▁a ▁Hawai ian ▁All - Star ▁team . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Southern ▁Cross ▁All - St ars ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Hawai i ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁where ▁they ▁pract iced ▁for ▁ 1 ▁week ▁and ▁competed ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁against ▁Hawai i ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁tour . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁" S ou thern ▁Cross " ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁" C ru x " ▁const ell ation ▁which ▁is ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁Australian ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Fl ags . ▁ ▁Play ers ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Southern ▁Cross ▁All - St ars ▁were ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁players ▁representing ▁clubs ▁all ▁across ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁There ▁were ▁ 4 5 ▁players ▁in ▁total ▁that ▁r anged ▁from ▁ 1 8 – 4 6 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁& ▁Bey ond ▁▁ ▁This ▁year , ▁the ▁Southern ▁Cross ▁All - St ars ▁will ▁field ▁a ▁Men ' s ▁and ▁Women ' s ▁tack le ▁American ▁Football ▁( Grid ir on ) ▁team ▁which ▁will ▁be ▁in ▁O ahu , ▁Hawai i ▁from ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Director ▁ ▁The ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Cross ▁All - St ars ▁is ▁Paul ▁Man era , ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁Sydney , ▁Australia ▁who ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁Rain bow ▁War riors