Galaxy of stars among 3PTAG domestic tourism bonanza at Burleigh Bears juniors

A galaxy of past NRL stars will be among more than 900 3PTag players involved in a Gold Coast tourism sporting bonanza this month.

Shannon Mato in action durinf the All Stars game.

A galaxy of past NRL stars will be among more than 900 3Ptag players involved in a Gold Coast tourism sporting bonanza this month.

The 3Ptag Senior All Nations will be staged at Burleigh Bears junior grounds next weekend, January 18-19, with 70 teams from across Queensland, NSW and New Zealand descending on the glitter strip.

Former NRL stars Matt Moylan, Mat Rogers, Matt Geyer, Greg Bird, Kevin Proctor, Korbin Sims, Gerard Beale, Issac Luke, Mitch Rein, Joseph Paulo, Zeb Taia, David Fifita and Sam Perrett will all feature across different competitions.

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The two day competition will be a further boon for Gold Coast tourism which is about to come off a bumper school holiday period.

3Ptag co-founders Matt and Teaghan Hartigan last year staged the inaugural senior event and the second installment would be a bumper event after participation doubled to almost 1000 competitors.

Former Broncos' champion Alex Glenn at the 3Ptag All Stars game.

This follows the successful 176 team Queensland junior competition staged last November in Logan City, and also the first NSW junior tournament held on the Central Coast, also last November.

Taliah Fuimaono at the All Stars game late last year.

3Ptag has gathered significant momentum with the first ever NSW Junior tournament conducted late last year.

Hartigan said senior competition was more than just a sporting event, it was a celebration of community and culture. Twenty-one cultures will be represented across the tournament

“It creates an environment that celebrates culture and builds cultural connections,’’ he said.

“We believe sport provides the perfect platform to bring people together.’’

3Ptag is a non-contact modified Rugby League game featuring seven player teams.

“It has a set of rules designed to create thinking players and act as a way to help young men and women progress to the NRL,’’ Hartigan said.

Thrilling Gold Coast fullback Keano Kini at the 2024 All Stars game.

Some of the games biggest stars in the NRL have featured in the annual All Stars games staged over the last two years, including with Broncos’ captain Adam Reynolds, Titans fullback Keano Kini and Gold Coast recruit.

Entry to the event at Burleigh Bears juniors is free. Live music will be provided in the afternoon of both days. For more information visit www.3Ptag.com.au

Originally published as Galaxy of stars among 3PTAG domestic tourism bonanza at Burleigh Bears juniors