St George Illawarra Dragons trio Nene Macdonald, Paul Vaughan (World All Stars) and Joel Thompson (Indigenous All Stars) will participate in the NRL All Stars game on Friday night at Newcastle’s McDonald Jones Stadium.
Papua New Guinea international Nene Macdonald will line up on the wing for Mal Meninga’s World All Stars outfit while Italian international Paul Vaughan will play from the bench.
Forbes Magpies junior Joel Thompson will start in the back row for Laurie Daley’s Indigenous All Stars side.
Harvey Norman Rugby League All Stars, Friday February 10, 8pm (Channel Nine), McDonald Jones Stadium.
World All Stars:
2 David Mead, 19 Akuila Uate, 3 Gerard Beale, 4 Jarrod Croker, 5 Nene Macdonald, 6 Mitchell Moses, 7 Moses Mbye, 8 Jordan McLean, 9 Jake Friend, 10 Reagan Campbell-Gillard, 11 Gavin Cooper, 12 Bryce Cartwright, 13 Tepai Moeroa. Interchange: 14 Damien Cook, 15 Paul Vaughan, 16 Sam Lisone, 17 Mitch Aubusson, 18 Sione Mata'utia, 20 Jordan Turner, 21 Chris McQueen.
Indigenous All Stars:
1 Jack Wighton, 2 Blake Ferguson, 3 Greg Inglis, 4 Jack Bird, 5 Dane Gagai, 6 Johnathan Thurston, 7 Ash Taylor, 8 Ryan James, 9 Nathan Peats, 10 Andrew Fifita, 11 Joel Thompson, 12 Wade Graham, 13 Kyle Turner. Interchange: 14 Leilani Latu, 15 Latrell Mitchell, 16 Aidan Sezer, 17 Tyrone Peachey, 18 Tyrone Roberts, 19 Bevan French, 20 Chris Smith.
