2020 Indigenous V Maori All Stars: Teams and Game Day

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2020 Indigenous V Maori All Stars: Teams and Game Day

Indigenous V Maori All Stars
Saturday February 22 7:10pm
Robina Stadium
Tickets: Click here

Indigenous All Stars

TBA

Maori All Stars

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Voting open for Indigenous v Maori All Stars game

The 2020 Indigenous v Maori All Stars fixture will be played on February 22 at the Gold Coast's Robina Stadium. For the second year running the format will feature men's and women's Indigenous teams taking on their New Zealand Maori counterparts.

Voting is open for fans to have their say on who should feature in the men's fixture, with Indigenous coach Laurie Daley and Maori coach David Kidwell to have final say in the make-up of the sides.

Vote: https://www.nrl.com/all-stars/voting

Read more: https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/12/02/vot ... tars-game/

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NRL All Star game provides chance to debate national anthem: Katrina Fanning

As the Australian Rugby League Indigenous Council chairwoman, Katrina Fanning says it would be irresponsible if they failed to talk about the national anthem's place at the NRL All Stars game. The Canberra Raiders director said the council was expected to have a recommendation for the ARLC early next week.

As an Indigenous woman, she personally "had difficulty" with several lines in the anthem, but said the council was canvassing a range of opinions before making a decision.

Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14239

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Jack Wighton and Joe Tapine the only Canberra Raiders to feature in Indigenous All Stars voting

Jack Wighton and Joe Tapine are the only Canberra Raiders to feature in voting for the Indigenous and Maori All Stars teams, so far at least. Tapine is running first at lock for the Maori team, while Wighton is running second at five eighth for the Indigenous team, behind Cody Walker. Tapine is also running third in the voting for the second row, while Wighton is third in voting for fullback.

Indigenous
Fullback: Latrell Mitchell, Alex Johnston, Jack Wighton
Wing: Josh Addo-Carr, Blake Ferguson, Edrick Lee
Centre: Latrell Mitchell, Kotoni Staggs, James Roberts
Five-eighth: Cody Walker, Jack Wighton, Connor Watson
Halfback: Cody Walker, Tyrone Roberts, Ash Taylor
Prop: Andrew Fifita, Ryan James, Leilani Latu
Hooker: Nathan Peats, Connor Watson, Will Smith
Second Row: David Fifita, Wade Graham, Joel Thompson
Lock: Wade Graham, Adam Elliott, David Fifita

Maori
Fullback: Kalyn Ponga, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, Jahrome Hughes
Wing: Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, Reimis Smith, Dane Gagai
Centre: Esan Marsters, Dylan Walker, Dane Gagai
Five-eighth: Benji Marshall, Jarome Luai, Kalyn Ponga
Halfback: Benji Marshall, Kodi Nikorima, Jahrome Hughes
Prop: Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Nelson Asofa-Solomona, Jesse Bromwich
Hooker: Brandon Smith, Issac Luke, Jeremy Marshall-King
Second Row: Kenny Bromwich, Corey Harawira-Naera, Joseph Tapine
Lock: Joseph Tapine, Adam Blair, Tohu Harris

Read more: https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/01/14/all ... .1-jersey/

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I hope Latrell plays, we need another feel good Latrell story.