Internationals All Stars 2019

[Selector]

Thurston would have qualified if he weren't retiring. Eastwood might sneak onto the bench. I'm sure there are a ton of other guys with small amounts of Maori blood playing over in Aussie.

Not for the Maori. Thurston is asked in this clip if his dad is Maori, to which he says no.

 

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My team

Ponga
Holmes
Gagai
Whare
Rapana
Normam
Marshall
J Bromwich
Luke
Packer
Harris
Proctor
Blair

Nikorima
JFH
JWH
McLean

 

[Billy Teets James]

The team I would like to see. Gagai would obviously pick the Indigenous first.
But he still qualifies through his Maori Mum. Corey Norman the same.
And before someone asks. Walker is Maori/Pitcairn Islander.

Ponga
Valentine Holmes
Dylan Walker
Dane Gagai
Rapana
Corey Norman
Benji Marshall
James Tamou
Isaac Luke
Rusty Packer
Tohu Harris Harris
Tapine
JFH

Jordan McLean
Jesse Bromwich
Hawera Naera
Nikorima

 

[Tragic]

Cook Islands, same as Gelling.

Oh thanks, his old man played for Otahuhu, I wrongly assumed he was NZ Maori.

 

[Billy Teets James]

Not for the Maori. Thurston is asked in this clip if his dad is Maori, to which he says no.

Yeah, Radio sport called his Nan who lives here. She said no his dad is not Maori. Just a Pakeha Kiwi.

 

[playdaball]

Oh thanks, his old man played for Otahuhu, I wrongly assumed he was NZ Maori.

Good old Stan.

 

[Mean_Maori_Mean]

1. Ponga
2. Rapana
3. Whare
4. Kenny-Dowall
5. Holmes
6. Nikorima
7. Marshall
8. Packer
9. Luke
10. Warea-Hargreaves
11. Harris
12. Proctor
13. Blair

14. Taylor
15. J.Bromwich
16. Kenny Edwards
17. Tapine

 

[ArtySubs]

1. Ponga
2. Rapana
3. Whare
4. Kenny-Dowall
5. Holmes
6. Nikorima
7. Marshall
8. Packer
9. Luke
10. Warea-Hargreaves
11. Harris
12. Proctor
13. Blair

14. Taylor
15. J.Bromwich
16. Kenny Edwards
17. Tapine

JWH over Jesse you’re kidding me right? Be lucky to get a game @ the Marlins!

 

[warriors4eva]

im assuming this game is going to be in Oz ??

im a starter for sure if its in NZ

 

[Run_it_str8]

As a man with significant Maori lineage I will give my qualified answer

If you can do a half decent pukana & don't have a rampantly thick skippy accent you're in

Some would say I have a permanent pukana. But sheet what am I gana do about how I take the keeds to the perl for a sweem?

 

[playdaball]

Some would say I have a permanent pukanaQUOTE]

Same as Gene Simmonds from KISS

 

[Weno]

Maori team with brothers who have no origin aspirations.

1- Jordan Kahu
2- Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
3- Pita Hiku
4- Dean Whare
5- Jordan Rapana
6- Kodi Nikorima
7- Benji Marshall
8- Jessie Bromwich
9- Issac Luke
10- Russell Packer
11- Tohu Harris Harris
12- Joseph Tapine
13- JFH

14- Elijah Taylor
15- Adam Blair
16- CHN
17- Kevin Proctor

18- Te Maire Martin

 

[Trugoy]

When is this being played?

 

[Horriors2013]

What fraction of heritage can include someone to that race? 1/32?

As long as you have any Maori blood and want to play for us. That's my personal perspective. I'm anti stereotype. Which means you don't judge people by how they fit into a type. A team based on ethnicity must be genetics based. Not personality-based.

 

[shuffle]

is Nikorima better than Te Maire Martin??

 

[Sky Waka]

They should play for the Timana Tahu Cup since he is the only one to play for both sides.

 

[Sup42]

Cook Islands, same as Gelling.

Gellings NZ Maori as well.

 

[matiunz]

Gellings NZ Maori as well.

I know Gelling is half NZ Māori too but do Cook Island Māori qualify for the team as well?

 

[Sup42]

I know Gelling is half NZ Māori too but do Cook Island Māori qualify for the team as well?

They used to, dont know nowadays....I'm sure they would...same group after all.

 

[matiunz]

They used to, dont know nowadays....I'm sure they would...same group after all.

Wonder because “technically” aren’t the Cook Islands “part” of NZ? but now they have their own national team if it changes the status of the Māori team?