Southern Cross All-Stars is an

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) Team that assembles once a year to visit Oahu, Hawaii to compete against a Hawaiian All-Star team. The 2012 Southern Cross All-Stars traveled to Hawaii in November 2012 where they practiced for 1 week and competed in a game against Hawaii at the end of the tour. The name "Southern Cross" comes from the "

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" constellation which is found on the Australian and New Zealand Flags.Australian Flag
information from the Australian government site about the flag.

Players

2012

In 2012, the Southern Cross All-Stars were made up of players representing clubs all across Australia and New Zealand. There were 45 players in total that ranged from 18–46 years of age.

2013 & Beyond

This year, the Southern Cross All-Stars will field a Men's and Women's tackle American Football (Gridiron) team which will be in Oahu, Hawaii from November 24, 2013 to December 2, 2013.

Director

The Director of the Southern Cross All-Stars is

Paul Manera Paul Manera (born 15 February 1967) was an Australian who played American Football for the University of Hawaii. Manera is now currently coaching in Sydney, Australia and running his own companyBring It On Sportswith his wife Elissa. Early life ...

, a native of Sydney, Australia who played for the University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors from 1989 to 1991 as an

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. He is now the director of Bring It On Sports, an organization that specializes in recruiting services and sports travel for American Football players as well as athletes in other sports.

References

American football teams in Australia American football teams in New Zealand 1996 establishments in Oceania American football teams established in 1996 {{Amfoot-team-stub