The New Zealand Maori team will play two matches in Japan, and in Singapore for the first time later this year, New Zealand Rugby confirmed today.
The Colin Cooper-coached side will take on Japan on Saturday, November 1 at Noevir Stadium, Kobe and again a week later at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground, Tokyo.
The team will then travel to Singapore to play the Asia Pacific Dragons, an invitational side drawn from top Asian and Polynesian players at Singapore's new National Stadium on Saturday, November 15.
The Dragons will be coached by former All Blacks captain and Counties Manukau coach Tana Umaga.
Colin Cooper was excited to again take the team offshore.