Source: Radio New Zealand
Follow all the action as the NZ Māori All Stars take on the Australian Indigenous All Stars at FMG Stadium, Waikato.
Six Warriors have been named for the Māori men: captain James Fisher-Harris, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, Adam Pompey, Te Maire Martin and Jacob Laban.
Kick-off is at 5.45pm.
Team lists:
Māori All Stars: Warriors star Charnze Nicholl-Klokstad will start at five-eighth and partner teammate Te Maire Martin in the halves. The pair are among five Warriors players in the Māori team, including co-captain James Fisher-Harris, who will start at lock. Winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak and second-rower Jacob Laban are the other newcomers. With Nicholl-Klokstad to wear the No.6 jersey, Keano Kini will start at fullback – the pair being among six members of the New Zealand team which won last year’s Pacific Cup final against Samoa. Panthers centre Casey McLean, Fisher-Harris, Briton Nikora and Martin are the others. Bulldogs recruit Leo Thompson and his replacement at the Knights, former Raiders prop Trey Mooney, will start in the front row, with Manly’s Zach Dockar-Clay at hooker.
Indigenous All Stars: Dolphins gun Trai Fuller takes over the fullback role from club team-mate Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow this year. Nicho Hynes returns to the side as halfback, partnering with Sharks team-mate Braydon Trindall, after both missed last year with Vegas commitments. Jayden Campbell, who made his debut last year as five-eighth, moves to the bench. Jack Wighton returns at centre and will become the most capped men’s Indigenous player with nine appearances. Coach Ronald Griffiths has named six debutants in his team of 20, including North Sydney Bears lock Caleb Tohi, who has come in for injured Wests Tigers forward Ethan Roberts. He joins two other players in Redcliffe Dolphins hooker Brent Woolf and Titans-contracted rake Ollie Pascoe who are yet to make their NRL debuts.
Liam Swiggs / RNZ
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