2019 Māori All Blacks

[Nepia]

So I'm currently on a mini tour of NZ with some overseas friends and on Tuesday stopped into Ohinemutu Marae and it was full of Fijians. Turned out it was a welcome for the Fijian and Fijian U20s.

[Bovidae]

As McKee says, playing on a cold winters night in Rotorua will be very different to Suva.

It's up to the Maori forwards to front up.

[ACT Crusader]

@Nepia said in 2019 Māori All Blacks:

So I'm currently on a mini tour of NZ with some overseas friends and on Tuesday stopped into Ohinemutu Marae and it was full of Fijians. Turned out it was a welcome for the Fijian and Fijian U20s.

Was Aunty Suzie there serving her special pork bones and puha....

[Stockcar86]

@Nepia said in 2019 Māori All Blacks:

So I'm currently on a mini tour of NZ with some overseas friends and on Tuesday stopped into Ohinemutu Marae and it was full of Fijians. Turned out it was a welcome for the Fijian and Fijian U20s.

Come along to the Maddison Trophy final at McLean Park on Saturday afternoon

[Nepia]

@ACT-Crusader said in 2019 Māori All Blacks:

@Nepia said in 2019 Māori All Blacks:

So I'm currently on a mini tour of NZ with some overseas friends and on Tuesday stopped into Ohinemutu Marae and it was full of Fijians. Turned out it was a welcome for the Fijian and Fijian U20s.

Was Aunty Suzie there serving her special pork bones and puha....

I didn't see Whaea Huhana anywhere but hopefully she was out the back during meal prep.

@Stockcar86 said in 2019 Māori All Blacks:

@Nepia said in 2019 Māori All Blacks:

So I'm currently on a mini tour of NZ with some overseas friends and on Tuesday stopped into Ohinemutu Marae and it was full of Fijians. Turned out it was a welcome for the Fijian and Fijian U20s.

Come along to the Maddison Trophy final at McLean Park on Saturday afternoon

It would have been awesome to cheer on Hastings R&S over the evil Napier empire but we left the Bay today after three days of non stop eating.

[Yeetyaah]

http://www.allblacks.com/News/34421/new-zealand-maori-under-20s-named-for-fiji?fbclid=IwAR2wROz2j59SOBZNiV9cDZ3lTu6NFQ8BeepmnOhztwRFi2n0X-NIV3y_Bpc

Maori U20 team named.

[Yeetyaah]

Wtf the link didn't post.

[Duluth]

@Yeetyaah said in 2019 Māori All Blacks:

Wtf the link didn't post.

AB's site might have changed the url pattern.. I'll have a look

[Stargazer]

NZ Māori U20

1 Kershawl Sykes Martin ( Ta$man) - Ngati Porou)
2 Te Ariki Te Puni(co-captain) (Auckland) - Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Porou, Rangitane o Manawatu, Ngai Te Rangi
3 Jonas Pomare (Bay of Plenty) - Ngapuhi
4 Josh Hill (Otago) - Ngai Tahu
5 Keelan Whitman (Wellington) - Ngati Rangiwewehi
6 Kaipo Brown (Bay of Plenty) - Te Aupouri, Te Arawa, Tainui, Ngai Te Rangi, Te Ati Awa
7 Tamarau McGahan (North Harbour) - Ngai Tuhoe, Ngati Raukawa
8 Shamus Hurley Langton (Wellington) - Te Ati Awa, Taranaki
9 Cortez-Lee Ratima (Waikato) - Ngati Maniapoto, Ngati Tama
10 Zarn Sullivan(co-Captain) (Auckland) - Ngati Kahungunu
11 Coel Kerr (Canterbury) - Ngati Ranginui
12 Leo Thompson (Wellington) - Ngai Ta Manuhiri, Ngati/Rangiwewehi
13 Tahu Kaa (Canterbury) - Ngati Porou, Ngai Tahu
14 Dennon Robinson Bartlett (Bay of Plenty) - Ngati Kahungunu
15 Bailey Gordon (Bay of Plenty) - Te Arawa)

16 Tyrone Thompson (Wellington) - Ngai Ta Manuhiri, Ngati, Rangiwewehi
17 Benet Kumeroa (Bay of Plenty) - Te Atihaunui-a-Paparangi
18 Tanara Haenga (Wellington) - Ngati Porou
19 Sam Smith (Wellington/Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Kahungunu)
20 Isaac Bracewell (Wellington) - Ngati Maniapoto
21 Tobias Manuel Wickham (Manawatu) - Ngati Porou, Ngati Tuwharetoa
22 Callum Bean (Auckland) - Ngai Tahu, Nga Puhi
23 Leo Ngatai Tafau (Counties Manukau) - Ngati Porou, Tainui

[Bovidae]

Only a handful of names are familiar to me. Cortez-Lee Ratima would have been hoping to play in the Waikato club final today but his team (Otorohanga) got upset in the semi.

Is Tamarau McGahan another son of Hugh?

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae His father's name is Glenn (not Hugh), according to this Facebook post.

[Stargazer]

Bloody h*ll, some very big lads in that Fiji U20 team!

[Bones]

@Stargazer said in 2019 Māori All Blacks:

Bloody h*ll, some very big lads in that Fiji U20 team!

I'm pretty sure that's not a swear word.

[Stargazer]

Good start from the Maori U20 with Cortez-Lee Ratima and Keelan Whitman scoring the first tries, the last one after a great break from Zarn Sullivan. The Fijians have been dominating the last 10 minutes though, resulting in a good try from their hooker.

Third try for the Maori scored by McGahan.

Maori U20 19 - 10 Fiji U20 after 30 minutes.

[Stargazer]

Awesome try from Leo Thompson!

[African Monkey]

I hope to see Zarn Sullivan get some game time for Auckland this year. He looks the goods.

[Tim]

Is this streaming anywhere?

[Stargazer]

@African-Monkey He should come home haha. We could use another 10.

[Stargazer]

Fiji score in the last seconds of the first half.

Half time:
Maori U20 26 - 17 Fiji U20

[African Monkey]

@Stargazer Suprised he did stay in Auckland tbh. Most of them that get imported from out of Auckland end up going back to their provinces.