Maori rugby Quizzes

[Bovidae]

@ACT-Crusader said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:

Quiz Time (final one today so all you lazy buggers can do some real work)

One of my top 5 rugby games of all time (in my life time that is) - who was in the starting lineup for the Maori ABs that played against the British & Irish Lions in 2005?

A great game to witness live. This team is even easier to pick, starting with a lead-from-the-front performance from the captain.

[bobily2]

So I wasn't yet in high school and it was in my pre-rugby days (negligent parents, I guess) so I'm just throwing names out

Rico Gear
Norm Maxwell

[ACT Crusader]

@bobily2 said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:

Leon MacDonald
Carlos Spencer

Yes and no

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Spencer on the bench and came on early in the 2nd half.

[dogmeat]

Jono Gibbs
David Hill
Duane Monkley
Rua Tipoki
McAllsiter

[ACT Crusader]

@KiwiMurph said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:

Carlos was off the bench if I remember correctly.

Glen Jackson?

Correct on Carlos

[ACT Crusader]

@bobily2 said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:

So I wasn't yet in high school and it was in my pre-rugby days (negligent parents, I guess) so I'm just throwing names out

Rico Gear
Norm Maxwell

Yes and no

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[ACT Crusader]

@dogmeat said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:

Jono Gibbs
David Hill
Duane Monkley
Rua Tipoki
McAllsiter

Yes - 6
Yes - 10
No
Yes - 13
Yes - 12

[Tim]

@dogmeat said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:

Duane Monkley

A little old!

[ACT Crusader]

@Tim said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:

@dogmeat said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:

Duane Monkley

A little old!

Yes @dogmeat is

[bobily2]

Kees Meeuws

[ACT Crusader]

@bobily2 said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:

Kees Meeuws

No.

Kees had left NZ by then.

[ACT Crusader]

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6- Jonno Gibbes
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10- David Hill
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12- Luke McAlister
13- Rua Tipoki
14- Rico Gear
15- Leon MacDonald

[bobily2]

Deacon Manu

[ACT Crusader]

@bobily2 said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:

Deacon Manu

Yes.

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[Torian]

@ACT-Crusader Piri Weepu at hb?

[ACT Crusader]

@FakatavaAllBlack said in Maori All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Match:

@ACT-Crusader Piri Weepu at hb?

Yes.

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[ACT Crusader]

Thanks @Duluth

[Torian]

@ACT-Crusader left wing i hope it was Shannon Paku, probably was Caleb Ralph

[ACT Crusader]

@FakatavaAllBlack said in Maori rugby Quizzes:

@ACT-Crusader left wing i hope it was Shannon Paku, probably was Caleb Ralph

The latter, yes.

He played alright.

[Machpants]

This is one I can remember, Holah, Gibbes, Flynn, Manu, Honneck, poor old Carl Hayman

Um, cos it was mentioned recently “feeky” (unprofessional, grumble grumble)