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• ONCE WERE WARRIORS: MANU VATUVEI

  By Will Evans on January 19, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Manu Vatuvei – Warrior #115 This Warriors Life pays tribute to our all-time favourite Warrior, the incomparable Manu Vatuvei. TWL’s chief writer and editor Will Evans – an unabashed fan of Vatuvei – interviewed ‘The Beast’ at length in late-2015… Read More ›

• ONCE WERE WARRIORS: HITRO OKESENE

  By Will Evans on January 17, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Hitro Okesene – Warrior #10 (1995-97): 22 games – 3 tries (12 points) New Zealand (1994-95): 5 Tests – 1 try (4 points) Playing 22 first grade games over three seasons isn’t the traditional path to club legend status, but… Read More ›

• ONCE WERE WARRIORS: GENE NGAMU

  By Will Evans on January 16, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Gene Ngamu – Warrior #6 Manly (1992-93): 9 games – 1 try (4 points) South Sydney (1994): 1 game – 0 points Warriors (1995-99): 81 games – 11 tries, 118 goals, 3 field goals (283 points) PREMIERSHIP TOTAL: 91 games… Read More ›

• LEWIS BROWN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

  By Will Evans on January 16, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

    Former Warriors star Lewis Brown, one of Canterbury Rugby League’s finest products of the modern era, has announced his retirement after a decade-long career in the NRL. The 32-year-old utility played 198 first-grade games for the Warriors, Penrith and… Read More ›

• ONCE WERE WARRIORS: TONY TUIMAVAVE

  By Will Evans on January 15, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Tony Tuimavave – Warrior #13 (1995-2000): 78 games – 9 tries (36 points). New Zealand (1995): 1 Test – 0 points. Western Samoa (1995): 2 Tests – 0 points. Tough, creative back-rower Tony Tuimavave was the best of a prolific… Read More ›

• SHAUN JOHNSON’S TOP 100 MAGIC WARRIORS MOMENTS

  By Will Evans on November 28, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

    We could dissect whether the Warriors or Shaun Johnson were at fault for his shock exit; whether it was a good thing for the Warriors or not; where he will go next and how that team will fare with… Read More ›

• JOHNSON AND WARRIORS AT ODDS OVER CONTRACT SITUATION

  By Will Evans on November 27, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Shaun Johnson’s future at the Warriors beyond 2019 took a concerning twist on social media on Monday, with the off-contract halfback suggesting the club will not be offering him a new deal. Warriors CEO Cameron George sent the fertile player… Read More ›

• NRL 2019 DRAW PUTS WARRIORS ON COURSE FOR ANOTHER FLYING START

  By Will Evans on October 25, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The Warriors’ chances of getting off to another sizzling start in 2019 have been given a huge boost courtesy of a favourable early-season NRL draw. Their first four games are against 2018 non-finalists – three of the clashes in New… Read More ›

• BLACK-AND-WHITE MAGIC! KIWIS DOWN ‘ROOS IN STIRRING DISPLAY

  By Will Evans on October 13, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  A dominant performance in the middle of the park, the mastery of Shaun Johnson and a couple of stunning debut outings carried the New Zealand Kiwis to their first win over the Australian Kangaroos in three-and-a-half years. The Kiwis overcame… Read More ›

• KIWI FERNS FALL JUST SHORT IN WOMEN’S TEST CLASSIC

  By Will Evans on October 13, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Australia has edged out New Zealand in a 26-24 women’s Test thriller at Mount Smart Stadium. The Kiwi Ferns fought back from an early 12-point deficit and took the lead twice – as well as drawing level once – during… Read More ›