Maori All Stars

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 Indigenous All Stars hit back when Brent Naden threw a flick pass to his winger, Tyrell Sloan. Jordan Riki 13. Tyrell Fuimaono 18. Shaq Mitchell 11. Tyrell Sloan 6. FOLLOW ALL THE ACTION IN THE LIVE BLOG BELOW. Latrell Mitchell 2. 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. Footy is back with one of the best games on the rugby league calendar — the All Stars clash — which kicked off in Rotorua, New Zealand at 3:45pm. The Indigenous team has a star backline including the likes of Cody Walker — who was named as captain — Nicho Hynes and Latrell Mitchell and Jack Wighton. A Selwyn Cobbo error opened the door for the Maori All Stars and Zach Dockar-Clay — who was named at five-eighth but started at hooker — scored off his own grubber. Dockar-Clay shifted back to the halves and sent Jesse Arthars over with a short ball to extend the Maori side’s lead.

The Māori prevailed 16-12 this afternoon courtesy of tries to Jasmin Strange, Amy Turner and Zali Fay, who bookended the day with the first and last scores ...

"It was a deadly game. Challenged, the Māori All Stars rose to the occasion, with 38-year-old Turner finishing a fifth-tackle effort for a crowd-pleasing try to tie the scores at 12-12. Zali Fay has doubled up to help the Māori Ferns run over the Indigenous Women at the NRL All Stars festival in Rotorua.

Destiny Brill was on the receiving end, but also dished out some punishment that saw her marched as the Māori All Stars got home.

The Indigenous team threw all they had left at the Māori All Stars for the remainder of the game, but the defence held solid, to give the home side the win. With five minutes to go, the Māori All Stars had a penalty 10m from the Indigenous line, but instead of going for the kick they chose to keep the ball in hand and it paid off it with Fay getting her second try. Māori All Stars rally in final quarter to defeat Indigenous All Stars 16-12

Broughton, an Olympic rugby sevens champion, was named as player of the match. The Maori scored twice in the first quarter, while holding the Indigenous to a ...

The Maori scored twice in the first quarter, while holding the Indigenous to a penalty goal, but at half-time the gap had been reduced to 8-6. With Maori lock Destiny Brill sinbinned the Indigenous side took the lead through a try to Keilee Joseph. The women's Maori All Stars outscored the Indigenous All Stars four tries to two for a 16-12 win to secure the rugby league bragging rights in Rotorua.

By Michael Burgess at Rotorua International Stadium. Sometimes in sport the result doesn't really matter. The history books will show that the Indigenous ...

That should have been the impetus for more, but a 90-metre intercept try to Cobbo was a heartbreaker. Earlier the women’s Māori All Stars took out a captivating clash, coming back from 12-8 down late in the second half to win 16-12. However, the Māori lifted – with a couple of determined charges – before Jordan Riki busted through the middle. That proved costly early in the second quarter, with Jesse Arthars zipping over after a sharp blindside move. The Indigenous team replied 12 minutes later, with Tyrell Sloan crossing out wide, after a sharp backline move with plenty of depth. The Māori were expected to be outpointed in the halves, with Zach Dockar-Clay and Paul Turner having less than 30 NRL games between them, up against the combined might of Cody Walker and Hynes.

Nicho Hynes was named Preston Campbell Medallist as best afield as the Indigenous All Stars defeated the Māori All Stars 28-24 in the NRL marquee match.

Rapana's conversion put the Māori All Stars back in front, setting up a final-quarter showdown. Dockar-Clay turned provider as Arthars found a gap to race over, with Jordan Rapana's second conversion taking the score to 12-4. A final quarter Selwyn Cobbo hat-trick settled the NRL All Stars contest as the Indigenous side ran over the top of the Māori team 28-24 in Rotorua.