NRL All Stars live: Indigenous vs Māori women face off first in pre-season exhibition

Rugby league season really starts with the All Stars clash, with the women's Indigenous and Māori sides kicking things off before tonight's men's game.

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By Jon Healy

Third quarter: Indigenous All Stars lead 12-4 after 10 minutes

Upton goes close on the right, and the Indigenous side would've gone over if she could've offloaded to Peters, but no luck. And then Chapman almost nabbed a third on the left, but great scramble from the Maoris to take her into touch.

The Maori defence is aiming up now, and I think that's what forced a forward pass from Kirra Dibb close to the line. The Maoris attack from 60 metres out with three-and-a-half minutes left.

And a penalty straight away will help. Attacking from 30m out.

By Jon Healy

Third quarter: Indigenous All Stars lead 12-4 after six minutes

Indigenous back rower Shaniah Power tries to channel Upton on the other side of the park and can't find winger Rhiannon Revell-Blair. Great field position for the Maori All Stars now.

And Zahara Temara's cross-field kick does find Revell-Blair, flying through the air to rescue the Indigenous All Stars at the end of that set.

They'll get some more help up the field with a penalty drawn by Caitlan Johnston. She's player of the game for mine right now.

By Jon Healy

Jasmine Peters made a superb run down the right to scramble and collapse the Maori defence. The ball went left and found Tamika Upton, who fired a bullet face ball out to Chapman, who just had to fall over the line.

And Kirra Dibb converts from out wide to make it a 12-4 lead for the Indigenous All Stars.

By Jon Healy

It's the short kick-off for herself by halfback Zahara Temara and she's regathered!