On the opening day of the KARI Ella 7s in Dubbo, however, that's exactly what happened.

Children from Geurie Pubic School, Stuart Town Public School and Eumungerie Public School almost missed out on getting to play in the juniors fixture, until a push from the school's principals put together a combined team for Thursday's games.

Eumungerie Public School principal Shelley Darcy, said kids from smaller towns don't always get the chance to participate when big programs come to town.

"We've brought all the kids together from Geurie, Stuart Town and Eumungerie and arranged for them all to travel here together," Darcy said.

"Our kids don't really get a great deal of opportunity when it comes to sporting competitions because of the relative size of our schools."

"But when I saw that the Ella 7s were going to run this junior day, I thought it was such a good avenue for young kids in the bush, we just had to jump on board."

The carnival started with the primary school games on Thursday, before the high schoolers on Friday and then the women and men on the weekend.

"It's something our Indigenous kids identify with," Darcy said.

"It's a real opportunity that these kids don't normally get and having it being within reach in Dubbo, it was just too good to pass up."

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