Māori All Blacks clash with Manu Samoa to go ahead with no crowds in Wellington

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This weekend's match between the Māori All Blacks and Manu Samoa at Sky Stadium in Wellington will still go ahead but behind closed doors in the wake of the latest Covid-19 situation in the capital.

The Māori All Blacks are currently following the advice provided by the Ministry of Health and continuing to keep a watchful eye on the locations of interests as they come to hand.

 

Our scheduled fixture on Saturday 26 June at Sky Stadium Wellington, is being delivered by Lakapi Samoa. This match will be delivered under Alert Level-2 and therefore fans will be unable to attend.

 

Māori All Blacks Head Coach Clayton McMillan said: “We are grateful the game can continue against our Samoan brothers but are obviously disappointed our fans won’t be able to attend but know they will be supporting us and watching via Sky.”

 

All purchased tickets will be fully refunded. Ticketek will be in touch directly with ticket holders directly.

 

The match will be broadcast live on Sky Sport 1 NZ from 7pm.

 

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