John Kirwan – Warrior #22 (1995-96): 35 games – 13 tries (52 points) One of the most decorated All Blacks of all time, prolific rugby union winger John Kirwan joined the Auckland Warriors as a 30-year-old during the club’s inaugural… Read More ›
Once Were Warriors
ONCE WERE WARRIORS: AARON WHITTAKER
Aaron Whittaker – Warrior #48 Canterbury great and former New Zealand Test half Aaron Whittaker turned out eight times in first grade for the Warriors, but he arguably holds a more important place in the club’s folklore as a lower-grade… Read More ›
ONCE WERE WARRIORS: AIDAN KIRK
AIDAN KIRK – Warrior #136 (2008-09): 20 games – 8 tries (32 points) Gosford product Aidan Kirk was a dependable performer on the wing for the New Zealand Warriors during the 2008-09 NRL seasons. Kirk featured at fullback in the… Read More ›
ONCE WERE WARRIORS: SHANE ENDACOTT
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: 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: 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 ›