Footy is back with one of the best games on the rugby league calendar — the All Stars clash — set to kick off in Rotorua, New Zealand at 3:45pm.
The annual clash between the Maori and Indigenous sides once again features some of the best players in the NRL, despite several late withdrawals.
MATCH CENTRE: Indigenous All Stars v Maori All Stars, stats, video, teams, highlights
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Nelson Asofa-Solomona (dog bite), Joseph Manu (facial fracture) and Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (hamstring) are among some of the Māori players that have pulled out of the clash.
Four Indigenous All Star players including last year’s captain Josh Addo-Carr have also ruled themselves out of the fixture.
The Maoris still have plenty of power Kiwi internationals James Fisher-Harris, Joseph Tapine and Briton Nikora.
The Indigenous team has a star backline including the likes of Cody Walker — who has been named as captain — Nicho Hynes and Latrell Mitchell and Jack Wighton.
This is the fifth time the NRL All Stars game has seen the Māori vs Indigenous sides go up head to head, with ledger squares at two wins apiece.
TEAMS
Indigenous All Stars: 1. Latrell Mitchell 2. Selwyn Cobbo 3. Jack Wighton 4. Brent Naden 5. Tyrell Sloan 6. Cody Walker 7. Nicho Hynes 8. Josh Kerr 9. Kierran Moseley 10. Shaq Mitchell 11. Tyrell Fuimaono 18. Ryan James 13. J’maine Hopgood 14. Albert Kelly 15. Jamayne Taunoa-Brown 16. Daine Laurie 17. Isaiah Tass 12. Tyrone Peachey 19. Braydon Trindall 20. Bailey Butler
Maori All Stars: 1. Hayze Perham 2. Morgan Harper 3. Jesse Arthars 4. Adam Pompey 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Zach Dockar-Clay 7. Paul Turner 8. James Fisher-Harris 9. Corey Harawira-Naera 10. Royce Hunt 11. Briton Nikora 12. Jordan Riki 13. Joseph Tapine 14. Zane Musgrove 15. Leo Thompson 16. Tukimihia Simpkins 17. Austin Dias 18. Sheldon Pitama 19. Creedence Toia 20. Preston Riki
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