Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match
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The matchday 23 is as follows (Province/Super Rugby Club, and Iwi in brackets, debutants in bold).
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Ollie Norris (Waikato / Chiefs / Ngāpuhi)
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Kurt Eklund (Bay of Plenty / Blues / Ngāti Kahu)
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Tyrel Lomax ( Ta$man / Hurricanes / Muaupoko / Ngāi Tūhoe)
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Josh Dickson (Otago / Highlanders / Ngāi Tahu)
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Isaia Walker-Leawere (Hawkes Bay/Hurricanes/Ngāti Porou)
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Cameron Suafoa (Auckland / Blues / Ngāpuhi)
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Billy Harmon (Canterbury / Highlanders / Ngāi Tahu)
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Cullen Grace (Canterbury /Crusaders / Ngāti Whakaue / Ngāti Raukawa)
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Brad Weber
- Kāpene Paheko (Hawkes Bay / Chiefs / Ngāti Porou) -
Josh Ioane (Otago /Chiefs / Te Rārawa)
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Connor Garden-Bachop (Wellington / Highlanders / Ngāti Awa)
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Rameka Poihipi (Canterbury / Chiefs / Ngāti Whakaue)
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Billy Proctor (Wellington / Hurricanes / Ngāi Te Rangi / Ngāpuhi)
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Shaun Stevenson (North Harbour / Chiefs / Ngāpuhi)
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Zarn Sullivan (Auckland / Blues / Ngāti Kahungunu)
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Tyrone Thompson (Hawkes Bay / Chiefs / Ngāi Tāmanuhiri / Ngāti Rangiwewehi)
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Tamaiti Williams (Canterbury / Crusaders / Ngāpuhi)
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Jermaine Ainsley (Otago /Highlanders / Te Rārawa / Te Arawa)
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Maanaki Selby-Rickit (Bay Of Plenty / Highlanders / Ngāti Raukawa / Ngāti Tūwharetoa)
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TK Howden (Manawatu / Hurricanes / Ngāi Tūhoe)
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TJ Perenara
- Kāpene Paheko (Wellington / Hurricanes / Ngāti Rangitihi) -
Ruben Love (Wellington / Hurricanes / Te Atiawa)
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Bailyn Sullivan (Waikato / Hurricanes / Ngāti Kahungunu)
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@Crucial said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:
Cullen Grace
Wow, the one guy I thought there's no way he's Maori.
@Frank said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:
@Crucial said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:
Cullen Grace
Wow, the one guy I thought there's no way he's Maori.
Why?
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@KiwiMurph said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:
They are clearly going with a '3 fullback' back 3.
That was always going to be likely from the squad selected. It's not some tactical genius just a complete lack of wing options.
Edit: are we sure that George doesn't have iwi affiliation? There's a well known māori song about him after all...
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@Frank said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:
@Crucial said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:
Cullen Grace
Wow, the one guy I thought there's no way he's Maori.
Why?
@Crucial said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:
@Frank said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:
@Crucial said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:
Cullen Grace
Wow, the one guy I thought there's no way he's Maori.
Why?

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@Crucial said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:
@Frank said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:
@Crucial said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:
Cullen Grace
Wow, the one guy I thought there's no way he's Maori.
Why?

@Frank still why?
Are you saying that gingas can't have māori geneology? Is that your point? Or are you trolling?
Tell that to my very pale skinned, red haired cousin that is a direct descendant of Te Peeti Te Aweawe.
Ever heard of Urukehu? Or remember this guy...?
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@Frank still why?
Are you saying that gingas can't have māori geneology? Is that your point? Or are you trolling?
Tell that to my very pale skinned, red haired cousin that is a direct descendant of Te Peeti Te Aweawe.
Ever heard of Urukehu? Or remember this guy...?
@Crucial fish!
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@Frank still why?
Are you saying that gingas can't have māori geneology? Is that your point? Or are you trolling?
Tell that to my very pale skinned, red haired cousin that is a direct descendant of Te Peeti Te Aweawe.
Ever heard of Urukehu? Or remember this guy...?
@Crucial said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:
@Frank still why?
Are you saying that gingas can't have māori geneology? Is that your point? Or are you trolling?
Tell that to my very pale skinned, red haired cousin that is a direct descendant of Te Peeti Te Aweawe.
Ever heard of Urukehu? Or remember this guy...?
Fully aware of it. Basically it was bit of a joke that you didn't get and you opted to give me a Maori lesson.
(and it's genealogy, not geneology)
Cheers bro! -
@Crucial said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:
@Frank still why?
Are you saying that gingas can't have māori geneology? Is that your point? Or are you trolling?
Tell that to my very pale skinned, red haired cousin that is a direct descendant of Te Peeti Te Aweawe.
Ever heard of Urukehu? Or remember this guy...?
Fully aware of it. Basically it was bit of a joke that you didn't get and you opted to give me a Maori lesson.
(and it's genealogy, not geneology)
Cheers bro!@Frank said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:
@Crucial said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:
@Frank still why?
Are you saying that gingas can't have māori geneology? Is that your point? Or are you trolling?
Tell that to my very pale skinned, red haired cousin that is a direct descendant of Te Peeti Te Aweawe.
Ever heard of Urukehu? Or remember this guy...?
Fully aware of it. Basically it was bit of a joke that you didn't get and you opted to give me a Maori lesson.
(and it's genealogy, not geneology)
Cheers bro!Ok. Obviously didn't spot the joke. Was there a laugh with it?
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@Frank said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:
@Crucial said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:
@Frank still why?
Are you saying that gingas can't have māori geneology? Is that your point? Or are you trolling?
Tell that to my very pale skinned, red haired cousin that is a direct descendant of Te Peeti Te Aweawe.
Ever heard of Urukehu? Or remember this guy...?
Fully aware of it. Basically it was bit of a joke that you didn't get and you opted to give me a Maori lesson.
(and it's genealogy, not geneology)
Cheers bro!Ok. Obviously didn't spot the joke. Was there a laugh with it?
@Crucial said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:
@Frank said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:
@Crucial said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:
@Frank still why?
Are you saying that gingas can't have māori geneology? Is that your point? Or are you trolling?
Tell that to my very pale skinned, red haired cousin that is a direct descendant of Te Peeti Te Aweawe.
Ever heard of Urukehu? Or remember this guy...?
Fully aware of it. Basically it was bit of a joke that you didn't get and you opted to give me a Maori lesson.
(and it's genealogy, not geneology)
Cheers bro!Ok. Obviously didn't spot the joke. Was there a laugh with it?
Not for you there wasn't.
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I know nothing of Suafoa, I'm surprised he's starting ahead of TK who was one of the few bright spots for the Hurricanes this season. Did Suafoa get any gametime for the Blues?
@Frye played against Moana I think
