Rob Thompson called into Māori All Blacks squad

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Canterbury midfielder Rob Thompson (Ngāti Kahungunu) has been selected for the the Māori All Blacks squad to tour Chicago and the United Kingdom.

Head Coach Colin Cooper said that an injury to Declan O’Donnell opened the door for Thompson who will run out for Canterbury in this weekend’s Mitre 10 Cup Finals.

“We’ve been impressed with Rob’s form in Mitre 10 Cup and we think he will slot right into the team environment.”

The squad assembles in Auckland today before they fly out on Sunday.

The full 2016 Māori All Blacks Squad is:

Player	Province	Whakapapa
Leni Apisai *	Wellington	Ngāti Awa
Tim Bateman	Canterbury	Ngāi Tahu
Otere Black	Manawatu	Ngāi Tuhoe / Te Whānau ā Apanui / Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Shane Christie	Tasman	Te Ati Haunui ā Pāpārangi / Ngāti Kurawhatia
Ash Dixon, Captain	Hawkes Bay	Ngāti Tahinga
Whetu Douglas *	Waikato	Ngāti Porou / Ngāti Whakaue
Jason Emery	Manawatu	Ngāti Haua / Ngāti Maniapoto
Chris Eves	Manawatu	Waikato / Tainui
Tom Franklin	Otago	Ngāti Maniapoto
Billy Guyton *	Tasman	Ngāpuhi / Ngāti Pikiao / Ngāti Raukawa
Kane Hames	Tasman	Ngāi Tuhoe / Ngāti Porou
Akira Ioane	Auckland	Ngāpuhi / Te Whānau ā Apanui
Mike Kainga	Taranaki	Ngāti Kahungunu
James Lowe	Tasman	Ngāpuhi / Ngāi Te Rangi
Ben May	Hawkes Bay	Ngāti Maniapoto
Marty McKenzie	Taranaki	Ngāti Tūwharetoa / Ngāti Tahinga
Leighton Price *	Taranaki	Waikato / Ngāti Maniapoto
Reed Prinsep *	Canterbury	Te Rārawa
Matt Proctor	Wellington	Ngāi Te Rangi / Ngāpuhi
Kara Pryor *	Northland	Ngāti Awa / Ngāti Pikiao / Ngāti Rangitihi
Marcel Renata	Auckland	Ngāti Whānaunga / Te Aupouri
Joe Royal	Bay of Plenty	Te Arawa / Ngāti Whātua o Ōrākei / Ngāpuhi
Jacob Skeen	Waikato	Ngāpuhi
Robert Thompson	Canterbury	Ngāti Kahungunu
Sean Wainui	Taranaki	Ngāi Tuhoe / Te Āitanga a Māhaki / Ngā Arikikaiputahi / Ngāti Porou
Brad Weber	Hawkes Bay	Ngāti Porou
Ihaia West	Hawkes Bay	Ngāti Kahungunu / Ngāti Porou