2017 All Stars match

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2017 (2017) All Stars match  ()
1234Total
IND16012634
WAS08008
DateFriday 10 February 2017
Stadium McDonald Jones Stadium
Location Newcastle, New South Wales
Preston Campbell Medal Johnathan Thurston
Referee Grant Atkins
Attendance20,241
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters
Commentators
  2016
2019  

The 2017 All Stars match was the seventh annual representative exhibition All Stars match of Australian rugby. The match was played between the Indigenous All Stars and the World All Stars and for the first time, the match was played outside of Queensland. Mal Meninga took over as coach of the World All Stars from Wayne Bennett.

Contents

The Indigenous All Stars were selected through public vote from 7 November to 2 December 2016. Both sides were announced on 14 December. [1]

Teams

INDIGENOUS
ALL STARS
PositionWORLD
ALL STARS
Jack Wighton
Canberra colours.svg
Fullback
Brisbane colours.svg
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg David Mead 9
Blake Ferguson
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
Wing
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg
Flag of Fiji.svg Akuila Uate
Greg Inglis (c)
South Sydney colours.svg
Centre
Cronulla colours.svg
Flag of New Zealand.svg Gerard Beale 4
Jack Bird 1
Cronulla colours.svg
Centre
Canberra colours.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarrod Croker 8
Dane Gagai
Newcastle colours.svg
Wing
St. George colours.svg
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Nene Macdonald
Johnathan Thurston (c)
North Queensland colours.svg
Five-eighth
Wests Tigers colours.svg
Flag of Lebanon.svg Mitchell Moses
Ashley Taylor
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg
Halfback
Canterbury colours.svg
Flag of The Gambia.svg Moses Mbye 5
Ryan James
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg
Prop
Melbourne colours.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan McLean
Nathan Peats
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg
Hooker
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jake Friend (c)
Andrew Fifita
Cronulla colours.svg
Prop
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg
Flag of Fiji.svg Reagan Campbell-Gillard 6
Joel Thompson
St. George colours.svg
2nd Row
North Queensland colours.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gavin Cooper
Wade Graham
Cronulla colours.svg
2nd Row
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryce Cartwright
Kyle Turner 2
South Sydney colours.svg
Lock
Parramatta colours.svg
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Tepai Moeroa 7
Leilani Latu
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg
Interchange
South Sydney colours.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damien Cook
Latrell Mitchell
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
Interchange
St. George colours.svg
Flag of Italy.svg Paul Vaughan
Aidan Sezer
Canberra colours.svg
Interchange
New Zealand colours.svg
Flag of New Zealand.svg Sam Lisone
Tyrone Peachey
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg
Interchange
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitchell Aubusson
Tyrone Roberts
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg
Interchange
Newcastle colours.svg
Flag of Samoa.svg Sione Mata'utia
Bevan French
Parramatta colours.svg
Interchange
Saintscolours.svg
Flag of England.svg Jordan Turner
Chris Smith 3
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
Interchange
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg
Flag of England.svg Chris McQueen 10
New South Wales colours.svg
Laurie Daley
Coach
Australian colours.svg
Mal Meninga

1 - Will Chambers was originally selected to play but withdrew for the birth of his first child. Jack Bird was moved from the bench to Centre and Chambers was replaced by Bevan French.[ citation needed ]
2 - Sam Thaiday was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. Kyle Turner was moved from the bench to Lock and Thaiday was replaced by Tyrone Roberts.[ citation needed ]
3 - Adam Elliott was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Chris Smith.[ citation needed ]
4 - Konrad Hurrell was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Gerard Beale.[ citation needed ]
5 - Adam Reynolds was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. Moses Mbye was moved from the bench to Halfback and Reynolds was replaced by Damien Cook.[ citation needed ]
6 - Nate Myles was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. Reagan Campbell-Gillard was moved from the bench to Prop and Myles was replaced by Paul Vaughan.[ citation needed ]
7 - Jake Trbojevic was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. Tepai Moeroa was moved from the bench to Lock and Trbojevic was replaced by Mitchell Aubusson.[ citation needed ]
8 - Joseph Leilua was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Jarrod Croker.[ citation needed ]
9 - Jarryd Hayne was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. David Mead was moved from Wing to Fullback and Hayne was replaced by Akuila Uate.[ citation needed ]
10 - Sosaia Feki was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Chris McQueen.[ citation needed ]

Result

10 February 2017
8:15pm AEDT
Indigenous All Stars 34 8 World All Stars
Tries:
Jack Bird (4') 1
Blake Ferguson (7') 1
Ashley Taylor (13') 1
Johnathan Thurston (41') 1
Dane Gagai (59') 1
Leilani Latu (70') 1
Goals:
Johnathan Thurston 4/5
(4', 14', 43', 60')
Aidan Sezer 1/1
(72')
[2]
Tries:
David Mead (36') 1
Nene Macdonald (39') 1
Goals:
Jarrod Croker 0/2

Women's All Stars match

2017 (2017) Women All Stars match  ()
1Total
IND014
WAS04
DateFriday 10 February 2017
Stadium McDonald Jones Stadium
Location Newcastle, New South Wales
Woman of the MatchTBA
Advance Australia Fair TBA
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters
Commentators
  2016
2018  

For the sixth time, a Women's match was held as part of the fixture. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Women's Teams

INDIGENOUS
WOMEN ALL STARS
PositionWOMEN
ALL STARS
Casey KarklisFullbackSam Hammond
Latoya BillyWingKarina Brown
Tallisha Harden (c)CentreAnnette Brander
Caitlyn MoranCentreCorban McGregor
Narikah JohnsonWingChelsea Baker
Nakia Davis-WelshFive-eighth Allana Ferguson
Jenni-Sue HoepperHalfbackMaddie Studdon
Rebecca YoungProp Steph Hancock (c)
Kelsey ParkinsHookerBrittany Breayley
Ashleigh SingletonPropHeather Ballinger
Emma-Marie Young2nd Row Kezie Apps
Jasmin Allende2nd RowRenae Kunst
Elizabeth Cook-BlackLock Ruan Sims
Lauren MotlopInterchangeCharmayne Nathan
Simone SmithInterchangeKody House
Lavina PhillipsInterchangeVanessa Foliaki
Rebecca RileyInterchangeSimaima Taufa-Kautai
Carly PhillipsInterchangeShanice Parker
Dean Widders Coach Steve Folkes

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