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WARRIORS TAKE OUT SCRAPPY TRIAL
Few of Stephen Kearney’s selection dilemmas would have been solved after the Warriors’ 20-14 win over the Melbourne Storm’s development side in a Rotorua trial that failed to reach any great heights. But it was nevertheless a handy maiden hit-out… Read More ›
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CROFT STARS IN STORM’S WCC ROMP
Melbourne has moved seamlessly in the post-Cronk era, with new No.7 Brodie Croft starring in the Storm’s emphatic 38-4 World Club Challenge victory over Leeds Rhinos at AAMI Park on Friday night. The 20-year-old Croft, who has just five NRL… Read More ›
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WARRIORS REACH AGREEMENT WITH NZR OVER NANAI-SETURO
The Warriors have released a statement announcing Etene Nanai-Seturo, the teenage sensation at the centre of a cross-code dispute, will leave the club and be free to take up a contract with New Zealand Rugby and the Chiefs. While leaguies… Read More ›
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FLASHBACK FRIDAY: WARRIORS IN THE ’97 WORLD CLUB CHALLENGE
As the Melbourne Storm and Leeds Rhinos prepare to square off in the World Club Challenge tonight – with ex-Warriors Ryan Hoffman and Joel Moon set to feature – TWL’s inaugural Flashback Friday revisits the Auckland Warriors’ memorable campaign in… Read More ›
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LOW-PROFILE STORM SQUAD NAMED FOR ROTORUA TRIAL
Via Melbourne Storm Media A 22-man squad has been named for Storm’s Trial Match against the Warriors in Rotorua on Saturday afternoon. The young Storm side will be coached by Jason Ryles and led by NRL listed players such as… Read More ›
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McFADDEN TO LEAVE WARRIORS AT END OF 2018
The Warriors have confirmed assistant coach Andrew McFadden will leave the club at the end of the 2018 season to take his family back home to Canberra. “This is ‘Cappy’s’ sixth year with us and he has given the club… Read More ›
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TAB REVEALS WARRIORS’ BIGGEST BROMANCE
Warriors sponsors TAB got into the Valentine’s Day spirit by pressing the players on the biggest bromance at the club – with some surprise results. Blake Ayshford outed the love-hate relationship between big-name recruit Tohu Harris and young utility Jazz… Read More ›
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EX-WARRIORS IN TIGERS’ CAPTAINCY GROUP
Wests Tigers coach Ivan Cleary has named two of his former Warriors charges amongst a five-man captaincy group that will lead the joint venture in 2018. Elijah Taylor, who joined the Tigers from Penrith midway through 2016, and new recruit… Read More ›
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WARRIORS SQUAD NAMED FOR STORM TRIAL
Warriors fans will get their first look at new recruits Peta Hiku, Agnatius Paasi, Leivaha Pulu, Anthony Gelling (pictured) and Matiu Love-Henry when a relatively low-key squad takes on the Melbourne Storm in a Rotorua-hosted trial on Saturday. Notable absentees… Read More ›
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TUIVASA-SHECK COMPLETES WARRIORS-KIWIS POTY DOUBLE
If you listen to any number of Australia-based journos and fans, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has regressed since joining the Warriors and a shift to rugby union or a Sydney NRL club is imminent. The fact he coupled the Warriors’ Player of… Read More ›