JOHNATHAN Thurston wants to take the Indigenous All Stars to the world.
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And on the evidence of the resounding 34-8 win over the NRL World All Stars at McDonald Jones Stadium, the Indigenous side could take on any opposition and win.
The NRL side, no slouches themselves, were out-classed by a Thurston-inspired Indigenous team.
But for Thurston, and his brothers, the match is about more than the contest.
“A dream of mine for the future is to have an indigenous side play a Maori side or a Scotland side … take our culture and bring it life in other areas of the world.”
The Hunter faithful will be hoping the game does’t travel anywhere soon.
Hosted outside of Queensland for the first time, a crowd of 20,241, many wearing indigenous jumpers, turned McDonald Jones Stadium into a sea of colour.
Knights duo Dane Gagai and Sione Mata’utia played their part. Gagai flew high to catch a Thurston cross-field kick and score and Mata’utia provided a spark off the bench for World All Stars.
