2012 Māori All Blacks tour of United Kingdom

Updated on Dec 03, 2023

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Date 13–23 November Tour captain(s) Tanerau Latimer Previous tour NA		Coach(es) Jamie Joseph Top point scorer(s) Willie Ripia (41)
Top try scorer(s) Frae Wilson (2) Charlie Ngatai (2)

On 30 August 2012, it was announced by the Rugby Football Union that the Māori All Blacks would tour the United Kingdom for a three-game tour. Despite playing three fixtures, only one would be against a test international nation (Canada); this was the second time the two teams met. The Māori team also faced English domestic team Leicester Tigers and a RFU Championship XV, a team consisting of players that compete in England's second-tier club tournament, RFU Championship.

Leicester Tigers

Notes:

The Tigers returned to using their traditional lettered-flocked jerseys for this non-test match. They last used this system when they hosted Australia in 2010.

Canada

Notes:

This was not considered a Test Match and is part of the new scheme the IRB introduced to increase compitiveness in tier 2 teams ahead of the next World Cup.

At the 21st minute, referee Martin Fox pulled a hamstring priming assistant referee Ross Campbell to take over as the official.

Squad

It was announced that Highlandes head coach Jamie Joseph, would coach the side for the 2012 tour, after leading the Māori's to success over England in 2010.

Joseph named his 26-man squad on 29 October 2012.

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-IRB nationality.