Five One New Zealand Warriors players have been named in the men’s Māori All Stars squad to face the Indigenous All Stars at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville on Friday, February 16 (7.10pm kick-off local time; 10.10pm NZT).
Dally M winger of the year Dallin Watene-Zelezniak returns to the side alongside centre Adam Pompey – the sole Warrior in last year’s match – back rowers Dylan Walker and Jazz Tevaga and half Te Maire Martin.
Head coach and former Warrior Adam Blair has also selected former Warrior Jesse Arthars while another ex-Warrior Josh Curran is again in the Indigenous All Stars line-up.
Returning to the Māori squad is ex-Kangaroo Dane Gagai who’s in a group which includes 11 past or current Kiwis.
INDIGENOUS ALL STARS v MĀORI ALL STARS
7.10pm, Friday, February 16
Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
MĀORI ALL STARS
| JESSE ARTHARS KENNY BROMWICH DANE GAGAI JACOB GAGAI JACK HOWARTH JAHROME HUGHES ROYCE HUNT TE MAIRE MARTIN TREY MOONEY BRITON NIKORA KODI NIKORIMA ADAM POMPEY JOSEPH TAPINE JAZZ TEVAGA LEO THOMPSON MATTHEW TIMOKO BRANDON SMITH DYLAN WALKER DALLIN WATENE-ZELEZNIAK XAVIER WILLISON COACH: ADAM BLAIR |
