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Not to be confused with New Zealand national rugby union team or New Zealand Māori rugby league team.

Māori All Blacks
UnionNZRU
Emblem(s)Silver fern
Coach(es)Ross Filipo[1]
Captain(s)Brad Weber/TJ Perenara
Team kit
First match
New Zealand Hawke's Bay 0–5 New Zealand Natives New Zealand
(23 June 1888)
Largest win
British Columbia British Columbia 3–111 New Zealand Māori New Zealand
(9 June 2004)
Largest defeat
New Zealand New Zealand Maoris 0–37 South Africa 
(25 August 1956)
Official website
www.allblacks.com/teams/maori-all-blacks/

The Māori All Blacks, previously called the New Zealand Maori, New Zealand Maoris and New Zealand Natives, are a rugby union team from New Zealand. They are a representative team of the New Zealand Rugby Union, and a prerequisite for playing is that the player has Māori whakapapa (genealogy). In the past this rule was not strictly applied; non–Māori players who looked Māori were often selected in the team. These included a few Pacific island players and a couple of African descent. Today all players have their ancestry verified before selection in the team.

The team's first match was in 1888 against Hawke's Bay. This was followed by a tour of Europe in 1888 and 1889 where the team played their first games against national teams, beating Ireland in Dublin before losing to Wales and England. Their early uniforms consisted of a black jersey with a silver fern and white knickerbockers. The New Zealand Māori perform a haka—a Māori challenge or posture dance—before each match. The haka was later adopted by the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks, as were their black shirts. In 2001, the Māori first performed the "Timatanga" haka, which describes the evolution of life and the creation of New Zealand from the four winds.

Since being given official status in 1910, the New Zealand Māori have selected some of rugby union's great players, including fullback George Nēpia who played 46 games for New Zealand from 1924 to 1930, halfback Sid Going who played 86 matches for his country and former New Zealand captain Tane Norton, who represented New Zealand in 61 games, including 27 tests, and later became president of the New Zealand Rugby Union.

History

Beginning

The New Zealand Natives' football team prior to playing Queensland in July 1889

The 1888–1889 New Zealand Native football team organised by Joseph Warbrick toured New Zealand, Australia, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The team became the first New Zealand side to perform a haka during its match v Surrey,[2] and also the first to wear an all black uniform. It was a wholly private endeavour, not organised by the NZRU.

The first New Zealand Māori team given official status was selected in 1910.[2] That year the team toured New Zealand and Australia, playing a range of combined New Zealand provinces and Australian state teams. An American Universities squad was touring Australia at the same time and two fixtures were against the New Zealand Maoris. Both were played at Sydney and were won by the New Zealanders 14-11 and 21-3 respectively. In their 19 total matches played they won 12, drew 3 and lost 4 games.

The team that toured to Europe in 1926–27

The New Zealand Maoris had not played a match outside New Zealand or Australia until 1926, when they undertook a European tour of France, England and Wales. They also played two games in New Zealand before they left, two more in Australia on the way, and also stopped in Sri Lanka for one game before travelling to France to start the European fixtures. On the return to New Zealand they stopped in Victoria, Australia for a final game in which they won 41–3. In all there were 40 games played. The New Zealand Maoris won 30 of those, drew 2 and lost 8. Full-back George Nēpia remains the most notable player of that period.[2]

Māori players and South Africa

See also: Rugby union and apartheid § Māori and apartheid

New Zealand has a long history of sporting contact with South Africa, especially in rugby union. Until the 1970s, this involved discrimination against Māori players, since the segregationist laws in South Africa for most of the twentieth century did not allow people of different races to play sport together. South African officials requested that Māori players not be included in teams which toured the country. Despite some of New Zealand's best players being Māori, this was agreed to, and Māori players were excluded from the first three tours of South Africa by New Zealand, in 1928, 1949 and 1960.

Nonetheless, in the early period of apartheid, during their 1956 tour South Africa did play the Māoris in New Zealand. In April 2010 Muru Walters said that in 1956 Ernest Corbett, Minister of Māori Affairs, had told the team to deliberately lose to the Springboks "for the future of rugby". The Māoris lost 37–0. This was followed by Walters calling for the New Zealand government to apologise for the way it treated Māori rugby players.[3]

Professional era

British & Irish Lions playing the New Zealand Maori in 2005

The professional era in rugby union began in 1995. The team lost only four of its 26 games played between 1994 and 2004, including beating England, Argentina, Scotland and Fiji. The Māori continued their winning form in 2004 beating the England Saxons in extra time in the final of the Churchill Cup in Canada.

One of their two annual tournaments is the Pacific Nations Cup, a competition involving the Pacific top national teams. From 2008 they replaced the Junior All Blacks, and they were undefeated champions, narrowly beating Australia A in the final game of the tournament. The Churchill Cup was another, which they won in 2004 and in 2006, defeating Ireland A and the USA in pool play in Santa Clara, California and Scotland A in the final in Edmonton, Alberta.

In 2005 the Māori beat the British & Irish Lions for the first time in an official match. Their preparations for this match caused them to withdraw from the 2005 Churchill Cup. In August 2012, the NZRU announced the Māori All Blacks would play three matches in the United Kingdom, including a fixture against Canada. Jamie Joseph was coach with assistance from Daryl Gibson.[4]

In matches in New Zealand in 2010 to mark one hundred years of the team, they defeated Ireland and England.

The team was renamed the Māori All Blacks in 2012, having previously been called the New Zealand Maori and New Zealand Maoris. Many members have gone on to play for New Zealand.

Haka

Performing the haka prior to their match against the United States in 2013

One of the New Zealand Natives' legacies was the haka, a traditional Māori posture dance with vigorous movements and stamping of the feet, to the accompaniment of rhythmically shouted words; this was first performed during a match on 3 October 1888 against Surrey in England, United Kingdom. The haka was later adopted by the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks.

In 2001, the Māori first performed the "Timatanga" haka, which describes the evolution of life and the creation of New Zealand from the four winds. This was written especially for the New Zealand Maori team by team kaumātua (elder) Whetu Tipiwai. It tells the Maori story of the creation from the void, the nothingness, the darkness to what we have today. It also tells of a gathering of young warriors, young chiefs, young rugby players who are making a statement and setting aims, objectives and strategies to achieve matauranga (knowledge), whanaunatanga (unity) and taumatatanga (excellence).

Honours

Matches against international sides

New Zealand Māori matches against international sides, including the New Zealand Natives 1888 and 1889 tour. These results are only against full international sides, including the British & Irish Lions, but not against second national teams.[5]

Opposing Teams For Against Result Date Venue City Competition
 Ireland 13 4 Won 1888-12-01 Lansdowne Road Dublin New Zealand Natives tour to British Isles
 Wales 0 5 Lost 1888-12-22 St. Helen's Swansea New Zealand Natives tour to British Isles
 England 0 7 Lost 1889-02-16 Rectory Field Blackheath New Zealand Natives tour to British Isles
 Australia 12 6 Won 1913-09-27 Alexandra Park Auckland Australia Tour Match
 South Africa 8 9 Lost 1921-09-07 McLean Park Napier South Africa Tour Match
 Australia 25 22 Won 1922-06-24 Royal Agricultural Showground Sydney Tour Match
 Australia 13 28 Lost 1922-06-26 Royal Agricultural Showground Sydney Tour Match
 Australia 23 22 Won 1922-07-08 Royal Agricultural Showground Sydney Tour Match
 New Zealand 14 21 Lost 1922-08-19 Athletic Park Wellington Friendly
 Australia 23 27 Lost 1923-06-16 Royal Agricultural Showground Sydney Tour Match
 Australia 16 21 Lost 1923-06-23 Royal Agricultural Showground Sydney Tour Match
 Australia 12 14 Lost 1923-06-25 Royal Agricultural Showground Sydney Tour Match
 France 12 3 Won 1926-12-26 Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Paris Tour Match
 New Zealand 18 37 Lost 1929-10-02 Athletic Park Wellington Friendly
British Lions 13 19 Lost 1930-07-09 Athletic Park Wellington British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
 Australia 3 14 Lost 1931-09-09 FMG Stadium Palmerston North Australia Tour Match
 Australia 6 31 Lost 1936-09-23 FMG Stadium Palmerston North Australia Tour Match
 Fiji 3 3 Draw 1938-08-20 Albert Park Suva Tour Match
 Fiji 5 11 Lost 1938-08-24 Albert Park Suva Tour Match
 Fiji 6 3 Won 1938-08-27 Albert Park Suva Tour Match
 Fiji 4 14 Lost 1939-09-16 Rugby Park Hamilton Fiji Tour Match
 Australia 20 0 Won 1946-09-25 Rugby Park Hamilton Australia Tour Match
 Fiji 22 6 Won 1948-07-31 Albert Park Suva Tour Match
 Fiji 8 9 Lost 1948-08-04 Albert Park Suva Tour Match
 Fiji 14 6 Won 1948-08-07 Albert Park Suva Tour Match
 Australia 12 3 Won 1949-06-04 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Tour Match
 Australia 8 8 Draw 1949-06-11 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Tour Match
 Australia 3 18 Lost 1949-06-25 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Tour Match
British Lions 9 14 Lost 1950-08-02 Athletic Park Wellington Lions Tour Match
 Fiji 14 21 Lost 1951-09-05 Athletic Park Wellington Tour Match
 New Zealand 22 28 Lost 1952-07-26 Athletic Park Wellington Friendly
 Fiji 12 19 Lost 1954-08-14 Churchill Park Lautoka Tour Match
 Fiji 16 8 Won 1954-08-21 Buckhurst Park Suva Tour Match
 Fiji 9 6 Won 1954-08-24 Buckhurst Park Suva Tour Match
 South Africa 0 37 Lost 1956-08-25 Eden Park Auckland South Africa Tour Match
 Fiji 13 36 Lost 1957-08-10 Athletic Park Wellington Fiji Tour Match
 Fiji 8 17 Lost 1957-08-24 Carisbrook Dunedin Fiji Tour Match
 Australia 14 15 Lost 1958-06-14 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Tour Match
 Australia 3 3 Draw 1958-06-28 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Tour Match
 Australia 13 6 Won 1958-07-05 Olympic Park Stadium Melbourne Tour Match
 New Zealand 26 8 Lost 1958-07-09 Eden Park Auckland Friendly
British Lions 6 12 Lost 1959-09-05 Eden Park Auckland Lions Tour Match
 Tonga 16 27 Lost 1960-05-21 Teufaiva Sport Stadium Nuku'alofa Tour Match
 Samoa 28 6 Won 1960-06-04 Apia Park Apia Tour Match
 Samoa 31 5 Won 1960-06-11 Apia Park Apia Tour Match
 France 5 3 Won 1961-07-29 McLean Park Napier France Tour Match
 Fiji 26 9 Won 1964-07-25 Buckhurst Park Suva Tour Match
 South Africa 3 9 Lost 1965-08-28 Athletic Park Wellington South Africa Tour Match
British Lions 14 16 Lost 1966-08-13 Eden Park Auckland Lions Tour Match
 Tonga 19 26 Lost 1969-08-16 Lancaster Park Christchurch Tonga Tour Match
 Tonga 6 19 Lost 1969-09-06 Eden Park Auckland Tonga Tour Match
 Fiji 11 6 Won 1970-07-25 Lancaster Park Christchurch Fiji Tour Match
 Fiji 9 9 Draw 1970-08-08 Eden Park Auckland Fiji Tour Match
British Lions 12 23 Lost 1971-06-02 Eden Park Auckland Lions Tour Match
 Samoa 11 6 Won 1973-05-10 Apia Park Apia Tour Match
 Samoa 12 0 Won 1973-05-12 Apia Park Apia Tour Match
 Tonga 3 11 Lost 1973-05-22 Teufaiva Sport Stadium Nuku'alofa Tour Match
 Fiji 6 4 Won 1973-06-02 Buckhurst Park Suva Tour Match
 Fiji 9 3 Won 1973-06-09 Churchill Park Lautoka Tour Match
 New Zealand 8 18 Lost 1973-08-08 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua Friendly
 Fiji 24 9 Won 1974-08-17 Eden Park Auckland Fiji Tour Match
 Fiji 39 25 Won 1974-08-31 Athletic Park Wellington Fiji Tour Match
 Tonga 23 16 Won 1975-07-19 Rugby Park New Plymouth Tonga Tour Match
 Tonga 37 7 Won 1975-08-02 Eden Park Auckland Tonga Tour Match
 Samoa 19 6 Won 1976-07-17 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua Samoa Tour Match
 Samoa 24 8 Won 1976-07-24 Eden Park Auckland Samoa Tour Match
British Lions 19 22 Lost 1977-07-13 Eden Park Auckland Lions Tour Match
 Fiji 19 13 Won 1979-05-19 Buckhurst Park Suva Tour Match
 Samoa 26 3 Won 1979-05-22 Apia Park Apia Tour Match
 Tonga 26 9 Won 1979-05-25 Teufaiva Sport Stadium Nuku'alofa Tour Match
 Fiji 22 9 Won 1980-08-30 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua Fiji Tour Match
 South Africa 12 12 Draw 1981-08-25 McLean Park Napier South Africa Tour Match
 Wales 19 25 Lost 1982-11-13 National Stadium Cardiff Tour Match
 Spain 66 3 Won 1982-11-20 Campo Central de la Ciudad Universitaria Madrid Tour Match
 Tonga 28 4 Won 1983-06-06 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua Tonga Tour Match
 Tonga 52 4 Won 1983-06-13 Eden Park Auckland Tonga Tour Match
 Spain 22 12 Won 1988-11-05 Instalaciones Deportivas La Cartuja Seville Tour Match
 Cook Islands 29 17 Won 1992-10-10 National Stadium Raratonga Tour Match
 Tonga 33 10 Won 1992-10-24 Teufaiva Sport Stadium Nuku'alofa Tour Match
 Fiji 35 34 Won 1992-10-31 National Stadium Suva Tour Match
British Lions 20 24 Lost 1993-05-29 Athletic Park Wellington Lions Tour Match
 Fiji 34 13 Won 1994-06-04 Lancaster Park Christchurch Fiji Tour Match
 Samoa 28 15 Won 1996-06-14 Ericsson Stadium Auckland Samoa Tour Match
 Fiji 25 10 Won 1996-11-01 National Stadium Suva Tour Match
 Tonga 29 20 Won 1996-11-08 Teufaiva Sport Stadium Nuku'alofa Tour Match
 Argentina 39 17 Won 1997-06-14 McLean Park Napier Argentina Tour Match
 Samoa 34 20 Won 1997-08-21 Apia Park Apia Tour Match
 Tonga 66 7 Won 1998-06-19 Lowe Walker Stadium Whangarei Tonga Tour Match
 England 62 14 Won 1998-06-23 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua England Tour Match
 Scotland 24 8 Won 1998-11-14 Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Tour Match
 Fiji 57 20 Won 1999-08-03 National Stadium Suva Tour Match
 Scotland 18 15 Won 2000-06-17 Yarrow Stadium New Plymouth Scotland Tour Match
 Australia 29 41 Lost 2001-06-09 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney Tour Match
 Argentina 43 24 Won 2001-06-26 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua Argentina Tour Match
 Australia 23 27 Lost 2002-06-15 Subiaco Oval Perth Tour Match
 Tonga 47 12 Won 2003-06-02 North Harbour Stadium Albany Tonga Tour Match
 England 9 23 Lost 2003-06-09 Yarrow Stadium New Plymouth England Tour Match
 Canada 65 27 Won 2003-07-26 Kingsland Calgary Tour Match
 Canada 30 9 Won 2003-08-02 York Stadium Toronto Tour Match
 United States 69 31 Won 2004-06-12 Calgary Rugby Park Calgary Churchill Cup
 Fiji 29 27 Won 2005-06-03 Albert Park Suva Tour Match
British & Irish Lions 19 13 Won 2005-06-11 Waikato Stadium Hamilton Lions Tour Match
 United States 74 6 Won 2006-06-08 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara Churchill Cup
 Canada 59 23 Won 2007-05-26 Franklin's Gardens Northampton Churchill Cup
 Tonga 20 9 Won 2008-06-07 North Harbour Stadium Albany Pacific Nations Cup
 Fiji 11 7 Won 2008-06-14 Churchill Park Lautoka Pacific Nations Cup
 Samoa 17 6 Won 2008-06-21 Waikato Stadium Hamilton Pacific Nations Cup
 Japan 65 22 Won 2008-06-28 McLean Park Napier Pacific Nations Cup
 Ireland 31 28 Won 2010-06-18 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua Centenary Series Match
 England 35 28 Won 2010-06-23 McLean Park Napier Centenary Series Match
 Canada 32 19 Won 2012-11-23 Oxford University Oxford Tour Match
 Canada 40 15 Won 2013-11-03 BMO Field Toronto Tour Match
 United States 29 19 Won 2013-11-09 PPL Park Philadelphia Tour Match
 Japan 61 21 Won 2014-11-01 Noevir Stadium Kobe Tour Match
 Japan 20 18 Won 2014-11-08 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Tour Match
 Fiji 27 26 Won 2015-07-11 ANZ National Stadium Suva Fiji Tour Match
 United States 54 7 Won 2016-11-04 Toyota Park Chicago Māori All Blacks tour to Northern Hemisphere
British & Irish Lions 10 32 Lost 2017-06-17 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand
 Canada 51 9 Won 2017-11-03 BC Place Vancouver Māori All Blacks tour to Northern Hemisphere
 United States 59 22 Won 2018-11-03 Soldier Field Chicago Māori All Blacks tour to America and South America
 Brazil 35 3 Won 2018-11-10 Estádio do Morumbi São Paulo Māori All Blacks tour to America and South America
 Chile 73 0 Won 2018-11-17 Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo Las Condes Māori All Blacks tour to America and South America
 Fiji 10 27 Lost 2019-07-13 ANZ National Stadium Suva Māori All Blacks and Fiji two-match series
 Fiji 26 17 Won 2019-07-20 Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua Māori All Blacks and Fiji two-match series
 Samoa 35 10 Won 2021-06-26 Sky Stadium Wellington Māori All Blacks and Samoa two-match series
 Samoa 38 21 Won 2021-07-03 Mount Smart Stadium Auckland Māori All Blacks and Samoa two-match series
 Ireland 32 17 Won 2022-06-29 FMG Stadium Waikato Hamilton 2022 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand
 Ireland 24 30 Lost 2022-07-12 Sky Stadium Wellington

Overall

Against Played Won Lost Drawn Win %
 Argentina 2 2 0 0 100.00%
 Australia 18 6 10 2 33.33%
 Brazil 1 1 0 0 100.00%
British & Irish Lions British & Irish Lions 9 1 8 0 11.11%
 Canada 6 6 0 0 100.00%
 Chile 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 Cook Islands 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 England 4 2 2 0 50.00%
 Fiji 31 21 8 2 67.74%
 France 2 2 0 0 100.00%
 Ireland 4 3 1 0 75.00%
 Japan 3 3 0 0 100.00%
 New Zealand 5 0 5 0 00.00%
 Samoa 12 12 0 0 100.00%
 Scotland 2 2 0 0 100.00%
 South Africa 4 0 3 1 00.00%
 Spain 2 2 0 0 100.00%
 Tonga 14 10 4 0 71.43%
 United States 5 5 0 0 100.00%
 Wales 2 0 2 0 00.00%
Total 128 80 43 5 62.50%

Updated: 12 July 2022

Players

Current squad

On 15 June 2022, Clayton McMillan named a 28-man squad for a two-match series against Ireland.[6] On 22 June, a further three players were added to the squad; Cullen Grace, Max Hicks and Sam Nock.[7]

A Maori All Blacks rugby squad will visit Japan in 2024 for a two-match series as part of the Lipovitan D Challenge Cup. The Māori All Blacks and the Japan XV will square off in two games during the 2024 Lipovitan D Challenge Cup.[8] Note: Bold denotes players who are internationally capped, Caps correct as of 15 June 2022

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Franchise/province Iwi
Leni Apisai Hooker (1996-08-03) 3 August 1996 (age 28) 1 Auckland Ngāti Awa
Kurt Eklund Hooker (1992-01-05) 5 January 1992 (age 32) 3 Blues / Bay of Plenty Ngāti Kahu
Tyrone Thompson Hooker (2000-05-28) 28 May 2000 (age 24) 0 Chiefs / Hawke's Bay Ngāi Tāmanuhiri/Ngāti Rangiwewehi
Tamaiti Williams Prop (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 25) 3 Crusaders / Canterbury Ngāpuhi
Ollie Norris Prop (1999-12-11) 11 December 1999 (age 24) 1 Chiefs / Waikato Ngāpuhi
Marcel Renata Prop (1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 (age 30) 14 Blues / Auckland Ngāti Whanaunga/Ngāi Takoto
Jermaine Ainsley Prop (1995-08-08) 8 August 1995 (age 29) 0 Highlanders / Otago Te Rarawa/Te Arawa
Tyrel Lomax Prop (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996 (age 28) 4 Hurricanes / Tasman Muaūpoko/Ngāi Tūhoe
Josh Dickson Lock (1994-11-02) 2 November 1994 (age 30) 1 Highlanders / Otago Ngāi Tahu
Max Hicks Lock (1999-09-15) 15 September 1999 (age 25) 0 Highlanders / Tasman Ngāti Ranginui/Ngāi Te Rangi
Manaaki Selby-Rickit Lock (1996-06-05) 5 June 1996 (age 28) 3 Highlanders / Bay of Plenty Ngāti Raukawa/Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Isaia Walker-Leawere Lock (1997-04-16) 16 April 1997 (age 27) 8 Hurricanes / Hawke's Bay Ngāti Porou
Caleb Delany Loose forward (2000-02-04) 4 February 2000 (age 24) 0 Hurricanes / Wellington Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Cullen Grace Loose forward (1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 24) 0 Crusaders / Canterbury Ngāti Whakaue/Ngāti Raukawa
Billy Harmon Loose forward (1994-12-23) 23 December 1994 (age 29) 6 Highlanders / Canterbury Ngāi Tahu
TK Howden Loose forward (2001-01-28) 28 January 2001 (age 23) 0 Hurricanes / Manawatu Ngāi Tūhoe
Reed Prinsep Loose forward (1991-04-18) 18 April 1991 (age 33) 7 Hurricanes / Canterbury Te Rarawa
Cameron Suafoa Loose forward (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 26) 0 Blues / Auckland Ngāpuhi
Sam Nock Halfback (1996-06-18) 18 June 1996 (age 28) 3 Blues / Northland Ngāpuhi
TJ Perenara Halfback (1992-01-23) 23 January 1992 (age 32) 2 Hurricanes / Wellington Ngāti Rangitihi
Brad Weber Halfback (1991-01-17) 17 January 1991 (age 33) 9 Chiefs / Hawke's Bay Ngāti Porou
Josh Ioane First five-eighth (1995-07-11) 11 July 1995 (age 29) 5 Chiefs / Otago Te Rarawa
Ruben Love First five-eighth (2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 23) 0 Hurricanes / Wellington Te Āti Awa
Alex Nankivell Centre (1996-10-25) 25 October 1996 (age 28) 4 Chiefs / Tasman Ngāti Pikiao
Rameka Poihipi Centre (1998-10-14) 14 October 1998 (age 26) 1 Chiefs / Canterbury Ngāti Whakaue
Billy Proctor Centre (1999-05-14) 14 May 1999 (age 25) 3 Hurricanes / Wellington Ngāi Te Rangi/Ngāpuhi
Bailyn Sullivan Centre (1998-09-03) 3 September 1998 (age 26) 0 Hurricanes / Waikato Ngāti Kahungunu
Connor Garden-Bachop Wing (1999-04-19) 19 April 1999 (age 25) 2 Highlanders / Wellington Ngāti Awa
Josh Moorby Wing (1998-07-11) 11 July 1998 (age 26) 0 Hurricanes / Northland Ngāti Maniapoto
Shaun Stevenson Wing (1996-11-14) 14 November 1996 (age 27) 10 Chiefs / North Harbour Ngāpuhi
Zarn Sullivan Fullback (2000-10-07) 7 October 2000 (age 24) 1 Blues / Auckland Ngāti Kahungunu

Notable players

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ross Filipo named Māori All Blacks head coach and management group confirmed". allblacks.com (Press release). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Uncovering the Maori mystery Archived 12 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine on BBC, 5 June 2003
  3. ^ "Rugby: Maori told to throw match against Boks". The New Zealand Herald. 13 April 2010. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Maori AllBlacks to tour United Kingdom | allblacks.com – official site of the All Blacks". allblacks.com. 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  5. ^ "NZ Maori first class results 1910-May 2010". All Blacks. Allblacks.com. 23 June 2010. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Māori All Blacks squad named for two-match Ireland series". allblacks.com (Press release). 13 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Māori All Blacks bolster squad ahead of first match against Ireland". allblacks.com (Press release). 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  8. ^ Anderson, Kellie. "Japan vs Maori All Blacks". The two games are scheduled on Saturdays, June 29 and July 6, of this year. 08/01/2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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