Māori All Blacks 2025
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@Mauss said in Māori All Blacks 2025:
@Bovidae said in Māori All Blacks 2025:
I had thought about Kolose, but I'm not sure if he is eligible.
A quick Google search showed that Kolose played for a Māori 17s rep team in league, around 2020. So I figured he'd be eligible.
Hopefully he gets the nod ahead of Apisai then.
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@Landers92 said in Māori All Blacks 2025:
@Bovidae said in Māori All Blacks 2025:
With Norris in the AB squad, Mason Tupaea will have to be one of the props now. He was an injury replacement in Japan last year.
Can’t think of too many other options at loosehead. Possibly Josh Bartlett?
This is why the Maori concept is fucking stupid as it is currently being used.
Just merge the ABXV and Maori and allow non-Maori to play for them.
If we are going to have a Maori team, they can have games against the islands and let's get the ABXV playing these games.
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Kershawl Sykes-Martin can play both sides of the scrum. Suspect he must be in the mix if fit
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@Dolamite said in Māori All Blacks 2025:
Ridiculous to name a squad 4 days out from a game and then they have to get on a plane for 11 hours
Yes, and this announcement is restricted by having to be after the AB squad. They will all be in Auckland ready to depart ASAP.
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So what time is the squad being announced?
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@ACT-Crusader 2:20PM apparently. Live on the All Blacks Youtube.
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@hikastags said in Māori All Blacks 2025:
@ACT-Crusader 2:20PM apparently. Live on the All Blacks Youtube.
Maybe I haven’t been looking in the right places but can’t say they made it readily visible on the AB website.
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As expected, some surprises.
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Props / Poumua
Benet Kumeroa (Te Atihaunui a Pāpārangi/Bay of Plenty/Chiefs)
Jared Proffit* (Ngāti Porou/Taranaki/Chiefs)
Pouri Rakete-Stones (Ngāpuhi/Hawke’s Bay/Hurricanes)
Kershawl Sykes-Martin* (Ngāti Porou/ Ta$man/Crusaders)
Mason Tupaea* (Ngaati Tiipa, Ngaati Amaru/Waikato/Blues)Hookers / Waekape
Jacob Devery* (Te Aitanga a Mahaki/Hawke’s Bay/Hurricanes)
Kurt Eklund (Ngāti Kahu/Bay of Plenty/Blues)Locks / Pouwhītiki
Zach Gallagher* (Te Ātiawa/Canterbury/Hurricanes)
Laghlan McWhannell (Ngāti Kahungunu/Waikato/Blues)
Antonio Shalfoon* (Whakatōhea/ Ta$man/Crusaders)
Isaia Walker-Leawere (Ngāti Porou/Hawke’s Bay/Hurricanes)Loose forwards / Pouwātea
Nikora Broughton (Ngārauru, Ngāti Ruanui/Bay of Plenty/Highlanders)
Jahrome Brown* (Ngāti Porou/Waikato/Chiefs)
Caleb Delany (Ngāti Tūwharetoa/Wellington/Hurricanes)
Cullen Grace (Ngāti Whakaue/Canterbury/Crusaders)
Te Kamaka Howden (Tūhoe/Manawatū/Highlanders)Half Backs / Poutoko
Kemara Hauiti-Parapara* (Ngāi Tai, Ngāti Porou/Auckland)
Sam Nock (Ngāpuhi/Northland/Blues)First five-eighths / Topatahi
Rivez Reihana (Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Hine/Northland/Crusaders)
Kaleb Trask (Ngāpuhi/Bay of Plenty/Chiefs)Midfield / Topapū
Corey Evans (Te Aupouri, Ngāti Kahu/Northland/Blues)
Bailyn Sullivan (Ngāti Kahungunu/Waikato/Hurricanes)
Daniel Rona (Te Ātiawa/Taranaki/Chiefs)
Xavi Taele* (Ngāi Tahu/Auckland/Blues)
Gideon Wrampling* (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine/Waikato/Chiefs)Outside Backs / Pouwaho
Cole Forbes (Ngāti Awa/Bay of Plenty/Blues)
Jonah Lowe (Ngāti Pikiao/Hawke’s Bay/Highlanders)
Zarn Sullivan (Ngāti Kahungunu/Hawke’s Bay/Blues)Injury Cover/Kaiwhakakapi - Kade Banks* (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whātua/North Harbour/Hurricanes) has joined the squad as temporary injury cover for Daniel Rona.
The following players were not considered due to injury / Te hunga whara:
Rameka Poihipi (Ngāti Whakaue)
Cameron Suafoa (Ngāpuhi)
Taha Kemara (Te Whānau a Apanui, Te Whakatōhea)
Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi (Ngāti Rangitihi, Ngāti Pikiao, Tūhourangi, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Awa)
Marcel Renata (Ngāti Whānaunga)
Manaaki Selby-Rickit (Ngāti Raukawa) -
Kemara Hauiti-Parapara
I’ll admit that I didn’t watch much of Auckland in last years NPC, but that’s a name I haven’t heard for a while. Given the production line of quality Maori halfbacks over the years, he now gets his first opportunity.
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@ACT-Crusader yeah, weirdly halfback probably looks the weakest, although wing doesn't look that flash either.
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It will be interesting to see how the Maori coaches select their game squads. We will want to have our strongest XV for the Scotland game, so do we start 10 or 11 of our best XV and have the other 4-5 on the bench to get a run. Then the other positions are up for the bench roles.
Māori All Blacks squad named for 2025
