That's the opinion of Kurt Hancock when it comes to the Group 10 All Stars versus Indigenous All Stars match, but it is not just having it re-instated as an annual fixture that he wants to see.

Hancock would also love the All Stars concept expanded to include more teams and possibly run over the course of an entire weekend.

"I think it's important to celebrate, not only the Indigenous players, but all the different cultures within rugby league. That's the beauty of the game, it brings people together," he said.

"When I first proposed this I said that the next step would be to have a Pacific Island side - or something for the Maori and the Polynesians and Papua New Guineans - something where they get to be part of that day.

"Then you can have a big day, maybe a little round-robin or make it a sevens tournament, but I think we need to be doing more ... around this because we have so many different backgrounds and cultures and heritages in there.

"I think we really should be celebrating that stuff at least once a year somehow."

As Hancock indicated, he was one of the driving forces behind Group 10 introducing the All Stars match.

The first match was played in April 2016 at Cowra's Sid Kallas Oval, the Indigenous All Stars posting a commanding 52-24 win over the Group 10 All Stars.

The following year the fixture was played at Blayney in March and an inspired performance from Jeremy Gordon saw the Indigenous All Stars come from behind to post a 38-28 victory.

In 2018 it was the Group 10 who laid their hands on the trophy with a 26-24 result at Cowra in March, but that match did not receive strong support from all the clubs and it was decided to scrap the contest for 2019.

This year the All Stars concept will return and Group 10 officials will help to promote it by having a regular competition bye.

Hancock appreciates the difficulty of scheduling the fixture around club games. But he stressed it should be done each season rather than making it a bi-annual affair.

"I just think it's a game you've got to have every year. Sometimes it's a bit hard to have it at the start of the year, some clubs are very nervous about players getting injuries," he said.

"You've got to manage when to play it, it is pretty tough to find a spot, that's why they play it at the start of the year. Whether they can squeeze it in somewhere else, well it's up to them to decide that, but it's something that you've got to have.

"Maybe they do make it a weekend where it's separate to everything else a month into the season."