Māori All Blacks welcomed at Maungatapu Marae

The Māori All Blacks will be based at Maungatapu Marae before their North and South American tour. Photo/ Amy Diamond

The Māori All Blacks were welcomed on to Maungatapu Marae today to mark the beginning of their stay in Tauranga.

The squad has assembled in the Bay of Plenty this week ahead of their departure for the three-match tour of North and South America.

Players who had completed Mitre 10 Cup duty with their provinces would be based at the marae before heading to Auckland at the end of the week.

The squad's first game would be against USA in Chicago on November 3 (November 4 NZ time).

Māori All Blacks Match Schedule (Kickoff times are local)

v USA
Soldier Field, Chicago, USA
Saturday November 3
Kickoff: 6pm
(Sunday 4 November 12pm NZT)

v Brazil
Estadio Do Morumbi, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Saturday November 10
Kickoff: 8pm
(Sunday 11 November 11am NZT)

v Chile
Estadio San Carlos De Apoquindo, Las Condes, Chile
Saturday November 17
Kickoff: 4pm
(Sunday 11 November 9am NZT)