Canada to host New Zealand’s Maori All Blacks at B.C. Place Stadum in November
VANCOUVER — Rugby Canada announced Thursday the senior men’s national team team will host New Zealand’s Maori All Blacks at B.C. Place Stadium on November 3.
The match will be the second men’s fifteens match to be played on the venue’s artificial turf, however the popular sevens tournament has been hosted there the last two years.
The Maori All Blacks are separate from the senior All Blacks. All players must have their Maori ancestry confirmed in order to represent the side.
The announcement comes less than a week after Canada axed head coach Mark Anscombe following a disastrous 52-16 loss to the United States in World Cup qualifying.