Kua rite te kapa Ōpango Māori mō te wero whakamutunga ki te kapa Hapāna XV

Kua whakaingoahia e te Kaiako Matua a Ross Filipo (Muaūpoko) i ētahi panonitanga ki te Kapa Māori nō rātou e whakarite ana mō te kēmu tuarua ki te kapa Hapāna XV i tēnei Hatarei, Hūrae 6 ki te taiwhanga o Toyota.

Tokotoru ngā tauhou kua whakaingoatia e Filipo ki te paehihiri, ko Taha Kemara o te kapa Crusaders (Te Whānau a Apanui, Te Whakatōhea), ko Nikora Broughton o te kapa Highlanders (Ngā Rāuru, Ngāti Ruanui) rātou ko Corey Evans o te kapa Blues (Te Aupouri, Ngāti Kahu).

Hei utu i te pakari o tā rātou tākaro i te kēmu tuatahi, kua whiua anō ngā poumuri a Rivez Reihana (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāi Tahu) rāua ko Cole Forbes (Ngāti Awa) me ngā poumua a Laghlan McWhannel (Ngāti Kahungunu) rāua ko Benet Kumeroa (Te Ātihaunui a Pāpārangi) ki te 23.

Ko ētahi atu panonitanga ki te kāhui XV tuatahi ko Pouri Rakete-Stones (Ngāpuhi) hei pouwaho, ko Te Kamaka Howden (Tūhoe) hei poukāpō, ko Cameron Suafua (Ngāpuhi) anō hoki kua tohua ki te nama 8.

Mā Rameka Poihipi (Ngāti Whakaue) te kapa e arahi mō te wā tuatahi, nōna ka tīmata ki te tūranga pouwaenga.

Nō te tukinga ūpoko a Daniel Rona (Te Ātiawa) me te wharanga o te ate ō Joe Moody (Ngāi Tahu) i tērā wiki, kua kore ai rāua e whai wāhi atu ki te kēmu tuarua, kua hoki ki Aotearoa.

Kia piki te ora, e tai mā.

English translation follows.
 

Māori All Blacks team set for final Japan XV challenge

Māori All Blacks Head Coach Ross Filipo (Muaūpoko) has made a handful of changes to his team as they look to secure their second win against Japan XV this Saturday, 6 July at Toyota Stadium.

Filipo has listed three debutants with Crusaders Taha Kemara (Te Whānau a Apanui, Te Whakatōhea), Highlanders Nikora Broughton (Ngā Rauru, Ngāti Ruanui) and Blues Corey Evans (Te Aupouri, Ngāti Kahu) joining from the bench.

Following impressive debuts last Saturday, 29 June, halfback Rivez Reihana (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Tūwharetoa), fullback Cole Forbes (Ngāti Awa), lock Laghlan McWhannel (Ngāti Kahungunu) and Benet Kumeroa (Te Ātihaunui a Pāpārangi) remain in the 23.

Other starting XV changes have been made in the forwards with Pouri Rakete-Stones (Ngāpuhi) in loosehead prop, Te Kamaka Howden (Tūhoe) as flanker and Cameron Suafoa (Ngāpuhi) shifts to No. 8.  

The side will be captained by Rameka Poihipi (Ngāti Whakaue) for the first time who will step in as starting centre.

Following the concussion of Daniel Rona (Te Ātiawa) and calf injury to prop Joe Moody (Ngāi Tahu) last weekend, both were unavailable for game two selections and travelled back home to New Zealand earlier this week.

Tickets can be purchased from Japan Rugby here.
 

1.    Pouri Rakete-Stones (Ngāpuhi)

2.    Kurt Eklund (Ngāti Kahu)

3.    Marcel Renata (Ngāti Whanaunga, Ngāi Takoto)

4.    Isaia Walker-Leawere (Ngāti Porou)

5.    Laghlan McWhannell (Ngāti Kahungunu)

6.    Te Kamaka Howden (Tūhoe)

7.    Billy Harmon (Ngāi Tahu)

8.    Cameron Suafoa (Ngāpuhi)

9.    Sam Nock (Ngāpuhi)

10. Rivez Reihana (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Tūwharetoa)

11. Bailyn Sullivan (Ngāti Kahungunu)

12. Quinn Tupaea (Ngaati Tiipa, Ngaati Amaru, Waikato)

13. Rameka Poihipi © (Ngāti Whakaue)

14. Josh Moorby (Ngāti Maniapoto)

15. Cole Forbes (Ngāti Awa)

16. Tyrone Thompson (Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri)

17. Ollie Norris (Ngāpuhi)

18. Benet Kumeroa (Te Ātihaunui a Pāpārangi)

19. Max Hicks (Ngāti Ranginui)

20. Nikora Broughton* (Ngā Rauru, Ngāti Ruanui)

21. Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi (Ngāti Rangitihi, Ngāti Pikiao, Tūhourangi, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Awa)

22. Taha Kemara* (Te Whānau a Apanui, Te Whakatōhea)

23. Corey Evans* (Te Aupouri, Ngāti Kahu)