The Mustangs will still host the women's Indigenous/All Stars game but Group Three were forced to abandon the men's match as a large number of players withdrew from the All Stars side.

Lardner has accepted the decision but was disappointed as the club had prepared to make the occasion a very special day.

"It was gut-wrenching to hear the match was cancelled," Lardner said.

"I was very disappointed as we were hosting the event and we had gone to a lot of effort and booked things in to make it a special day for everyone involved."

Macleay Valley had seven men named in the Indigenous side.

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"Every single one of them was looking forward to playing and representing their culture," Lardner said.

"The club felt privileged to be able to host the day and we were going to have a Welcome to Country, Indigenous performances, jumping castle, face painting and more to coincide with the games."

Lardner claims the Indigenous match would have inspired the youth at the Kempsey Dragons Junior Rugby League club.

"We have over 400 Indigenous juniors playing for Kempsey and it would have been great for them to watch the locals represent their culture and look up to them," Lardner said.

Group There has decided to make the representative game a pre-season fixture and Kempsey will host the match in March next year.

Lardner urges players from other clubs to get behind the match.

"I hope other people can take it as seriously as us, it would have meant a lot to our players," Lardner said.

A time will be decided next week for kick off between the Indigenous and All stars women's sides.

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