Tanerau Latimer will lead the Maori All Blacks in their final tour match against Canada at Oxford University on Friday.
With Ross Filipo, Kade Poki and Karl Lowe ruled out by injury, all remaining players have been named in the match-day 23.
The Maori All Blacks lost the opening match of their tour to Leicester Tigers at Welford Road before bouncing back against an RFU Championship XV on Saturday, running in eight tries during a 52-21 victory in Doncaster.
Maori All Blacks:15 Trent Renata, 14 Kurt Baker, 13 Charlie Ngatai, 12 Tim Bateman, 11 Andre Taylor, 10 Willie Ripia, 9 Frae Wilson, 8 Elliot Dixon, 7 Tanerau Latimer (c), 6 Shane Christie, 5 Romana Graham, 4 Jason Eaton, 3 Ben May, 2 Quentin Macdonald, 1 Bronson Murray
Replacements: 16 Hika Elliot, 17 Jacob Ellison, 18 Ben Afeaki, 19 Jarrad Hoeata, 20 Nick Crosswell, 21 Jamieson Gibson-Park, 22 Jackson Willison, 23 Declan O'Donnell
Date: Friday, November 23
Venue: Iffley Road, Oxford
Referee: Martin Fox (England)
Assistant referees: Ross Campbell (England), Roger Baileff (England)
Comments
ferdie says...
A win to the Maori side, did not see tv coverage, wait on the reviews
Maori All Blacks 32 (Andre Taylor, Charlie Ngatai tries; Willie Ripia 6 pens, 2 con)
Canada 19 (Ray Barkwell try; James Pritchard 4 pens, Connor Braid con) HT: 19-9
Posted 23:18 23rd November 2012
ferdie says...
Canada
Hubert Buydens, Ryan Hamilton, Jason Marshall, Jebb Sinclair. Tyler Hotson, Tyler Ardron, Chauncey O¿Toole, Aaron Carpenter (capt.), Phil Mack, Connor Braid, Taylor Paris, Phil Mackenzie, Ciaran Hearn, Jeff Hassler, James Pritchard
Subs: Andrew Tiedemann, Ray Barkwill, Doug Wooldridge, Brett Beukeboom, John Moonlight, Eric Wilson, Nathan Hirayama, Sean Duke
Close call for Maori re player numbers, making selection easy they only had 23 to choose from for the 23 required.
And a Taranaki connection (there has to be one) with Canada's coach Kieran Crowley - played 200 matches for Taranaki, maybe a few v Otago when Jamie Joseph was playing.
Posted 23:40 22nd November 2012
ferdie says...
isograford - as per other thread - Each player has to have proven Maori tribal heritage/affiliation. When the squad was announced the tribal information was published for each player, for example for the Taranaki players selected it is Jarrad Hoeata (Ngati Kahungunu), Jason Eaton (Ngati Apa), Jamison Gibson-Park (Ngati Porou/Nga Tai), Andre Taylor (Ngati Tuwharetoa/Ngati Kahungunu), Kurt Baker (Ngapuhi).
I'd add that judging race/ancestry on hair/eye colour is a rather prehistoric notion.
Posted 23:27 22nd November 2012
Isograford says...
What exactly is the criteria to play for the 'Maori'. When you see guys like Andre Taylor, Jason Eaton, Tim Bateman and quite a few others running out for them, you've got to think it must be pretty low on the quota of maori blood in your system.
I know the Aussies thought it was hilarious in the days when Tony Brown played for them, what with his blue eyes and blond hair.
Posted 18:36 22nd November 2012