2010 All Stars match

2010 (2010) All Stars Game  ()
Indigenous All Stars NRL All Stars
16 12
1234 Total
INDIGENOUS 4606 16
NRL 0084 12
Date13 February 2010
StadiumSkilled Park
LocationGold Coast, Queensland
Preston Campbell MedalJohnathan Thurston
RefereesAshley Klein, Shayne Hayne, Gavin Badger, Luke Phillips
Attendance26,687
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The 2010 All Stars Match was the first time the event was held.[1] The match was a pre season game between representative teams, Indigenous Australians versus the best in the National Rugby League and took place at the Gold Coast's Skilled Park on 13 February 2010. The Indigenous team featured 20 players of aboriginal descent chosen by public votes. Preston Campbell was selected automatically as Indigenous captain. The NRL All Stars featured one player from each of the 16 NRL teams as well as the Australian and New Zealand captains and deputy captains.[2] Along with other rule changes exclusive to the match, the game trialled a new "Double Try" rule where a team can choose to swap a conversion attempt for a second try attempt.[3]

The maiden match was won by the Indigenous All Stars 16–12 with North Queensland Cowboys player Johnathan Thurston winning the inaugural Preston Campbell Medal for player of the match.

  1. ^ "NRL All Stars v Indigenous All Stars". Australian Rugby League. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  2. ^ "2010 NRL All Stars Game". National Rugby League. 10 October 2009. Archived from the original on 31 October 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Double try on offer at All Stars game". Gold Coast Mail. AAP. 24 November 2009. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2010.