Rob Thompson called into Māori All Blacks squad
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 |
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