Māori All Blacks v Japan XV

Ollie Norris (Ngāpuhi)
Tyrone Thompson (Ngaii Tāmanuhiri, Ngāti Rangiwewehi)
Marcel Renata (Ngāti Whanaunga)
Laghlan McWhannell (Ngāti Kahungunu)
Tahlor Cahill* (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Pikiao and Ngāti Raukawa)
Te Kamaka Howden (Tūhoe)
Jahrome Brown (Ngāti Porou)
Torian Barnes* (Ngāti Whātua)
Adam Lennox* (Ngāti Kūia, Ngāti Raukawa)
Rivez Reihana (Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Hine)
Reon Paul* (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou)
Xavi Taele (Ngāi Tahu)
Bailyn Sullivan (Ngāti Kahungunu) - captain
Payton Spencer* (Ngāti Kahungunu, Mūaupoko)
Cole Forbes (Ngāti Awa)
IMPACT

Jacob Devery (Te Aitanga a Mahaki)
Pouri Rakete-Stones (Ngāpuhi)
Benet Kumeroa (Te Atihaunui a Pāpārangi)
Caleb Delany (Ngāti Tūwharetoa)
Nikora Broughton (Ngārauru, Ngāti Ruanui)
Sam Nock (Ngāpuhi)
Taha Kemara (Te Whānau a Apanui, Te Whakatōhea)
Kyle Brown* (Waikato)

This is a very solid team. Quite a hard nosed forward pack with some decent size to it.

I thought Sullivan might be the captain.

Also, it makes you wonder why Lennox wasn't in the frame last year, assuming he knew his whakapapa. Kemara Hauiti-Parapara was selected out of club rugby.

Not on Stan?

Ah. Looks like NZR+.

Is 8pm NZT or AEST?

@booboo said in Māori All Blacks 2026:

Not on Stan?

Ah. Looks like NZR+.

Is 8pm NZT or AEST?

Is NZR+ still working? I thought they'd dumped it.

8pm Oz according to Tribe.

@Nepia said in Māori All Blacks 2026:

@booboo said in Māori All Blacks 2026:

Not on Stan?

Ah. Looks like NZR+.

Is 8pm NZT or AEST?

Is NZR+ still working? I thought they'd dumped it.

8pm Oz according to Tribe.

@Nepia said in Māori All Blacks 2026:

Is NZR+ still working? I thought they'd dumped it.

It's a rebranded app called All Blacks & Black Ferns Rugby that's come out in the last week. You might have to update it.

@KiwiMurph said in Māori All Blacks 2026:

@Nepia said in Māori All Blacks 2026:

Is NZR+ still working? I thought they'd dumped it.

It's a rebranded app called All Blacks & Black Ferns Rugby that's come out in the last week. You might have to update it.

Cheers, I'll check before this evening.

So this is streaming on Maori+...
Anyone know if you can watch delayed as well as live?

@reprobate said in Māori All Blacks v Japan XV:

So this is streaming on Maori+...
Anyone know if you can watch delayed as well as live?

Can't say for sure but normally you can watch things on demand on Maori+ so chances are reasonably high.

It's definitely on the All Blacks app outside NZ - don't know if that's true of within the country too.

@Mr-Fish said in Māori All Blacks v Japan XV:

@reprobate said in Māori All Blacks v Japan XV:

So this is streaming on Maori+...
Anyone know if you can watch delayed as well as live?

Can't say for sure but normally you can watch things on demand on Maori+ so chances are reasonably high.

It's definitely on the All Blacks app outside NZ - don't know if that's true of within the country too.

There's always the (free) bear that tunnels. Used to serve me well when overseas for using sky.

I'm far from surprised the new app is shit.

But I'll still be fucking fuming if this is still the case come kick off.

Im still hanging out in NZR+ ...

And it looks like it is working.

TJ on commentary

@Bones said in Māori All Blacks v Japan XV:

I'm far from surprised the new app is shit.

But I'll still be fucking fuming if this is still the case come kick off.

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Think it was doing that because the broadcast hadn't actually started (even though it said live). I had the same issue a couple of hours ago thinking there might be some build up but it's fine now.

Yeah working good now

Knock on aside, nice start from Barnes.

@Mr-Fish yeah got it now, bit patchy picture wise but that might be the telly.

Forbes is constantly buffering though even when the picture isn't. Guy just gets more and more pedestrian every time I see him.

The game is on channel 50 on skysport in NZ. Commentary is in Māori though

Annnnnnd Forbes rolls away at what he probably thought was lightening speed.

@Landers92 said in Māori All Blacks v Japan XV:

The game is on channel 50 on skysport in NZ. Commentary is in Māori though

Sky Sport 2 has english commentary

Thought a knock on was supposed to travel forward ref?

Think MABs would be better off with Kemara at 10 in this particular game

Interesting Riley is in this team - he was world class a year or two ago. Wouldn't have minded him switching back...

Nicely worked

Whats the score?

7-7

Forbes looked like a prop when he tried to set off great support and offload though

Cripes getting no luck from this ref

Barnes looking great on attack.

Definitely a knock on from Riley.

Yeah, much more obvious than the one from Reihana earlier too

@Bones said in Māori All Blacks v Japan XV:

Yeah, much more obvious than the one from Reihana earlier too

Though if we're being consistent with how forward passes are assessed, Riley does actually let the ball go out of his hands backwards, it's momentum that carries it forward.

Reihana average tonight so far

@Mr-Fish said in Māori All Blacks v Japan XV:

@Bones said in Māori All Blacks v Japan XV:

Yeah, much more obvious than the one from Reihana earlier too

Though if we're being consistent with how forward passes are assessed, Riley does actually let the ball go out of his hands backwards, it's momentum that carries it forward.

I can't recall a knock on ever being considered under the forward pass laws.

Taele really should be a ten. Looks to be running the backline tonight too.

Lennox's passes a tad high

@Bones said in Māori All Blacks v Japan XV:

@Mr-Fish said in Māori All Blacks v Japan XV:

@Bones said in Māori All Blacks v Japan XV:

Yeah, much more obvious than the one from Reihana earlier too

Though if we're being consistent with how forward passes are assessed, Riley does actually let the ball go out of his hands backwards, it's momentum that carries it forward.

I can't recall a knock on ever being considered under the forward pass laws.

What I mean is that 'forward' isn't defined in the laws. But in the case of passes, 'forward' means 'forward out of the hands' - so why should it be any different for knock ons?

Taele is such a terrible defender.