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]
Year: | 2023 |
All Stars match | |
Home: | Māori All Stars |
Away: | Indigenous All Stars |
Home Abbr: | MĀO |
Away Abbr: | IND |
Home Quarter1: | 6 |
Away Quarter1: | 4 |
Home Quarter2: | 6 |
Away Quarter2: | 6 |
Home Quarter3: | 6 |
Away Quarter3: | 6 |
Home Quarter4: | 6 |
Away Quarter4: | 12 |
Home Total: | 24 |
Away Total: | 28 |
Date: | 11 February 2023 |
Stadium: | Rotorua International Stadium |
Location: | Rotorua, New Zealand |
Mom Title: | Preston Campbell Medal |
Mom: | Nicho Hynes |
Referee: | Gerard Sutton |
Attendance: | 17,644 |
Network: | Sky Sport Nine Network Fox League |
Tournaments: | NRL All Stars Game |
Last: | 2022 |
Next: | 2024 |
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:
Year: | 2023 |
All Stars match | |
Home: | Māori All Stars |
Away: | Indigenous All Stars |
Home Abbr: | MĀO |
Away Abbr: | IND |
Home Quarter1: | 8 |
Home Quarter2: | 8 |
Home Total: | 16 |
Away Quarter1: | 6 |
Away Quarter2: | 6 |
Away Total: | 12 |
Date: | 11 February 2023 |
Stadium: | Rotorua International Stadium |
Location: | Rotorua, New Zealand |
Mom Title: | Trish Hina Medal |
Mom: | Gayle Broughton |
Referee: | Rochelle Tamarua |
Attendance: | 12,273 |
Network: | Sky Sport Nine Network Fox League |
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.