 tour where the Māoris were victorious 32-19. The head coach for the tour was announced as Taranaki's head coach Colin Cooper.[2] He was assisted by Crusaders assistant coach Tabai Matson, and former All Black Carl Hoeft as the scrummage coach.
Fixtures[]
Canada[]
Canada | 15–40 | Māori All Blacks |
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Try: Hassler 5' m Carpenter 59' c Con: Underwood (1/2) 60' Pen: Underwood (1/2) 55' |
Report[3] | Try: Guildford 14' m Gibson-Park (2) 30' c, 50' c Robinson 35' c Proctor 69' c Barrett 75' c Con: Taylor (2/3) 31', 37' Robinson (2/2) 51', 70' West (1/1) 76' Pen: Taylor (0/1) |
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United States[]
United States | 19–29 | Māori All Blacks |
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Try: Dolan 71' c Con: (1/1) 73' Pen: (4/4) 14', 26', 38', 63' |
Try: Gibson-Park 5' c Bateman (2) 43' c, 55' m Katene 78' c Con: Robinson (3/4) 6', 44', 79' Pen: Robinson (1/1) 69' |
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Squad[]
New Zealand Māori 29-man squad for the 2013 North America November Tour, facing Canada (3 November) and United States (9 November).[5]
- Head Coach – Colin Cooper
Note: Bold denotes players that have represented the Māori All Blacks in previous tours.
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-IRB nationality.
Squad notes[]
Tim Bateman took captaincy from Tanerau Latimer, who has made himself unavailable to have surgery on a long-standing arm injury. Several players were not considered due to injury including Ross Filipo and Bronson Murray. Ash Dixon replaced Corey Flynn after being ruled out of the tour through injury. Hika Elliot and Piri Weepu sustained injuries during the North American Tour and were replaced by Quentin MacDonald and Chris Smylie.[6]
Player statistics[]
Key
- Con: Conversions
- Pen: Penalties
- DG: Drop goals
- Pts: Points
Name | Overall | Cards | ||||||
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Played | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Pts | |||
Robbie Robinson | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
Jamison Gibson-Park | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Bateman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Barrett | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Zac Guildford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Proctor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Luke Katene | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Andre Taylor | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Ihaia West | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Afeaki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kurt Baker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Luke Braid | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shane Christie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ash Dixon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Elliot Dixon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Eves | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jarrad Hoeata | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kane Hames | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Charlie Ngatai | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blade Thomson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Wheeler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hika Elliot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Royal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Liam Squire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jackson Willison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Corey Flynn | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – |
Piri Weepu | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – |
References[]
- ^ "Maori All Blacks to play Canada and USA". All Blacks. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Colin Cooper appointed Head Coach of Maori All Blacks". All Blacks. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Rugby Canada (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdeskpro.com)". www.rugbycanada.ca. Retrieved 14 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Maori All Blacks to play Canada and USA". AllBlacks.com. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ "Maori All Blacks squad for North America Tour named". All Blacks. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Weepu and Elliot ruled out of North American Tour". All Blacks. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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