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Teams have been named for next year’s NRL All Stars match, fixtured to take place on February 13 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. For the first time, a World All Stars team has been put together to take on the reigning champions, the Indigenous All Stars.
Laurie Daley and Wayne Bennett, coaching the Indigenous and World All Stars respectively, named their teams in Brisbane today.
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Semi Radradra, James Graham and Martin Taupau are some of the big names representing the World All Stars, while the Indigenous team will be headed up by the likes of Jonathan Thurston and Greg Inglis.
Sam Burgess and James Roberts have also been included in the squads – subject to the finalisaiton of their NRL contracts.
“This is such a special game for our players,” said Daley.
“The online voting and competition for positions was so intense – and the players want to be part of this match.
“We have picked a strong side full of players who have represented at the highest level for years.
“And it never hurts to have the Dally M Player of the year and Grand Final hero as your captain!”
Bennett was also excited about his squad, and the prospective of a high-quality, competitive match.
“The extended option to pick a World All Stars team means our fans will get the chance to see two high quality teams in the 2016 event,” Bennett said.
“It is a new challenge for these guys to be playing alongside each other rather than against and one that I am sure they will relish.”
Indigenous All Stars
Coach: Laurie Daley
1 Greg Inglis
2 Alex Johnston
3 Will Chambers
4 Blake Ferguson
5 Dane Gagai
6 Ben Barba
7 Johnathan Thurston (c)
8 Ryan James
9 Nathan Peats
10 Sam Thaiday
11 Greg Bird
12 Joel Thompson
13 Chris Grevsmuhl
14 Andrew Fifita
15 Wade Graham
16 Tyrone Peachey
17 James Roberts
18 Tyrone Roberts
19 Ray Thompson
20 Jack Wighton
World All Stars
Coach: Wayne Bennett
1 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
2 Semi Radradra
3 Jarrod Croker
4 Josh Morris
5 Antonio Winterstein
6 Gareth Widdop
7 Trent Hodkinson
8 James Graham
9 Cameron Smith (c)
10 Paul Gallen
11 Tyson Frizell
12 Simon Mannering
13 Sam Burgess
14 Tom Burgess
15 Kane Evans
16 Robbie Farah
17 Lachlan Maranta
18 Nene McDonald
19 Trent Merrin
20 Martin Taupau
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