Nene McDonald to represent PNG in Rugby League World All Stars

WORLD All Stars coach Wayne Bennett has named his side to take on the Indigenous All Stars.

The match will be played at Suncorp Stadium

The World All Stars team replaces the NRL All Stars and features a minimum of four players each from Australia, New Zealand and England, while the remaining players are made up from other nations such as Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and PNG.

The move follows a review of the annual All Stars match, which has been part of the rugby league calendar since 2010.

“The extended option to pick a World All Stars team means our fans will get the chance to see two high quality teams in the 2016 event,” Bennett said.

“It is a new challenge for these guys to be playing alongside each other rather than against and one that I am sure they will relish.”

World All Stars team:

1 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

2 Semi Radradra

3 Jarrod Croker

4 Josh Morris

5 Antonio Winterstein

6 Gareth Widdop

7 Trent Hodkinson

8 James Graham

9 Cameron Smith (c)

10 Paul Gallen

11 Tyson Frizell

12 Simon Mannering

13 Sam Burgess

14 Tom Burgess

15 Kane Evans

16 Robbie Farah

17 Lachlan Maranta

18 Nene McDonald

19 Trent Merrin

20 Martin Taupau