Wade Graham leads the four Sharks players selected in the upcoming All Stars clash on the Gold Coast, February 22, where Graham, Andrew Fifita and Jesse Ramien were named in the Indigenous team, and Briton Nikora nominated to debut for the Maori side at the 2020 Harvey Norman NRL All Stars game.
From the 2019 Sharks Harvey Norman Women's team, Quincy Dodd has been named to represent the Indigenous team, Corban McGregor and Kiana Takairangi the Maori women's side.
The Indigenous and Maori squads will meet again for the second time after the Kiwi outfit last year replaced the World All Stars team that competed in the first seven games.
Wade Graham, Fifita and Ramien have all previously represented the Indigenous side, which this year will again be coached by Laurie Daley.Former Kiwi International David Kidwell will be in charge of the Maori team.
Daley's Indigenous side are the reigning champions, having stormed to a 34-14 victory in 2019.
New Sharks skipper Wade Graham was limited to only ten appearances for Cronulla in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 7th on the table and qualified for the finals.
Graham who had returned from an anterior cruciate ligament rupture in the 2018 final series was also named at second row and as the captain of Scott Morrison's Australia PM XIII side against the Fiji Prime Ministers team at the ANZ National Stadium in Suva for the first time.
Graham interviewed this week after returning from visiting his fiance's relatives in Canada said its the hardest the team had ever worked pre-Christmas.
" We seem to be reaping the benefit of all the earlier hard work" Graham said
"I've had two sessions with them since I got back and everything looks pretty sharp and the feet are moving in the right direction- we need to keep improving and hopefully start the season well"
The Sharks play the Perth Nines,February 14 and 15 and a trial in PNG before their round one clash with Souths at ANZ Stadium, March 14.
It doesn't get any easier in round two where they meet the Melbourne Storm at their new Jubilee Stadium home ground
The Indigenous matches are scheduled for Saturday, February 22, at Cbus Super Stadium, with the women's game getting underway at 5:10pm, the men's at 8:10pm.
The games will be broadcast live on the Nine Network, Fox League, SKY New Zealand and on NRL Live Pass.
