Shane Endacott – Warrior #44 (1997-99): 42 games – 3 tries (12 points) After his first professional stint with English club Hull FC, the versatile Shane Endacott – a Junior Kiwis representative and Canterbury provincial star from 1992-94, and the… Read More ›
Once Were Warriors
ONCE WERE WARRIORS: MANU VATUVEI
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: COOPER VUNA
Cooper Vuna – Warrior #118 Warriors (2004-06): 5 games – 1 try (4 points) Newcastle (2007-10): 54 games – 35 tries (140 points) FIRST GRADE TOTAL: 59 games – 36 tries (144 points) Robust winger Cooper Vuna progressed through the… Read More ›
ONCE WERE WARRIORS: HITRO OKESENE
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
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 ›
ONCE WERE WARRIORS: TONY TUIMAVAVE
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 ›