The 2023 All Stars match was the twelfth annual representative exhibition All Stars match of Australian rugby league. The match was played between the Indigenous All Stars and the Māori All Stars at Rotorua International Stadium on 11 February 2023, marking the first occasion the All Stars fixture was played outside of Australia.[1]
Men's All Stars match edit
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| Date | 11 February 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rotorua International Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Rotorua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preston Campbell Medal | Nicho Hynes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Gerard Sutton | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 17,644 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Teams edit
For the Indigenous team, Ronald Griffiths took over as head coach from Laurie Daley, who had held the position since 2011. The initial squads were announced on 25 January 2023,[2] with the final teams confirmed on 7 February 2023.[3]
A number of players withdrew from the original squads:
- Māori All Stars
- Indigenous All Stars
Result edit
2023 NRL All Stars Match
Māori All Stars 
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24 – 28 |  Indigenous All Stars
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| Tries: 4 Dockar-Clay  3'Arthars 23'J. Riki 55'P. Riki 78'Goals: 4/4 Rapana  5', 25', 56', 78' |
1st: 6–4 2nd: 6–6 3rd: 6–6 4th: 6–12 Report |
Tries: 6 Cobbo 62', 69', 73'Sloan 15'Hynes 35'Naden 45'Goals: 2/4 Hynes 37', 47'0/2 L. Mitchell |
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Attendance: 17,644 Referee: Gerard Sutton Preston Campbell Medal: Nicho Hynes[9] |
Women's All Stars match edit
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| Date | 11 February 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rotorua International Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Location | Rotorua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||
| Trish Hina Medal | Gayle Broughton | ||||||||||||
| Referee | Rochelle Tamarua | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 12,273 | ||||||||||||
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Teams edit
Kennedy Cherrington was a late withdrawal from the Māori All Stars after suffering a hand injury. Caitlan Johnston and Tallisha Harden also withdrew from the Indigenous All Stars squad.
| Māori All Stars | Position | Indigenous All Stars | ||
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| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Gayle Broughton | 1 | Fullback | 1 | Jaime Chapman |
| Jasmin Strange | 2 | Wing | 2 | Bobbi Law |
| Amy Turner | 3 | Centre | 3 | Mia Middleton |
| Shanice Parker | 4 | Centre | 4 | Jasmine Peters |
| Zali Fay | 5 | Wing | 5 | Jada Taylor |
| Zahara Temara (c) | 6 | Five eighth | 6 | Kirra Dibb |
| Ashleigh Quinlan | 7 | Half back | 7 | Tahlulah Tillett |
| Shannon Mato | 8 | Prop forward | 8 | Keilee Joseph |
| Brooke Anderson | 9 | Hooker | 9 | Quincy Dodd (c) |
| Mya Hill-Moana | 10 | Prop forward | 10 | Sareka Mooka |
| Olivia Kernick | 12 | Second row | 11 | Kaitlyn Phillips |
| Kahu Cassidy | 18 | Second row | 12 | Shaylee Bent |
| Destiny Brill | 13 | Lock forward | 13 | Shaniah Power |
| Capri Paekau | 14 | Interchange | 14 | Taliah Fuimaono |
| Harata Butler | 15 | Interchange | 15 | Ahlivia Ingram |
| Laikha Clarke | 16 | Interchange | 16 | Shakiah Tungai |
| Aaliyah Paki | 17 | Interchange | 17 | Essay Banu |
| Tiana Raftstrand-Smith | 11 | Reserve | 18 | Bree Chester |
| Keith Hanley | Coach | Ben Jeffries | ||
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Result edit
2023 NRL Women's All Stars Match
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16 – 12 |  Indigenous All Stars
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| Tries: 4 Fay 6', 55'Strange 19'Turner 47'Goals: 0/4 |
HT: 8–6 Report |
Tries: 2 Taylor 25'Joseph 39'Goals: 2/3 Dibb 15', 41' |
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Attendance: 12,273 Referee: Rochelle Tamarua Touch judges: Paki Parkinson, Viggo Rasmussen Trish Hina Medal: Gayle Broughton[10] |
References edit
- ^ "New Zealand to host 2023 All Stars". NRL.com. 4 July 2022. Archived from the original on Feb 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "2023 NRL Harvey Norman All Stars Teams Announced". NRL.com. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Harvey Norman All Stars squad lists". NRL.com. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d Woods, Melissa (5 February 2023). "Asofa-Solomona among latest NRL All Stars withdrawals". perthnow.com.au. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ a b Nicolussi, Christian (4 February 2023). "Manu faces race for season opener as All Stars match cops another hit". smh.com.au. Nine Media. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Proszenko, Adrian (3 February 2023). "Addo-Carr pulls out of All Stars clash". smh.com.au. Nine Media. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Indigenous All Stars coaching staff appointed". National Rugby League. 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
- ^ "Maori v Indigenous Team List". NRL.com. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ Rosser, Corey (11 February 2023). "'Destined for greatness': Hynes earns highest praise from coach". NRL.com. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Hogan, Kelsey (11 February 2023). "Gayle force: Broughton claims Trish Hina medal". NRL.com. Retrieved 14 February 2023.