How the Combined Nations All Stars could line-up under Ellery Hanley

Rugby league legend Ellery Hanley will return to coaching this year when he takes charge of the Combined Nations All Stars against England.

Hanley has taken the coaching reigns from Tim Sheens, who is back in Australia in a coaching role with NRL side Wests Tigers.

Shaun Wane lost his first game as England head coach to the All Stars last June. The All Stars, which is a team made up of Super League’s best overseas players, beat England 26-24 in Warrington.

England will aim to get revenge on the All Stars when they clash at Warrington on Saturday, June 18.

Hanley named a 29-man squad for the CNAS in April, so we’ve made our predicted squad from Hanley’s selection…

The 24-year-old has been in sensational form for Wigan this season, scoring 14 tries in as many rounds in Super League. Field is box-office, and helped the Warriors lift the Challenge Cup.

Mata’utia has been in England since 2018. He first moved to Championship side Leigh before joining Super League side Castleford. He left the Tigers to follow Daryl Powell to Warrington ahead of this season. Mata’utia was born in Australia but is of Samoan heritage. He has won four caps for Samoa and represented his roots at the 2017 World Cup. He also played for the Combined Nations All Stars in 2021.

It is easy to see why Huddersfield want to offer out of contract Leutele a new deal. The 32-year-old has won seven caps for Samoa and played for the Combined Nations All Stars last year.

The 34-year-old was born in Australia but moved to New Zealand when he was three. He is of Maori descent and won 21 caps for New Zealand on the international stage. Kenny-Dowall is currently captain of Hull KR.

Sio was Super League’s top try scorer in 2021 and is a key player for Salford. The