2012 All Stars match
The 2012 All Stars Match will be the third of the annual representative exhibition match played between the Indigenous All Stars and the NRL All Stars team which will be held on 4 February 2012 at the Gold Coast's Skilled Park.
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| Date | 4 February 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Skilled Park | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Gold Coast, Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preston Campbell Medal | Nathan Merritt | ||||||||||||||||||
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Teams
| NRL ALL STARS | Position | INDIGENOUS ALL STARS |
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Josh Dugan  |
Fullback |  |
Jason Nightingale  |
Wing |  |
Jack Reed  |
Centre | |
Michael Jennings  |
Centre | |
Manu Vatuvei  |
Wing | |
Benji Marshall (c)  |
Five-Eighth |  |
Cooper Cronk  |
Halfback |  |
Kade Snowden  |
Prop | |
| Aaron Payne1 |
Hooker | |
Luke Bailey  |
Prop |  |
| Nathan Hindmarsh |
2nd Row | |
| Dave Taylor |
2nd Row | |
Paul Gallen  |
Lock | |
| Adam Blair |
Interchange | |
| Frank Pritchard |
Interchange | |
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves  |
Interchange | |
| Anthony Watmough2 |
Interchange | |
| Brent Tate |
Interchange | |
| Luke Lewis |
Interchange | |
| Nathan Fien3 |
Interchange | |
| Wayne Bennett |
Coach |  |
1 - Cameron Smith was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Aaron Payne.
2 - Tony Williams was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Anthony Watmough.
3 - Ben Hornby was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Nathan Fien.
Result
4 February 2012, 7:15pm (AEDT) |
| NRL All Stars | 36 – 28 | Indigenous All Stars |
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| Tries Pritchard (26') 1 Lewis (35') 1 Bailey (46') 1 Dugan (51') 1 Reed (65') 1 Vatuvei (74') 1 Goals Marshall 6/6 (31', 37', 47', 51', 66', 75') |
Tries 2 (20', 39') Merritt 1 (6') Yow Yeh 1 (29') Bowen 1 (69') Inglis Goals 3/4 Thurston (8', 21', 30') 1 (71') Sandow |
Skilled Park, Robina Referee: Jason Robinson, Ashley Klein, Gerard Sutton, Phil Haines Man of the Match: Nathan Merritt (Preston Campbell Medal) |
Women All Stars Teams
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| Date | Saturday 13 February 2012 | |||||||||
| Stadium | Suncorp Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Brisbane | |||||||||
| Woman of the Match | TBA | |||||||||
| Advance Australia Fair | TBA | |||||||||
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The NRL has announced the Women's and Indigenous Women's All Stars teams to take the field as part of the Harvey Norman Rugby League All Stars match on Saturday 13 February in Brisbane. This will be the first Women's rugby league match for the women as part of the fixture, with the level of competition stepping up again next year, thanks to increased women's pathways nationally and female participation levels across the game at an all-time high.