Māori All Blacks

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

Rugby team

Māori All Blacks

Union| NZRU
Emblem(s)| Silver fern
Coach(es)| Ross Filipo[1]
Captain(s)| Billy Harmon/Rameka Poihipi[2]

Team kit

First match
Hawke's Bay 0–5 New Zealand Natives
(23 June 1888)
Largest win
British Columbia 3–111 New Zealand Māori
(9 June 2004)
Largest defeat
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

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### Beginning

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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,[3] 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.[3] 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.[3]

### Māori players and South Africa

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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.[4]

### Professional era

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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.[5]

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

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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 Māori 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

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* 2004 Churchill Cup champions
* 2006 Churchill Cup champions
* 2007 Churchill Cup finalists
* 2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup champions

## Matches against international sides

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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.[6]

Opposing Teams | For | Against | Result | Date | Venue | City | Competition

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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 | Nukuʻalofa | 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 | Nukuʻalofa | 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 | Nukuʻalofa | 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 | Rarotonga | Tour Match
Tonga | 33 | 10 | Won | 1992-10-24 | Teufaiva Sport Stadium | Nukuʻalofa | 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 | Nukuʻalofa | 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
Japan XV | 36 | 10 | Won | 2024-06-29 | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Tokyo | 2024 July tests
Japan XV | 14 | 26 | Lost | 2024-07-06 | Toyota Stadium | Toyota

### Overall

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Against  | Played  | Won  | Lost  | Drawn  | Win %

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Argentina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00%
Australia | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 33.33%
Brazil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00%
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%
Japan XV | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00%
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 | 130 | 81 | 44 | 5 | 62.31%

Updated: 17 July 2024

## Players

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### Current squad

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On 25 June 2024, Ross Filipo named a 28-man squad for a two-match series against Japan XV as part of the Lipovitan D Challenge Cup 2024.[7]

Note: Bold denotes players who are internationally capped, Caps correct as of 29 June 2024

Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Franchise/province | Iwi

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Kurt Eklund | Hooker |  (1992-01-05) 5 January 1992 (age 33) | 5 | Blues / Bay of Plenty | Ngāti Kahu
Tyrone Thompson | Hooker |  (2000-05-28) 28 May 2000 (age 24) | 1 | Chiefs / Hawke's Bay | Ngāi Tāmanuhiri/Ngāti Rangiwewehi
Benet Kumeroa | Prop |  (2000-06-25) 25 June 2000 (age 24) | 0 | Hurricanes / Bay of Plenty | Te Atihaunui a Pāpārangi
Joe Moody | Prop |  (1988-09-18) 18 September 1988 (age 36) | 2 | Crusaders / Canterbury | Ngāi Tahu
Ollie Norris | Prop |  (1999-12-11) 11 December 1999 (age 25) | 3 | Chiefs / Waikato | Ngāpuhi
Marcel Renata | Prop |  (1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 (age 31) | 15 | Blues / Auckland | Ngāti Whanaunga/Ngāi Takoto
Pouri Rakete-Stones | Prop |  (1997-06-17) 17 June 1997 (age 27) | 3 | Hurricanes / Hawke's Bay | Ngāpuhi
Tahlor Cahill | Lock |  (2003-06-08) 8 June 2003 (age 21) | 0 | Crusaders / Canterbury | Ngāpuhi
Max Hicks | Lock |  (1999-09-15) 15 September 1999 (age 25) | 0 | Highlanders / Tasman | Ngāti Ranginui/Ngāi Te Rangi
Laghlan McWhannell | Lock |  (1998-10-20) 20 October 1998 (age 26) | 0 | Blues / Waikato | Ngāti Kahungunu
Isaia Walker-Leawere | Lock |  (1997-04-16) 16 April 1997 (age 28) | 10 | Hurricanes / Hawke's Bay | Ngāti Porou
Nikora Broughton | Loose forward |  (2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 (age 23) | 0 | Highlanders / Bay of Plenty | Ngā Rauru/Ngāti Ruanui
Cullen Grace | Loose forward |  (1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 25) | 2 | Crusaders / Canterbury | Ngāti Whakaue/Ngāti Raukawa
Billy Harmon | Loose forward |  (1994-12-23) 23 December 1994 (age 30) | 8 | Highlanders / Canterbury | Ngāi Tahu
TK Howden | Loose forward |  (2001-01-28) 28 January 2001 (age 24) | 2 | Hurricanes / Manawatu | Ngāi Tūhoe
Cameron Suafoa | Loose forward |  (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 26) | 1 | Blues / Auckland | Ngāpuhi
Sam Nock | Halfback |  (1996-06-18) 18 June 1996 (age 28) | 3 | Blues / Northland | Ngāpuhi
Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi | Halfback |  (1995-03-31) 31 March 1995 (age 30) | 4 | Chiefs / Bay of Plenty | Ngāti Rangitihi/Ngāti Pikiao/Tūhourangi/Ngāti Whakaue/Ngāti Awa
Taha Kemara | First five-eighth |  (2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 22) | 0 | Crusaders / Waikato | Te Whānau-ā-Apanui/Te Whakatōhea
Rivez Reihana | First five-eighth |  (2000-05-25) 25 May 2000 (age 24) | 0 | Crusaders / Northland | Ngāi Tahu/Ngāti Hine/Ngāpuhi/Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Corey Evans | Centre |  (2001-01-11) 11 January 2001 (age 24) | 0 | Blues / Northland | Te Aupouri/Ngāti Kahu
Rameka Poihipi | Centre |  (1998-10-14) 14 October 1998 (age 26) | 2 | Chiefs / Canterbury | Ngāti Whakaue
Daniel Rona | Centre |  (2000-04-10) 10 April 2000 (age 25) | 0 | Chiefs / Taranaki | Te Ātiawa
Bailyn Sullivan | Centre |  (1998-09-03) 3 September 1998 (age 26) | 2 | Hurricanes / Waikato | Ngāti Kahungunu
Quinn Tupaea | Centre |  (1999-05-10) 10 May 1999 (age 25) | 1 | Chiefs / Waikato | Ngāti Tiipa/Ngāti Āmaru/Waikato
Cole Forbes | Wing/Fullback |  (1999-08-10) 10 August 1999 (age 25) | 0 | Blues / Bay of Plenty | Ngāti Awa
Josh Moorby | Wing/Fullback |  (1998-07-11) 11 July 1998 (age 26) | 1 | Hurricanes / Northland | Ngāti Maniapoto
Tana Tuhakaraina | Wing |  (1997-07-08) 8 July 1997 (age 27) | 0 | Chiefs / Waikato | Ngāti Hauā

### Notable players

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* Ben Afeaki
* Stephen Bachop
* Kurt Baker
* Norm Berryman
* Daniel Braid
* Jack Brodrick
* Zinzan Brooke
* Tony Brown
* Bill Bush
* Adrian Cashmore
* Dane Coles
* Colin Cooper
* Ron Cribb
* Christian Cullen
* Aled de Malmanche
* Elliot Dixon
* Jason Eaton
* Hika Elliot
* Tamati Ellison
* Greg Feek
* Ross Filipo
* Troy Flavell
* Riki Flutey
* Corey Flynn
* Hosea Gear
* Rico Gear
* Sid Going
* Jono Gibbes
* Daryl Gibson
* Jamison Gibson-Park
* Zac Guildford
* Kane Hames
* Carl Hayman
* Jackson Hemopo
* Norm Hewitt
* Gavin Hill
* Stan "Tiny" Hill
* Jarrad Hoeata
* Marty Holah
* Akira Ioane
* Rieko Ioane
* Glen Jackson
* Cory Jane
* Tawera Kerr-Barlow
* Tanerau Latimer
* Tasesa Lavea
* James Lowe
* Leon MacDonald
* Sean Maitland
* Deacon Manu
* Hoani Matenga
* Luke McAlister
* Damian McKenzie
* Liam Messam
* Nehe Milner-Skudder
* Joe Moody
* Waka Nathan
* George Nēpia
* Charlie Ngatai
* Ryan Nicholas
* Glen Osborne
* Caleb Ralph
* Taine Randell
* Roger Randle
* Isaac Ross
* Eric Rush
* Buck Shelford
* Aaron Smith
* Johnny Smith
* Carlos Spencer
* Liam Squire
* Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi
* Codie Taylor
* Blade Thomson
* John Timu
* Paul Tito
* Quinn Tupaea
* Scott Waldrom
* Thomas Waldrom
* Joe Webber
* Brad Weber
* Piri Weepu
* Muru Walters

## See also

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* New Zealand Māori rugby league team
* New Zealand Māori cricket team

## References

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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. ^ @allblacksteams (29 June 2024). "Our 2024 Māori All Blacks co-captains". Retrieved 29 June 2024 - via Instagram.
3. ^ a b c Uncovering the Maori mystery Archived 12 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine on BBC, 5 June 2003
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