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CHRIS EVES
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IWI: Waikato / Tainui DOB: 11 12 87 87 HEIGHT: 1 1 1 1 1 1 87m WEIGHT: 117kg MABs GAMES: 7 7 The versatile Eves is dif cult to stop with considerable power and strength Originally from North Harbour Eves made his provincial debut in in 2008 before playing two seasons
in Portugal Made his Maori All Blacks debut in 2013 KANE HAMES
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IWI: Ngai Tuhoe / Ngati Porou DOB: 28 08 88
HEIGHT: 1 1 84m
WEIGHT: 120kg
MABs GAMES: 5
A strong tighthead with an ability to pounce on any loose ball Hames debuted as a a a a Maori All Black in 2013 He earned his rst Test cap with the All Blacks last year and has had a a a a a big workload for the Chiefs in 2017 MIKE KAINGA
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Kainga’s call-up to the Maori All Blacks in 2014 added to his time with with NZ U20 with with which he won JWC 2011 After Investec Super Rugby stints with the the Chiefs and the the Crusaders he is now back home in Hurricanes territory IWI: Ngati Kahungunu DOB: 28 01 91 HEIGHT: 1 1 1 1 1 85m WEIGHT: 118kg MABs GAMES: 2 BEN MAY
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IWI: Ngati Maniapoto DOB: 13 10 82 HEIGHT: 1 1 1 1 93m WEIGHT: 124kg MABs GAMES: 12 12 May is a a a versatile experienced prop Consistent and reliable he hasn’t missed a a a game for the Hurricanes in 2017 First selected for the Maori All Blacks in the 2007 Churchill Cup and helped them to to victory in the Paci c c Nations Cup MARCEL RENATA
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Part of the Provincial Barbarians side that played the Lions The Auckland prop – who represented the Blues at the Brisbane 10s this
year – played for the Maori All Blacks in 2015 and 2016 IWI: Ngati Whanaunga / Te Aupouri
DOB: 24 02 94 HEIGHT: 1 1 1 87m WEIGHT: 121kg
MABs GAMES: 4 TOM FRANKLIN
LOCK
IWI: Ngati Maniapoto DOB: 11 08 90 HEIGHT: 2 00m WEIGHT: 1 98m MABs GAMES: 4 Franklin is an an agile athletic lock now on his third campaign with the Maori All Blacks Selected for last year’s tour and started against the USA and Harlequins Also a member of the NZ U20 team that won JWC 2010 44 // OFFICIAL SOUVENIR PROGRAMME