The 2016 All Stars match was the sixth annual representative exhibition All Stars match. For the first time, the match was played between the Indigenous All Stars and a World All Stars team.
Teams
INDIGENOUS ALL STARSPositionWORLDALL STARSGreg Inglis (c) Fullback Jordan KahuEdrick Lee Wing Semi Radradra Will Chambers Centre Jarrod Croker James Roberts Centre Josh Morris Dane Gagai Wing Nene Macdonald Ben Barba Five-eighth Gareth WiddopTyrone Roberts Halfback Adam ReynoldsRyan James Prop James Graham Craig Garvey Hooker Cameron Smith (c)Andrew Fifita Prop Tom BurgessJoel Thompson 2nd Row Martin TaupauSam Thaiday 2nd Row Ryan HoffmanGreg Bird Lock Jeremy SmithTyrone Peachey Interchange Michael EnnisJack Wighton Interchange Kane Evans Wade Graham Interchange Konrad HurrellJamie Soward Interchange Trent MerrinDavid Fifita Interchange Beau ScottLeilani Latu Interchange Matthew WrightWill Smith Interchange - Laurie DaleyCoach Wayne Bennett
1 - Tyson Frizell was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Jeremy Smith. 2 - Robbie Farah was originally selected to play but withdrew to instead attend Super Bowl 50. He was replaced by Michael Ennis. 3 - Johnathan Thurston was originally selected to play but withdrew to instead participate in the World Club Series. Greg Inglis was handed the captaincy. Tyrone Roberts was moved from the bench to Halfback and Thurston was replaced by Jamie Soward. 4 - Lachlan Maranta was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Jordan Kahu. 5 - Blake Ferguson was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. James Roberts was moved from the bench to the Centres and Ferguson was replaced by Edrick Lee. 6 - Nathan Peats was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. Ray Thompson was moved from the bench to Hooker and Peats was replaced by Craig Garvey. 7 - Trent Hodkinson was originally selected to play but withdrew. He was replaced by Adam Reynolds.Changes to World All Stars squad nrl.com, 2 February 2016 8 - Sam Burgess was originally selected to play but withdrew and Chris Lawrence was added to the team. 9 - Simon Mannering withdrew due to the birth of his son and was replaced by Ryan Hoffman. 10 - Roger Tuivasa-Sheck withdrew due to injury. Jordan Kahu moved to fullback and Konrad Hurrell was added to the bench. 11 - Chris Grevsmuhl and Alex Johnston were both withdrawn from the squad and replaced by David Fifita and Leilani Latu. Andrew Fifita was promoted to the starting side, with Sam Thaiday shifting to the back row in place of Grevsmuhl. Edrick Lee started on the wing in place of Johnston, with David Fifita and Latu joining the interchange bench. 12 - Matthew Wright and Beau Scott replaced Antonio Winterstein and Paul Gallen. 13 - Chris Lawrence was a last minute withdrawal from the World All Stars line up. He was replaced in the starting side by Martin Taupau. The lateness of Lawrence's withdrawal meant the World All Stars only had a 19-man squad.
World All Star selection The World All Stars team was planned to feature a minimum of four players each from Australia, New Zealand and England, while the remaining players were planned to be made up from other nations such as Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, PNG and France. However, only three New Zealand players were selected. The World All Stars team had to include at least one player – and a maximum of two players - from each NRL club. The Australia, New Zealand and England captains were planned to be automatic selections for the team, however Super League players were not available for selection which included the English captain.
Australia New Zealand England Others Cameron SmithJarrod CrokerJosh MorrisAdam ReynoldsBeau ScottChris Lawrence*Trent MerrinMichael EnnisRyan Hoffman Martin TaupauJordan KahuJeremy Smith James GrahamGareth WiddopTom Burgess Semi Radradra Kane Evans Matthew Wright Nene Macdonald Konrad HurrellTotal: 9Total: 3Total: 3Total: 5 * - Chris Lawrence was a last minute withdrawal. Due to the lateness he was not replaced.
Result
Women's All Stars match
For the fifth time, a Women's match was held as part of the fixture.
Women's Teams INDIGENOUSWOMEN ALL STARSPositionWOMENALL STARSCasey Karklis FullbackSam Hammond Latoya Billy WingKarina BrownTallisha Harden (c) CentreAnnette Brander Caitlyn Moran CentreCorban McGregor Narikah Johnson WingChelsea Baker Nakia Davis-Welsh Five-eighthAllana FergusonJenni-Sue Hoepper HalfbackMaddie Studdon Rebecca Young PropSteph Hancock (c) Kelsey Parkins HookerBrittany Breayley Ashleigh Singleton PropHeather Ballinger Emma-Marie Young 2nd RowKezie Apps Simone Smith InterchangeKody House Lavina Phillips InterchangeVanessa Foliaki Rebecca Riley InterchangeSimaima Taufa-Kautai Carly Phillips InterchangeShanice ParkerDean WiddersCoachSteve Folkes
Result The Women's All Stars exhibition match was held as a curtain raiser for the men's 2016 All Stars match and was won by the NRL Women's All Stars.
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