New Zealand to host Māori All Stars versus NRL All Stars match for first time in 2023

[Gomersall]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-13/nrl-boss-vows-to-take-all-stars-to-nz/100826430

[ATLANTISMAN]

Fantastic news:)

 

Paul

[Barley Mow]

Wasn't this announced months ago?

Edit - I notice the article is dated February. 

Edited July 2 by Barley Mow

[Gomersall]

2 minutes ago, Barley Mow said:

Wasn't this announced months ago?

Edit - I notice the article is dated February. 

I hadn’t seen it confirmed anywhere and didn’t notice the date of the article

[Sports Prophet]

It’s great to see the game taken to NZ

[The Rocket]

On 02/07/2022 at 20:48, Barley Mow said:

Wasn't this announced months ago?

Edit - I notice the article is dated February. 

Abdo said in Feb they`d be taking it to N.Z. but they hadn`t decided where.

Great to see this announced on the same week we`ve had two sell-out games over there. There`s a real appetite for League in N.Z.

Great choice Rotorua considered by many to be the Maori capital on N.Z. I expect this will sell-out in hours.

I`m very excited about New Zealand, a lot of things seem to be coming together at the same time to make a big push into there. Not least the rise of the NZ national team and the opportunity for Kangaroos/Kiwis matches to fill the void left by the demise of the Bledisloe Cup.

Three match Test series every year will be a blockbuster, could easily knock Origin of its` perch.