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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Cooper Cronk’s decision to play in the NRL grand final with a serious shoulder injury had the potential to be a Graeme-Langlands-white-boots-style disaster for Sydney Roosters. Instead, the champion halfback’s courageous effort to take the field is destined to go… Read More ›
Everyone knows that it’s Manu first and daylight second, third and fourth on the Warriors’ all-time tryscoring register, but which players have the best strike-rates in the club’s 23-season history? Put away your calculators, we’ve done the legwork for you:… Read More ›
Penrith’s spectacular second-half resurgence fell just short as Cronulla squeaked home 21-20 in a nerve-shredding sudden-death semi – after leading by 16 points at halftime. Matt Moylan won his highly-publicised five-eighth duel with a patchy James Maloney, but Sharks No.7… Read More ›
Brisbane Broncos’ season is over after St George Illawarra Dragons doused the hosts’ late-season fire and performed their own remarkable turnaround with a 48-18 demolition at Suncorp Stadium. THE MATCH: From the opening exchanges it was clear the Dragons had… Read More ›