All Stars match
Introduction The '''Rugby League All Stars Match''' of the National Rugby League is an annual rugby league football match between the specially-formed Indigenous All Stars and an All Stars team, both of whose members are made available for selection public vote. The game has been played since 2010 at a variety of venues across Australia. The player judged man-of-the-match is awarded the Preston Campbell Medal, named after indigenous Gold Coast player, Preston Campbell. Between 2010 and 2015, the Indigenous All Stars opponent was an NRL All Stars team, they were replaced for 2016 by a World All Stars team.The first match took place on 13 February 2010 at the Gold Coast's Skilled Park and was won 16–12 by the Indigenous All Stars, and winning half-back Johnathan Thurston was awarded the inaugural Preston Campbell award for best player. Players from both sides were primarily chosen by the public, through a voting scheme through the official NRL website. Coaches from both sides then select the voted players into a make up squad, and players specially selected by the coaches are then included to create the full 20-man positional squad. Several rule alterations were also made exclusive to the All Stars which trialled such concepts like the "Double Try" and "Power Play" rule. In 2012, the match trophy was named in honour to indigenous rugby league legend Artie Beetson.
Rule variations The logo used by the NRL from 2013.For 2010, the match exhibited several rule variations exclusive to the All stars match:* A new ''double try'' or ''"power play"'' rule was trialled during the match. This rule gave a try-scoring team the option to attempt to score another try from a single play-the-ball instead of taking the usual place kicked conversion. The idea is similar to the ''try'' rule in American football whereby a touchdown-scoring team can choose to either kick a conversion goal or to attempt to convert via an additional touchdown. The double try would be worth a further four points. The following rules were applied to the double try attempt:** The double try attempt was started by the attacking team with a play the ball in the centre of their opponents 20 metre line. ** The fullback on the defending team was required to leave the field of play for the duration of the play. This meant there were twelve defenders against thirteen attackers. ** The attacking team was prevented from kicking during the attempt, with the referee ending the play for a restart in the event that the ball was kicked. ** If the defending team gained possession of the ball the play was over, this meant that the defending team could not score in this situation. ** If the defending team conceded a penalty, the double try would be awarded automatically. * The match was divided into quarters rather than halves with 20 minutes between each break. Quarter and three quarter breaks were in five-minute periods and conducted on the field. This is due to the fact that the match is played during summer. Team talks delivered by the coaches during the breaks were broadcast live for the first time. * Teams had an unlimited interchange limit. * The match contained four on-field officials, although two were able to referee at a time. * The video referee was available to explain their decisions to the broadcast commentary team on air for the first time.For the 2013 game, the following trial experimental rules were introduced:*Ruck Penalties**For infringements in the ruck area by the defending team (holding down, leg pull, hand on ball etc.) which does not result in the breakdown of play (i.e. drop ball), the referee will indicate the infringement by blowing his whistle and signaling the infringement. The match referee will then immediately signal the restart of the tackle count which shall occur at the point of the infringement with a zero tackle. **There will be no kick for touch for these infringements. Play will continue immediately from the point of the infringement via a play the ball. **Any foul play in the ruck area by the defending team will result in a traditional penalty. **Any infringement by the attacking team in the ruck area will result in a traditional penalty. *Quick Restarts **This will see an extension of the quick restart from the 20m, with players allowed quick penalty tap kicks/restarts (apart from ruck penalties) from the point of the offence. Captains questioning decisions will be restricted to when they are in possession and scrums. *Restarts from Kicks **For any attacking team that kicks the ball from the outside the opponents 30m line (30m from try line) and the ball goes dead in-goal, the opponent will receive the ball via a handover (tap restart) from the point where the kick originated once the match officials are in place.
Preston Campbell Medal The Preston Campbell Medal is awarded to the man of the match and is exclusively voted by the public. The medal is named after Gold Coast Titans and indigenous star Preston Campbell, who was the first person that ventured the idea of the All Stars match. '''Year''' '''Recipient''' '''Team''' '''Position''' '''Club''' 2010 Johnathan Thurston Indigenous All Stars Halfback  North Queensland Cowboys 2011 Josh Dugan NRL All Stars Fullback  Canberra Raiders 2012 Nathan Merritt Indigenous All Stars Winger  South Sydney Rabbitohs 2013 Ben Barba Indigenous All Stars Fullback  Canterbury Bulldogs 2014 ''Not Held'' 2015 George Rose Indigenous All Stars Prop  St George Illawarra Dragons 2016 James Graham World All Stars Prop  Canterbury Bulldogs 2017 Johnathan Thurston Indigenous All Stars Five-eighth  North Queensland Cowboys 2018 ''Not Held'' 2019Tyrone Roberts Indigenous All StarsFive-eighth  Gold Coast Titans 2020Brandon Smith Māori All StarsHooker  Melbourne Storm 2021James Fisher-Harris Māori All StarsProp  Penrith Panthers 2022 Joseph Tapine Māori All Stars Prop  Canberra Raiders 2023 Nicho Hynes Indigenous All Stars Halfback  Cronulla Sharks2024Braydon TrindallIndigenous All StarsFive-eighth Cronulla Sharks
Results ===Overview=== '''Year''' '''Winners''' '''Score''' '''Losers''' '''Venue''' '''City''' '''Crowd''' 2010 Indigenous All Stars 16–12 NRL All Stars Robina Stadium Gold Coast 26,687 2011 NRL All Stars 28–12 Indigenous All Stars Robina Stadium Gold Coast 25,843 2012 NRL All Stars 36–28 Indigenous All Stars Robina Stadium Gold Coast 26,039 2013 Indigenous All Stars 32–6 NRL All StarsLang Park Brisbane 41,021 2014 ''Not Held''  2015 Indigenous All Stars 20–6 NRL All StarsRobina Stadium Gold Coast 23,177 2016 World All Stars 12–8 Indigenous All StarsLang Park Brisbane 37,339 2017 Indigenous All Stars 34–8 World All Stars Newcastle International Sports Centre Newcastle 20,241 2018 ''Not Held''  2019 Indigenous All Stars 34–14 Māori All StarsMelbourne Rectangular Stadium Melbourne18,802 2020Māori All Stars 30–16Indigenous All StarsRobina StadiumGold Coast23,599 2021Māori All Stars 10–10Indigenous All StarsQueensland Country Bank StadiumTownsville20,206 2022Māori All Stars 16–10Indigenous All StarsCommBank StadiumSydney26,755 2023Indigenous All Stars 28–24Māori All StarsRotorua International StadiumRotorua 17,6442024Indigenous All Stars22–14Māori All StarsQueensland Country Bank StadiumTownsvilleNote: The All Stars match was not contested in 2014 and 2018.===2010======2011======2012======2013======2015======2016====== 2017 ====== 2019 ====== 2020 ====== 2021 ====== 2022 ====== 2023 ===
Women's All Stars Matches Results The Women's All Stars Match is the Women's rugby league version of the game and has been running since 2011.===Overview==='''Year''''''Winning Team''''''Score''''''Losing Team''''''Venue''''''City/Town''''''Region/State''''''Nation''''''Crowd'''2011 Women's All Stars 20–6 Indigenous Women's All StarsSkilled ParkG. CoastQueenslandAustralia 25,8432012 Women's All Stars 10–10 Indigenous Women's All StarsSkilled ParkG. CoastQueenslandAustralia 2013 Women's All Stars 38–6 Indigenous Women's All StarsSuncorp StadiumBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia 41,0212014Women's All Stars 24–0Indigenous Women's All StarsAllianz StadiumSydneyN.S.WAustralia25,4292015 Women's All Stars 26–8 Indigenous Women's All StarsSkilled ParkG. CoastQueenslandAustralia 23,1772016 Women's All Stars 24–4 Indigenous Women's All StarsSuncorp StadiumBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia 37,3392017 Indigenous Women's All Stars 14–4 Women's All StarsMcDonald Jones StadiumNewcastleN.S.WAustralia 20,2412019Māori Women's All Stars 8–4 Indigenous Women's All StarsAAMI ParkMelbourneVictoriaAustralia18,8022020 Indigenous Women's All Stars 10–4Māori Women's All StarsCbus Super StadiumG. CoastQueenslandAustralia23,5992021Māori Women's All Stars 24–0 Indigenous Women's All StarsQueensland Country Bank StadiumTownsvilleQueenslandAustralia20,2062022 Indigenous Women's All Stars 18–8Māori Women's All StarsCommBank StadiumSydneyN.S.WAustralia 10,0662023Māori Women's All Stars 18–8 Indigenous Women's All StarsRotorua International StadiumRotoruaAucklandN. Z. 17,644===2011======2012======2013======2014===The match was held as the main curtain raiser for the 2014 Anzac Test.===2015===The Women's All Stars exhibition match which was held as a curtain raiser for the men's 2015 All Stars match and was won by the NRL Women's All Stars 26–8.===2016====== 2017 ====== 2019 ====== 2020 ====== 2021 ====== 2022 ====== 2023 ===
See also *NRL All Stars match results and statistics
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