The 2021 All Stars match was the tenth annual representative exhibition
All Stars match of
Australian rugby league
The Australian Rugby League Commission (ARL), formerly the Australian Rugby Football League known as the Australian Rugby League is an Australian rugby league football competition operator. It was founded in 1986 as the Australian Rugby Footbal ...
. The match was played between the
Indigenous All Stars and the
Māori All Stars at
Townsville, Queensland
Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 180,820 as of June 2018, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland; it is unofficially considered its capital. Estimated resident population, 30 ...
's
Queensland Country Bank Stadium
North Queensland Stadium, commercially known as Queensland Country Bank Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in South Townsville, Queensland, Australia, primarily used for rugby league.
History
As part of Australia's 2022 FIFA World Cup bid in ...
on 20 February 2021.
Men's All Stars match
Teams
1 -
Wade Graham
Wade Graham (born 25 October 1990) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er for and captains the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL. He has played for at international level.
Graham previously played for the Penrith Pan ...
was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury.
Tyrell Fuimaono was be moved from the bench to second row and Graham was replaced by
Zac Saddler.
2 -
Kevin Proctor was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by
Zane Musgrove
Zane Musgrove (born 26 March 1996) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL.
He previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Wests Tigers in the National Rugby Le ...
.
3 -
Josh Addo-Carr
Josh Addo-Carr (born 28 July 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Australia at international level.
He began his career with ...
was originally selected to play but withdrew due to a Victoria COVID-19 border closure.
Alex Johnston was moved from the bench to wing and Addo-Carr was replaced by
Corey Thompson.
4 -
Reimis Smith was originally selected to play but withdrew due to a Victoria COVID-19 border closure.
Patrick Herbert was moved from the bench to wing and Reimis Smith was replaced by
Esan Marsters.
5 -
Jahrome Hughes
Jahrome Hughes (born 8 October 1994) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL, and the New Zealand Māori and New Zealand at international level. He is a NRL premiership winning p ...
was originally selected to play but withdrew due to a Victoria COVID-19 border closure.
Benji Marshall
Benjamin Quentin Marshall (born 25 February 1985) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played at or .
He previously played for the Wests Tigers in two separate spells, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Brisbane Bron ...
was moved from the bench to halfback and Hughes was replaced by
Daejarn Asi
Daejarn Asi (born 15 August 2000) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys, New Zealand War ...
.
6 -
Jesse Bromwich
Jesse Bromwich (born 3 May 1989) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League and New Zealand at international level.
He played for and captained the Storm, with whom he won ...
was originally selected to play but withdrew due to a Victoria COVID-19 border closure. He was replaced by
Russell Packer
Russell Packer (born 9 October 1989) is a former New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who played as a for the Wests Tigers, St. George Illawarra Dragons and the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL, and the New Zealand Māori and N ...
.
7 -
Brandon Smith was originally selected to play but withdrew due to a Victoria COVID-19 border closure.
Jeremy Marshall-King was moved from the bench to hooker and Brandon Smith was replaced by
Issac Luke
Issac Luke (born 29 May 1987) is a former New Zealand professional rugby league footballer
He previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, New Zealand Warriors, St. George Illawarra Dragons, and the Brisbane Broncos in the National ...
.
8 -
Kenny Bromwich
Kenneath Bromwich (born 22 September 1991) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL), and New Zealand at international level.
He previously played for the ...
was originally selected to play but withdrew due to a Victoria COVID-19 border closure.
Jordan Riki was moved from the bench to second row and Kenny Bromwich was replaced by
Jackson Topine.
9 -
Nelson Asofa-Solomona
Nelson Asofa-Solomona (born 29 February 1996) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL and New Zealand at international level.
Asofa-Solomona won the 2017 NRL Grand Final and the ...
was originally selected to play but withdrew due to a Victoria COVID-19 border closure. He was replaced by
Emry Pere
Emry Pere (born 8 September 1998) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup.
He previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League.
Bac ...
.
10 -
Bailey Simonsson was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by
Wiremu Greig
Wiremu Greig (born 12 November 1999) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League (NRL), and the New Zealand Māori at international level.
Background
Greig began ...
.
Result
Women's All Stars match
For the ninth time, a
Women's All Stars match will be held on 20 February 2021.
Teams
Result
References
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