2014 Māori All Blacks tour of Japan

On 7 July 2014, it was announced by the New Zealand Rugby Union that the Māori All Blacks would play a three-match Asian Series, including two matches against the Japanese national team and a match against an invitational Asian Pacific Barbarians (APB) team - a side made up from top Asian and Polynesian players and coached by Tana Umaga.[1] The APB match was set to take place at the newly opened National Stadium in Singapore, but due to concerns over the safety of the playing surface at the stadium, the match was cancelled on 21 October 2014.[2] For Japan, the second a third meeting between the two teams goes ahead a scheduled with the 2013 tour coach Colin Cooper remaining as head coach.

2014 Māori All Blacks tour of Japan
Date1 – 8 November
Coach(es) Colin Cooper
Tour captain(s)Charlie Ngatai
Top point scorer(s)Ihaia West (31)
Top try scorer(s)Jason Emery (2)
Nehe Milner-Skudder (2)
Tour chronology
Previous tour2013

Matches

First match
1 November 2014
14:00 JST (UTC+9)
Japan  21–61 Māori All Blacks
Try: Penalty try (2) 25' c, 73' c
Lelei Mafi 52' c
Con: Goromaru (3/3) 27', 53', 73'
 Report[3] Try: Eves 7' m
Emery (2) 20' c, 34' c
Polwart 23' c
West 46' c
Milner-Skudder 55' m
Ngatai 63' c
Lowe 76' c
Con: West (6/8) 21', 24', 35', 47', 64', 77'
Pen: West (3/5) 14', 17', 40'
Noevir Stadium, Kobe [4]
Attendance: 21,234
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
FB15Ayumu Goromaru
RW14Kotaro Matsushima
OC13Harumichi Tatekawa 60'
IC12Male Sa'u
LW11Akihito Yamada 53'
FH10Yuu Tamura 40'
SH9Atsushi Hiwasa
N88Hayden Hopgood 49'
OF7Michael Leitch (c)
BF6Hendrik Tui
RL5Shoji Ito 53'
LL4Luke Thompson
TP3Kensuke Hatakeyama 64'
HK2Takeshi Kizu 70'
LP1Masataka Mikami 17'
Replacements:
PR16Keita Inagaki 17'
HK17Hiroki Yuhara 70'
PR18Shinnosuke Kakinaga 64'
LK19Shinya Makabe 53'
N820Amanaki Lelei Mafi 49'
SH21Keisuke Uchida 60'
FH22Kosei Ono 40'
WG23Karne Hesketh 53'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB15Robbie Robinson 56'
RW14Matt Proctor
OC13Jason Emery 54'
IC12Charlie Ngatai (c)
LW11James Lowe
FH10Ihaia West
SH9Chris Smylie 56'
N88Elliot Dixon 49'
OF7Sean Polwart
BF6Blade Thomson
RL5Hayden Triggs 53'
LL4Tom Franklin
TP3Mike Kainga 59'
HK2Ash Dixon 22'
LP1Chris Eves 65'
Replacements:
HK16Codie Taylor 22'
PR17Joe Royal 65'
PR18Nick Barrett 59'
FL19Nick Crosswell 53'
FL20Dan Pryor 49'
SH21Jamison Gibson-Park 56'
FH22Marty McKenzie 56'
WG23Nehe Milner-Skudder 54'
Coach:
Colin Cooper

Touch judges:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
James Leckie (Australia)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Second match
8 November 2014
14:00 JST (UTC+9)
Japan  18–20 Māori All Blacks
Try: Yamada 38' m
Penalty try 47' c
Con: Goromaru (1/2) 48'
Pen: Goromaru (2/3) 54', 72'
 Report[5] Try: Taylor 16' c
Milner-Skudder 22' m
Pryor 80' m
Con: West (1/2) 17'
Pen: West (1/2) 31'
FB15Ayumu Goromaru
RW14Karne Hesketh
OC13Kotaro Matsushima
IC12Male Sa'u 73'
LW11Akihito Yamada 48'
FH10Kosei Ono
SH9Atsushi Hiwasa
N88Amanaki Lelei Mafi
OF7Michael Leitch (c) 75'
BF6Hendrik Tui
RL5Shinya Makabe 65'
LL4Luke Thompson
TP3Kensuke Hatakeyama
HK2Takeshi Kizu 58'
LP1Keita Inagaki
Replacements:
PR16Yusuke Nagae
HK17Hiroki Yuhara 58'
PR18Shinnosuke Kakinaga
LK19Hitoshi Ono 65'
N820Hayden Hopgood 75'
SH21Keisuke Uchida
FH22Harumichi Tatekawa 68'
CE23Ryohei Yamanaka 73'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB15Nehe Milner-Skudder 65'
RW14Kurt Baker
OC13Matt Proctor
IC12Charlie Ngatai (c)
LW11James Lowe
FH10Ihaia West 58'
SH9Chris Smylie 72'
N88Elliot Dixon
OF7Sean Polwart 46'
BF6Dan Pryor
RL5Blade Thomson
LL4Tom Franklin 6' to 16' 58'
TP3Mike Kainga
HK2Codie Taylor 72'
LP1Chris Eves 58'
Replacements:
HK16Joe Royal 72'
PR17Brendon Edmonds 58'
PR18Nick Barrett
LK19Hayden Triggs 58'
N820Mitchell Crosswell 46'
SH21Jamison Gibson-Park 72'
FH22Marty McKenzie 58'
WG23Joe Webber 65'
Coach:
Colin Cooper

Touch judges:
Luke Pearce (England)
James Leckie (Australia)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Asian Pacific Barbarians
15 November 2014
14:30 SST (UTC+8)
Asia Pacific Dragons Cancelled Māori All Blacks

Squads

Note: Caps, ages and clubs are to 1 November, pre first match.

Māori All Blacks

New Zealand Māori 27-man squad for the 2014 Japanese November Tour was announced on 21 October.[6]

On 26 October, Nick Crosswell, Mitch Crosswell and Hayden Triggs were added to the squad to replace the injured Shane Christie, Liam Squire and Joe Wheeler respectively.[7]

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Club/province Iwi
Ash Dixon Hooker (1988-09-10)10 September 1988 (aged 26) Hawke's Bay Ngāti Tahinga
Joe Royal Hooker (1985-05-31)31 May 1985 (aged 29) Bay of Plenty Te Arawa / Ngāti Whātua
Codie Taylor Hooker (1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 23) Canterbury Ngāti Kahungunu / Muaūpoko
Nick Barrett Prop (1988-11-01)1 November 1988 (aged 26) Auckland Ngāti Kahungunu
Brendon Edmonds Prop (1990-11-28)28 November 1990 (aged 23) Hawke's Bay Ngāti Kahungunu
Chris Eves Prop (1987-12-11)11 December 1987 (aged 26) Manawatu Tainui
Mike Kainga Prop (1991-01-28)28 January 1991 (aged 23) Bay of Plenty Ngāti Kahungunu
Tom Franklin Lock (1990-08-11)11 August 1990 (aged 24) Otago Ngāti Maniapoto
Hayden Triggs Lock (1982-02-22)22 February 1982 (aged 32) North Harbour Ngāti Kahungunu
Joe Wheeler Lock (1987-10-20)20 October 1987 (aged 27) Tasman Ngāi Tahu
Shane Christie Flanker (1985-09-23)23 September 1985 (aged 29) Tasman Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi
Nick Crosswell Flanker (1986-04-03)3 April 1986 (aged 28) Manawatu Ngāti Porou
Sean Polwart Flanker (1990-04-14)14 April 1990 (aged 24) Auckland Ngāti Pūkenga / Ngāti Maru
Dan Pryor Flanker (1988-04-14)14 April 1988 (aged 26) Northland Ngāpuhi / Ngāti Pikiao
Mitchell Crosswell Number 8 (1988-11-14)14 November 1988 (aged 25) Taranaki Ngāti Porou
Blade Thomson Number 8 (1990-12-04)4 December 1990 (aged 23) Taranaki Ngāpuhi
Liam Squire Number 8 (1991-03-20)20 March 1991 (aged 23) Tasman Ngāi Tahu
Elliot Dixon Number 8 (1989-09-04)4 September 1989 (aged 25) Southland Ngāpuhi
Jamison Gibson-Park Scrum-half (1992-02-23)23 February 1992 (aged 22) Taranaki Ngāti Porou / Ngāi Tai
Chris Smylie Scrum-half (1982-03-22)22 March 1982 (aged 32) Taranaki Ngāti Mutunga
Marty McKenzie Fly-half (1992-08-14)14 August 1992 (aged 22) Taranaki Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Ihaia West Fly-half (1992-01-16)16 January 1992 (aged 22) Hawke's Bay Ngati Kahungunu / Ngāti Porou
Jason Emery Centre (1993-09-21)21 September 1993 (aged 21) Manawatu Ngāpuhi / Ngāti Maniapoto
Charlie Ngatai (c) Centre (1990-08-17)17 August 1990 (aged 24) Taranaki Ngāti Porou / Te Whanau-a-Apanui
James Lowe Centre (1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 22) Tasman Ngāpuhi / Ngāi Te Rangi
Nehe Milner-Skudder Wing (1990-12-15)15 December 1990 (aged 23) Manawatu Ngāti Porou / Tapuika
Matt Proctor Wing (1992-10-26)26 October 1992 (aged 22) Wellington/Hurricanes Ngāi Te Rangi / Ngāpuhi
Joe Webber Wing (1993-08-27)27 August 1993 (aged 21) Waikato Ngāti Ranginui
Kurt Baker Fullback (1988-10-07)7 October 1988 (aged 26) Taranaki/Highlanders Ngāpuhi
Robbie Robinson Fullback (1989-08-22)22 August 1989 (aged 25) Southland/Chiefs Ngāti Tuwharetoa

Japan

Japanese 30-man squad for two uncapped matches against the Māori All Blacks.[8]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Ryuhei Arita Hooker (1989-03-21)21 March 1989 (aged 25) 7 Coca-Cola Red Sparks
Takeshi Kizu Hooker (1988-07-15)15 July 1988 (aged 26) 28 Kobelco Steelers
Hiroki Yuhara Hooker (1984-01-21)21 January 1984 (aged 30) 16 Toshiba Brave Lupus
Kensuke Hatakeyama Prop (1985-08-02)2 August 1985 (aged 29) 57 Suntory Sungoliath
Keita Inagaki Prop (1990-06-02)2 June 1990 (aged 24) 0 Panasonic Wild Knights
Shinnosuke Kakinaga Prop (1992-12-19)19 December 1992 (aged 21) 0 Suntory Sungoliath
Masataka Mikami Prop (1988-06-04)4 June 1988 (aged 26) 21 Toshiba Brave Lupus
Hiroshi Yamashita Prop (1986-01-01)1 January 1986 (aged 28) 36 Kobelco Steelers
Shoji Ito Lock (1980-12-02)2 December 1980 (aged 33) 26 Kobelco Steelers
Shinya Makabe Lock (1987-03-26)26 March 1987 (aged 27) 27 Suntory Sungoliath
Hitoshi Ono Lock (1978-05-06)6 May 1978 (aged 36) 85 Toshiba Brave Lupus
Luke Thompson Lock (1981-04-16)16 April 1981 (aged 33) 48 Kintetsu Liners
Michael Leitch (c) Flanker (1988-10-07)7 October 1988 (aged 26) 37 Toshiba Brave Lupus
Hendrik Tui Flanker (1987-12-13)13 December 1987 (aged 26) 25 Queensland Reds
Ryuta Yasui Flanker (1989-12-06)6 December 1989 (aged 24) 2 Kobelco Steelers
Hayden Hopgood Number 8 (1980-07-30)30 July 1980 (aged 34) 1 Kamaishi Seawaves
Amanaki Lelei Mafi Number 8 (1990-01-11)11 January 1990 (aged 24) 0 NTT Communications Shining Arcs
Atsushi Hiwasa Scrum-half (1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 27) 36 Suntory Sungoliath
Yuki Yatomi Scrum-half (1985-02-16)16 February 1985 (aged 29) 13 Yamaha Júbilo
Kosei Ono Fly-half (1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 27) 22 Suntory Sungoliath
Harumichi Tatekawa Fly-half (1989-12-02)2 December 1989 (aged 24) 26 Kubota Spears
Kotaro Matsushima Centre (1993-02-23)23 February 1993 (aged 21) 4 Suntory Sungoliath
Male Sa'u Centre (1987-10-13)13 October 1987 (aged 27) 18 Melbourne Rebels
Yuu Tamura Centre (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 25) 25 NEC Green Rockets
Craig Wing Centre (1979-12-26)26 December 1979 (aged 34) 7 Kobelco Steelers
Yoshikazu Fujita Wing (1993-09-08)8 September 1993 (aged 21) 18 Waseda University
Karne Hesketh Wing (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 29) 0 Fukuoka Sanix Blues
Toshiaki Hirose Wing (1981-10-17)17 October 1981 (aged 33) 21 Toshiba Brave Lupus
Akihito Yamada Wing (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 28) 9 Panasonic Wild Knights
Ayumu Goromaru Fullback (1986-03-01)1 March 1986 (aged 28) 41 Yamaha Júbilo

Statistics

Key

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

References
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