Shannon Mato's bruising hit in the shadows of full-time said it all.<\/p>\n
The Maoris had already racked up 24 points to the Indigenous side's zero in the women's NRL All Stars clash<\/a>, but that didn't stop Mato from laying a monstrous hit on Indigenous centre Monique Donovan in the final two minutes.<\/p>\n Expert Nine commentator and former Jillaroo Ruan Sims was enormously impressed.<\/p>\n "Gee this has been a physical contest," Sims said.<\/p>\n "First game of the year and they are not shy about getting into it.<\/p>\n "Shannon Mato – we saw her doing this a lot last year in the NRLW.<\/p>\n "Coming up with another great shot."<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/NRLonNine\/status\/1363023163400065027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n Five-eighth Raecene McGregor was among the Maoris' best in the 24-0 thumping, snaring two tries and troubling the Indigenous defence with outstanding runs and passing.<\/p>\n The Maoris scored their comprehensive win despite not having their New Zealand-based players due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.<\/p>\n The Maori men are now hoping to continue the tremendous work of the women.<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"