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2010 All Stars Clash

The first National Rugby League All Stars game will kick-off the 2010 season with a celebration of rugby league's diversity and of its role in the community.

The All Stars sides each boast 20-man squads, with 16 positions voted by the public.

The Rugby League Indigenous Council select four of its team positions and, in recognition of his service to the Indigenous community and his passion for the Indigenous All Stars concept, Preston Campbell has been named ahead of an array of premiership talent as the first player chosen and captain.

The public will decide 16 players with no restriction on which club the players are from, after which the Indigenous Council will announce its three remaining nominations to complete the 20-man squad.

The NRL All Stars team will include the Kangaroos captain and vice-captain and the New Zealand captain and vice-captain with the remaining 16 positions determined by the public vote.

The prerequisite for the NRL All Stars is that one player from each NRL team must feature in the 16 voted by the public.

February 13, 2010
Harvey Norman All Stars clash
at Skilled Park on the Gold Coast

NRL All Stars 12 (Josh Morris, Benji Marshall, Michael Jennings tries; )
Indigenous All Stars 16 (Wendell Sailor, Ben Jones, Jamie Soward tries; Johnathan Thurston 2/2 goals)
Crowd: 26,687 . Halftime: Indigenous All Stars 10-0

Preston Campbell Medal : Johnathan Thurston

Innovation "The Power Play" - The try scoring team can forgo the kick at goal for chance at one play to scored another try. The opposition is reduced to 12 men 0 fullback out.

NRL ALL STARS
1. Jarryd Hayne (Parramatta Eels)
2. Israel Folau (Brisbane Broncos)
3. Michael Jennings (Penrith Panthers)
4. Matt Cooper (St.George-Illawarra Dragons)
5. Manu Vatuvei (NZ Warriors)
6. Darren Lockyer (c) * (Brisbane Broncos)
7. Benji Marshall* (Wests Tigers)
8. Adam Blair* (Melbourne Storm)
9. Cameron Smith* (Melbourne Storm)
10. Sam Burgess (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
11. Anthony Watmough (Manly Sea Eagles)
12. David Shillington (Canberra Raiders)
13. Luke O'Donnell (North Queensland Cowboys)

Subs:
14. Kurt Gidley (Newcastle Knights)
15. Anthony Tupou (Cronulla Sharks)
16. Nate Myles (Sydney Roosters)
17. Robbie Farah (Wests Tigers)
18. Luke Bailey (Gold Coast Titans)
19. Josh Morris (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
20. Brett Finch (Melbourne Storm)

Coach: Wayne Bennett (St.George-Illawarra Dragons)

*Indicates automatically selected players.

INDIGENOUS ALL STARS
1. Preston Campbell [c] (Gold Coast Titans)
2. Nathan Merritt (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
3. Ty Williams (North Queensland Cowboys)
21. Beau Champion (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
5. Wendell Sailor (St George Illawarra Dragons)
6. Scott Prince (Gold Coast Titans)
7. Johnathan Thurston (North Queensland Cowboys)
8. George Rose (Manly Sea Eagles)
9. Travis Waddell * (Canberra Raiders)
10. Carl Webb (North Queensland Cowboys)
11. Cory Paterson (Newcastle Knights)
12. Tom Learoyd-Lahrs (Canberra Raiders)
13. Sam Thaiday (Brisbane Broncos)

Subs:
14. Jamie Soward (St George Illawarra Dragons
15. Yileen Gordon (Canterbury Bulldogs)
16. Greg Bird (Gold Coast Titans)
17. Jharal Yow Yeh * (Brisbane Broncos)
18. Ben Jones (Roosters)
19. Joel Thompson * (Canberra Raiders)
20. Blake Ferguson (Cronulla Sharks)

Coach: Neil Henry (North Qld. Cowboys)

*Neil Henry and ARL Indigenous Council selected players.