I te tau 1888, ko te kapa Māori o Aotearoa (New Zealand Natives) tētahi o ngā tīma whutupōro ā-motu tuatahi, ā, i tākarohia tā rātou kēmu tuatahi i Te Matau-a-Māui i te 23 o Hune. I toa te tīma Māori, e 5 – 0. Nō muri mai, i tērā tau tonu, ka toa i a rātou tā rātau kēmu tuatahi ā-ao ki a Airani, ki te tāone nui o Tapurini (Dublin), ā, ka 13 – 4 te toanga ake. Ko te tikanga he whakapapa Māori tō ngā kaitākaro katoa o te Kapa Māori o Aotearoa, heoi anō, ehara i te mea i āta ū rātou ki tēnei ture i ngā tau tuatahi, ā, nā konā i whai wāhi atu ai ngā Tauiwi e rima ki te tīma. Koinei te kapa tuatahi i kuhu i te poraka pango kua rongonui nei i te kapa Ōpango. In 1888, the New Zealand Natives were one of Aotearoa’s first national rugby sides and played their first match against Hawke’s Bay on June 23. The Natives won the game 5-0 and later that year, they recorded their first international win against Ireland in Dublin, beating them 13-4. All representatives of the New Zealand Natives team were supposed to have Māori whakapapa, however this rule was not strictly followed at the beginning and five non-Māori players included. This was the first team to wear the black jersey that is now All Black famous. Māori All Blacks
I ēnei wā, me mana rawa te whakapapa o ngā kaitākaro o te kapa Ōpango Māori. I ngā tau kua pahure, he maha ngā tīma o te ao kua hinga i te kapa Ōpango Māori, pēnei i te kapa Raiona nō Ingarangi me Airani, te kapa Ingarangi, me te kapa Airani. I te tau 2018, i whakaritea tō rātou haerenga tuatahitanga ki Amerika ki te Tonga, ka tākaro ki a Parīhi (Brazil) me Hiri (Chile). Ko ētahi o ngā kaitākaro rongonui o te kapa Māori Ōpango i roto i ngā tau o mua ko George Nēpia rāua ko Tāne Norton, ā, nō tata mai ko Nehe Milner-Skudder rātou ko Piri Weepu, ko Hosea Gear, ko Cory Jane, ko Aaron Smith anō hoki. Ko te kapa Ōpango Māori tonu tētahi o ngā kapa taketake kaumātua katoa o te ao.
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In 1888, the New Zealand Natives were one of Aotearoa’s first national rugby sides and played their first match against Hawke’s Bay on June 23. The Natives won the game 5-0 and later that year, they recorded their first international win against Ireland in Dublin, beating them 13-4.
All representatives of the New Zealand Natives team were supposed to have Māori whakapapa, however this rule was not strictly followed at the beginning and five non-Māori players included. This was the first team to wear the black jersey that is now All Black famous.
Now all Māori All Black representatives must have confirmed Māori whakapapa or genealogy confirmed.
Over the years, the Māori All Blacks have defeated many international sides, including the British and Irish Lions, England, and Ireland.
In 2018, the team embarked on their first tour of South America, where they played matches against Brazil and Chile.
Famous Māori All Blacks have included George Nēpia, Sid Going and Tane Norton and more recently Nehe Milner-Skudd, Piri Weepu, Hosea Gear, Cory Jane, and Aaron Smith.
The Māori All Blacks are still one of the oldest indigenous rugby teams in the world.
