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• THIS DAY IN WARRIORS HISTORY: FIRST-EVER TRIAL PLAYED AT PACKED HOUSE IN CHRISTCHURCH

  By Will Evans on January 18, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  JANUARY 18, 1995 The Auckland Warriors’ impending premiership debut created a hype train with runaway momentum rarely seen in the history of New Zealand sport. Less than two months out from Round 1 of the 1995 Winfield Cup, the Warriors… Read More ›

• THIS DAY IN WARRIORS HISTORY: SONNY FAI TRAGEDY ROCKS LEAGUE WORLD

  By Will Evans on January 4, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  JANUARY 4, 2009 The Warriors’ blistering finish to the previous season and New Zealand’s subsequent World Cup triumph sent hype around the club’s prospects into overdrive as the calendar flipped over into 2009. Prodigal son Stacey Jones was joined in… Read More ›

• THIS DAY IN WARRIORS HISTORY: WIGAN SPIT DUMMY AT MONIE, WARRIORS

  By Will Evans on January 2, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  JANUARY 2, 1994 More than 14 months out from Auckland Warriors’ intensely anticipated premiership debut, Wigan chairman Jack Robinson ramped up a trans-hemispheric club feud by accusing John Monie of attempting to decimate the British heavyweight’s roster. The Warriors’ capture… Read More ›

• THIS WARRIORS LIFE PODCAST 2021: EP 35 – FONZIE NAVIDAD

  By Will Evans on December 10, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s  an Xmas special! But Fonzie is a self-professed Grinch, so really it’s an excuse for he and Will to  catch up for a couple of end-of-year Friday arvo beers and chat everything Warriors. The Twitter and NZ Warriors forum… Read More ›

• A SHORT HISTORY OF…WARRIORS CAPTAINS

  By Will Evans on December 9, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  A total of 27 players have captained the Warriors in their 27-season existence, including 11 fulltime skippers – each who, for better or worse, added to the fascinating tapestry of the club’s history during their time in charge. Here’s everything… Read More ›

• VALE RAY CRANCH

  By Will Evans on October 14, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  The oldest living Kiwi in history, 98-year-old Raymond James Cranch, a World War II veteran and Auckland rugby league stalwart who became Kiwi #341 when he toured Britain and France with the 1951-52 squad, has sadly passed away. One of… Read More ›

• WARRIORS CONFIRM TAYLOR’S ARRIVAL ON TRAIN-AND-TRIAL DEAL

  By Will Evans on October 13, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Via Warriors Media Experienced Gold Coast playmaker Ash Taylor has been handed the chance of a one-year contract with the Vodafone Warriors after signing a train and trial deal with a club top 30 option for 2022. The 26-year-old Queenslander… Read More ›

• KANE EVANS RELEASED FROM WARRIORS’ FOLD

  By Will Evans on October 8, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  The Warriors have confirmed the departure of erratic prop Kane Evans, released from the second year of a two-season contract as the 29-year-old eyes off a Super League deal. “By mutual agreement we’ve parted ways amicably to enable Kane to… Read More ›

• THIS WARRIORS LIFE PODCAST 2021: EP 34 – AT THE LEANER WITH FONZIE

  By Will Evans on September 17, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s an end-of-season blowout with Will and Brad getting together with Fonzie over a few froths. They talk Brown, best 17 for 2022, Ash Taylor, CHT and a whole bunch of random, tangential garbage. Hopefully a bit of lockdown relief… Read More ›

• THIS WARRIORS LIFE PODCAST 2021: EP 33 – MEDIOCRITY AS AN ACT OF RESISTANCE

  By Will Evans on September 10, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s too disjointed to call it a season review, but Will and Brad give their assessment of the weak finish to 2021 on the Gold Coast, the overblown discipline furore and a wretched season overall. Plus recruitment chat, Will’s deep… Read More ›