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• THE RIVALRY: WARRIORS V BULLDOGS

  By Will Evans on March 22, 2023 • ( 1 )

  

  The Warriors’ rivalry with the Canterbury Bulldogs intensified during the early-2000s following a string of spectacular comebacks and upset victories by the Auckland-based club, while the Bulldogs’ consistently large contingent of Kiwi imports ensured an extra bit of fire and… Read More ›

• TWL PODCAST 2023 FEAT. FONZIE: EP 8 – TOWNSVILLE REBELLION

  By Will Evans on March 20, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  Fonzie’s battling a back complaint and a spider bite, but the Warriors’ stunning road win over the Cowboys has proved the perfect antidote – nothing was gonna stop him from joining Will on Monday afternoon to review the club’s finest… Read More ›

• TWL RD 3: WARRIORS PLAYER RATINGS

  By Will Evans on March 18, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  A magnificent team effort in Townsville, but a clutch of clear individual standouts from the Warriors’ wonderful 26-12 upset of the Cowboys. 1 TAINE TUAUPIKI: All class on debut when he could have taken a confidence knock from the Cowboys’ two… Read More ›

• TWL RD 3: YEE-HAW! WARRIORS LEAVE COWBOY COUNTRY WITH A FISTFUL OF PREMIERSHIP POINTS

  By Will Evans on March 18, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  Looks like we (or more accurately, Andrew Webster) might have something here. In the club’s best win since at least the 2020 demolition of Newcastle in Tamworth – and arguably since the charge to the 2018 finals – the Warriors… Read More ›

• THE RIVALRY: WARRIORS V COWBOYS

  By Will Evans on March 17, 2023 • ( 1 )

  

  The Warriors and Cowboys entered the premiership together in 1995 and have forged the tightest of rivalries in 26 seasons of competition.. Some of the Warriors’ finest Aussie imports have come directly from the Cowboys and the North Queensland region,… Read More ›

• THIS WARRIORS LIFE PODCAST 2023: EP 7 – SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DAI-MOND

  By Will Evans on March 15, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  Not sure if it’s possible for you to enjoy this one as much as Brad and Will did, but an absolute buzz to have all-round Kiwi legend Dai Henwood on This Warriors Life’s podcast. Dai loves rugby league, the Warriors… Read More ›

• TWL PODCAST 2023 FEAT. FONZIE: EP 6 – HEART OF GLASS HALF FULL

  By Will Evans on March 13, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  A straight-up-the-guts recap of Saturday’s defeat to the Roosters, with Fonzie taking an optimistic but circumspect approach to the Warriors’ rebirth and Will allowing himself to get caught up in the emotion of the new Webster era – albeit with… Read More ›

• TWL RD 2: WARRIORS PLAYER RATINGS

  By Will Evans on March 11, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  Some individual plaudits – and a couple of brickbats – from a valiant collective effort against the Roosters on Saturday afternoon. 1 CHARNZE NICOLL-KLOKSTAD: Solid under the high ball, strong bringing the ball back (12 runs for 114 metres, 31 post-contact)… Read More ›

• TWL RD 2: CHOOKS HOLD OFF GUTSY WARRIORS IN ALLIANZ FURNACE

  By Will Evans on March 11, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  Frustrating? Yep. A lost opportunity? Maybe. But we saw more of what the Warriors are about under the Andrew Webster regime – and what we can expect for the remainder of 2023 – in a frantic 20-12 loss to the… Read More ›

• THE RIVALRY: WARRIORS V ROOSTERS

  By Will Evans on March 10, 2023 • ( 3 )

  

  The Warriors are one of the few current teams to have crafted a winning record against the Sydney Roosters, but the Tricolours proved too strong when the Auckland-based club qualified for a historic grand final appearance in 2002. The teams… Read More ›