the NZ Maori vs Indigenous All Stars Rugby, which will play the All Stars game at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville on Friday, February 16 (7.10pm local time kickoff; 10.10pm NZT), includes players from the New Zealand Warriors.
With five Māori All Stars representatives born in the province, the Waikato region will be well-represented in the Harvey Norman All Stars 2024 match at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville on Friday.
The NRL’s annual celebration of Māori and Indigenous culture, Harvey Norman All talents, brings together some of the NRL and NRLW’s top talents.
NZ Maori vs Indigenous All Star Game
Event: NZ Maori vs Indigenous
Date: 16/02/2024
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This year’s match takes place in Australia again, following its 2023 hosting at Rotorua International Stadium. Martin and Willison also whakapapa to Tahāroa, a small village on Waikato’s west coast close to Kāwhia Harbour.
The Māori Women’s side are the reigning champions after an exciting 16-12 victory in Rotorua last year, while the Indigenous Men’s side will try to go back-to-back after winning 28-24 last year thanks to a hat-trick from Selwyn Cobbo.
Three games, including Touch Football, are scheduled for the 2024 All Stars schedule: the men’s (10.10pm NZT) and women’s (7.50pm NZT) Indigenous and Māori teams.
Josh Addo-Carr, Latrell Mitchell, and Nicho Hynes represent the Indigenous men’s team, while Brandon Smith, Jahrome Hughes, and Joseph Tapine represent the Māori men’s team.
2024 Harvey Norman NZ Maori vs Indigenous All Stars
Queensland Country Bank Stadium will host the Indigenous All Stars Men versus Māori All Stars Men on Friday at 7:10 p.m. (local time).
The Maori team is led by Raecene McGregor and Kennedy Cherrington, but Tamika Upton will be the star of the show for the women’s Indigenous team.
The Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville will host both matches on Friday, February 16 at 5:50 p.m. (AEDT) for the women’s match and 8:10 p.m. (AEDT) for the men’s.