‘Speechless’: Maori, Indigenous All Stars sides stun in ‘captivating’ pre-game efficiency

Queensland Country Bank Stadium was delivered to a standstill when a number of the recreation’s greatest names took half in a spine-tingling cultural efficiency earlier than Friday’s All Stars conflict.

The Indigenous and Maori sides walked out of the tunnel side-by-side because the rain poured down in Townsville led by captains Latrell Mitchell and Joseph Tapine.

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The Maori males went first because the squad circled Knights ahead Leo Thompson. Kodi Nikorima and Dane Gagai additionally featured closely within the Haka.

It was completed off with a robust second as former Warriors teammates Josh Curran and Jazz Tevaga went brow to brow and eyeballed one another.

“My goodness… that was sensational,” Fox League commentator Dan Ginnane mentioned.

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Up subsequent it was the Indigenous mens facet’s flip with Sharks five-eighth Braydon Trindall taking centre stage. Speedsters Alofiana Khan-Pereira and Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow featured closely, as did Queensland Cup veteran hooker Kierran Moseley.

The gamers met in the midst of the sector as soon as once more as Nicho Hynes and Adam Pompey shared a tense stare-off.

“It really is stirring stuff,” Ginnane mentioned.

Fox League knowledgeable Michael Ennis added: “The pride, the passion it’s so captivating that it almost leaves you speechless.”

Source web site: www.foxsports.com.au

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