2014 Māori All Blacks tour of Japan
Player Position Date of Birth ( Age ) Club/province Iwi
Ash Dixon Hooker ( 1988-09-10 ) 10 September 1988 ( aged 26 ) Hawke 's Bay Ngāti Tahinga
Joe Royal Hooker ( 1985-05-31 ) 31 May 1985 ( aged 29 ) Bay of Plenty Te Arawa / Ngāti Whātua
Codie Taylor Hooker ( 1991-03-31 ) 31 March 1991 ( aged 23 ) Canterbury Ngāti Kahungunu / Muaūpoko
Nick Barrett Prop ( 1988-11-01 ) 1 November 1988 ( aged 26 ) Auckland Ngāti Kahungunu
Brendon Edmonds Prop ( 1990-11-28 ) 28 November 1990 ( aged 23 ) Hawke 's Bay Ngāti Kahungunu
Chris Eves Prop ( 1987-12-11 ) 11 December 1987 ( aged 26 ) Manawatu Tainui
Mike Kainga Prop ( 1991-01-28 ) 28 January 1991 ( aged 23 ) Bay of Plenty Ngāti Kahungunu
Tom Franklin Lock ( 1990-08-11 ) 11 August 1990 ( aged 24 ) Otago Ngāti Maniapoto
Hayden Triggs Lock ( 1982-02-22 ) 22 February 1982 ( aged 32 ) North Harbour Ngāti Kahungunu
Joe Wheeler Lock ( 1987-10-20 ) 20 October 1987 ( aged 27 ) Tasman Ngāi Tahu
Shane Christie Flanker ( 1985-09-23 ) 23 September 1985 ( aged 29 ) Tasman Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi
Nick Crosswell Flanker ( 1986-04-03 ) 3 April 1986 ( aged 28 ) Manawatu Ngāti Porou
Sean Polwart Flanker ( 1990-04-14 ) 14 April 1990 ( aged 24 ) Auckland Ngāti Pūkenga / Ngāti Maru
Dan Pryor Flanker ( 1988-04-14 ) 14 April 1988 ( aged 26 ) Northland Ngāpuhi / Ngāti Pikiao
Mitchell Crosswell Number 8 ( 1988-11-14 ) 14 November 1988 ( aged 25 ) Taranaki Ngāti Porou
Blade Thomson Number 8 ( 1990-12-04 ) 4 December 1990 ( aged 23 ) Taranaki Ngāpuhi
Liam Squire Number 8 ( 1991-03-20 ) 20 March 1991 ( aged 23 ) Tasman Ngāi Tahu
Elliot Dixon Number 8 ( 1989-09-04 ) 4 September 1989 ( aged 25 ) Southland Ngāpuhi
Jamison Gibson-Park Scrum-half ( 1992-02-23 ) 23 February 1992 ( aged 22 ) Taranaki Ngāti Porou / Ngāi Tai
Chris Smylie Scrum-half ( 1982-03-22 ) 22 March 1982 ( aged 32 ) Taranaki Ngāti Mutunga
Squads -- Māori All Blacks
New Zealand Māori 27-man squad for the 2014 Japanese November Tour was announced on 21 October . [ 6 ] On 26 October , Nick Crosswell , Mitch Crosswell and Hayden Triggs were added to the squad to replace the injured Shane Christie , Liam Squire and Joe Wheeler respectively . [ 7 ]
On 7 July 2014, it was announced by the New Zealand Rugby Union that the Māori All Blacks would play a three-match Asian Series, including two matches against the Japanese national team and a match against an invitational Asian Pacific Barbarians (APB) team - a side made up from top Asian and Polynesian players and coached by Tana Umaga. The APB match was set to take place at the newly opened National Stadium in Singapore, but due to concerns over the safety of the playing surface at the stadium, the match was cancelled on 21 October 2014. For Japan, the second a third meeting between the two teams goes ahead a scheduled with the 2013 tour coach Colin Cooper remaining as head coach.