Townsville will host the 2024 NRL All-Stars games between the Indigenous and Māori men’s and women’s teams, with kickoff marked down for Friday, February 16.
The annual series returns to the North Queensland city for the first time in three years and follows Rotorua’s successful hosting of this year’s games.
“The full week of community engagement, education and cultural activities is unique and unrivalled in sport. There is no better way to celebrate the start of our season,” NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo said.
Series sponsor Harvey Norman, through CEO Katie Page, said it is the “ultimate tribute” to the contribution of the Indigenous and Māori communities that the series heralds the start of each new season.
The honours were shared equally in Rotorua earlier this year, with the Māori women narrowly defeating their Indigenous counterparts 16-12 in February, while the Māori men were pipped 24-28 by the Indigenous men.
