NRL All Stars team for 2012 announced

19th January, 2012

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19th January, 2012

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NRL All Stars coach Wayne Bennett has unveiled his 2012 All Stars team, voted by more than 30,000 fans.

Bennett has used his two picks for the side to include Dragons captain Ben Hornby, and newly appointed Panthers skipper Luke Lewis.

The Rugby League All Stars game takes place on February 4 at Skilled Park on the Gold Coast, with the Indigenous All Stars team still to be finalised.

NSW and Sharks captain Paul Gallen was again the most popular player, gaining over 8000 votes to be the public favourite for the second successive year, finishing 333 votes ahead of debutant Cooper Cronk.

The full NRL All Stars team is:

1. Josh Dugan (Canberra Raiders)
2. Jason Nightingale (St George Illawarra Dragons)
3. Jack Reed (Brisbane Broncos)
4. Michael Jennings (Penrith Panthers)
5. Manu Vatuvei (New Zealand Warriors)
6. Benji Marshall (c) (Wests Tigers)* (Automatic Selection)
7. Cooper Cronk (Melbourne Storm)
8. Kade Snowden (Newcastle Knights)
9. Cameron Smith (Melbourne Storm)* (Automatic Selection)
10. Luke Bailey (Gold Coast Titans)
11. Nathan Hindmarsh (Parramatta Eels)
12. David Taylor (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
13. Paul Gallen (Cronulla Sharks)

Interchange
14. Adam Blair (Wests Tigers)
15. Frank Pritchard (Canterbury Bulldogs)
16. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Sydney Roosters)
17. Tony Williams (Manly Sea Eagles)
18. Brent Tate (North Queensland Cowboys)

Coach’s Selections
19. Luke Lewis (Penrith Panthers)
20. Ben Hornby (St George Illawarra Dragons)

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