The All Stars games pits the best players from around the world, who play in the NRL, against the best Indigenous players in the NRL.

The last NRL All Stars game was held in Newcastle in 2017.

The NRL has announced the return of the All Stars match to next year's pre-season schedule and CEO Todd Greenberg also said negotiations were continuing for the competition to stage its opening match in the United States in 2019.

"Significant work is required to make this game happen but it would be a sensational way to open the 2019 season," Greenberg said.

"We think it's a great initiative, the clubs think it's a great initiative, it's a great way to drive our international broadcast rights and a great way to attract new fans. It's not locked in though, there's still a lot of work to do.

"We think there's a real opportunity for us to grow the sport internationally ... there's a clear opportunity on the west coast of America for us to play that game back here on a Sunday afternoon for our fans on a weekend when there is historically no rugby league.