Published: February 12, 2019
Both communities boast a storied history in the game that will be celebrated on Friday night in Melbourne
One of rugby league’s most enduring legacies is the opportunity it has provided marginalised communities to enter the mainstream. And in New Zealand and Australia, the game has showcased the talents and cultures of the Maori and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, who now jointly supply more than a quarter of the NRL’s elite male player base.
The two nations have trodden different paths but on Friday night they will converge in Melbourne for the revamped NRL Indigenous All Stars game, having once been considered peripheral figures in rugby league.
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