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Five Warriors named in representative teams
Tue April 17, 2012
Source: www.warriors.co.nz

Five Warriors have been named in representative teams - four of them in the Kiwi squad - for next weekend's games in the stand-alone weekend set aside for the Anzac Test and the annual City-Country Origin match.

Vodafone Warriors captain Simon Mannering will be the Kiwis' most experienced player when he lines up in his 29th international in next Friday night's clash against Australia at Eden Park, just the second Anzac Test ever played here 14 years after the first in 1998.

Mannering (25) is joined in the Kiwis team by club-mates Manu Vatuvei, Ben Matulino and first-time Kiwi Shaun Johnson.

Vatuvei (26) returns to the national side for his 20th Test after last playing for his country - briefly - in the 2010 Four Nations when he lasted only a few minutes against England in Wellington before breaking his arm. Injuries have ruled him out of contention since.

Matulino (23), who has already made 93 NRL appearances, has been a front-line Kiwi selection since making his debut against France in 2009. One of the NRL's form front rowers this season, he's poised to play his 12th Test on Friday night.

Johnson (21) was chosen in the Kiwi touring party for last year's end-of-season Billy Kelly Cup Test against Australia and the following Four Nations campaign but he subsequently withdrew to recover fully from an ongoing back condition. He excelled for the Vodafone Warriors in their 44-22 NRL victory against the South Sydney Rabbitohs today, credited with four try assists.

Apart from Johnson, two other players included in the final 17 - Jesse Bromwich and Josh Hoffman - are yet to make their international debuts.

Included in the Australian team is New Zealand-born James Tamou (North Queensland) who has effectively turned his back on his home country after turning out for the New Zealand Maori in 2010.

Meanwhile, Warriors back rower Feleti Mateo has been named at loose forward in the City Origin team to face Country this coming Sunday (April 22).

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Vatuvei named in unchanged line-up to face Bulldogs
Tue March 13, 2012
Source: www.warriors.co.nz

Record try-scorer Manu Vatuvei will take his place in an unchanged Warriors line-up for Sunday's third-round match against the unbeaten Canterbury-Bankstown at Mount Smart Stadium.

Vatuvei (26) was placed on report and penalised after a heavy tackle on centre Willie Tonga as the Vodafone Warriors went on to beat Parramatta 36-20 in Sydney last night.

After his first win as an NRL head coach, Brian McClennan was hopeful his big winger wouldn't be charged, saying Vatuvei was 'a great kid' while also noting his immediate concern was for Tonga's wellbeing.

Today the NRL's match review committee found no case to answer, ensuring Vatuvei will be able to line up for his 135th first-grade appearance when the Vodafone Warriors play their first match of the season at Mount Smart Stadium.

With the team coming off a Monday night game and travelling home today, McClennan took the option of naming the same 20-man squad to face the Bulldogs as the one he'd originally picked last week. It means Krisnan Inu, who was moved to the interchange last night, is again listed as a starting centre with the seven-man bench including Sebastine Ikahihifo, the 18th man against the Eels.

Despite having a Monday night game, it's an NRL requirement that teams must be named on Tuesday.

"There's not a lot you can do after coming off a match the night before," said McClennan.

"Our focus today has been on recovery and travelling home. We'll get back to work tomorrow as we prepare for the game against the Bulldogs and have a close look at the the squad.

"We've showed in our first two games that we've got a lot of footy in us but there are areas we know we need to improve on."

Last night McClennan opted for a starting centres combination of rookies Konrad Hurrell and Ben Henry, both members of the club's NYC premiership-winning Vodafone Junior Warriors last year. The experienced Inu was brought into the game after 53 minutes to replace Hurrell, who not only scored his first NRL try but also celebrated his first NRL win along with Henry, new signing Nathan Friend and McClennan.

With six tries last night, the Vodafone Warriors already have 10 tries and have scored more points (56) than any other club in the first two rounds of the season.

On Sunday, captain Simon Mannering will move within one appearance of both his 150th NRL game as his 50th match as captain, marks he is set to bring up the following week in the home game against Gold Coast.

The Des Hasler-coached Bulldogs are one of only three teams with perfect records after the opening two rounds. They have beaten Penrith 22-14 and St George Illawarra 30-4.

Save up to $20.00 by pre-purchasing tickets for Sunday's match against the Bulldogs at www.ticketek.co.nz and at selected Mad Butcher outlets (Albany, Glen Innes, Mangere East, Manukau and Papakura).

NZ WARRIORS v CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
2.00pm (NZ), 12.00pm (EDT), Sunday, March 18
Referees: Matt Cecchin and Ashley Klein

1 Kevin Locke
2 Bill Tupou
3 Konrad Hurrell
4 Krisnan Inu
5 Manu Vatuvei
6 James Maloney
7 Shaun Johnson
8 Sione Lousi
9 Nathan Friend
10 Ben Matulino
11 Feleti Mateo
12 Simon Mannering [c]
13 Elijah Taylor

14 Russell Packer
15 Ukuma Ta'ai
16 Ben Henry
17 Lewis Brown
18 Glen Fisiiahi
20 Alehana Mara
21 Sebastine Ikahihifo

Coach: Brian McClennan

Wed February 8, 2012

Vatuvei, Locke and Packer selected for Rabbitohs trial

Fri October 7, 2011

Three new players brought into Kiwis touring squad

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2012 NRL Telstra Premiership

New Zealand Warriors 
11 games; 4 tries, 16 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [04 Mar 12] L 20-26 v Manly (H). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 2 [12 Mar 12] W 36-20 v Parramatta (A). [WG] 
[View] Round 3 [18 Mar 12] L 18-32 v Canterbury (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 4 [24 Mar 12] W 26-6 v Gold Coast (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 5 [31 Mar 12] L 8-26 v Roosters (A). [WG] 
[View] Round 6 [08 Apr 12] L 12-32 v Canberra (A). [WG] 
[View] Round 7 [15 Apr 12] W 44-22 v Souths (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 8 [25 Apr 12] L 14-32 v Melbourne (A). [WG] 
[View] Round 9 [05 May 12] W 30-20 v Brisbane (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 10 [12 May 12] W 30-26 v Roosters (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [18 May 12] L 22-24 v Wests Tigers (A). [WG] 
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2012 International Test Matches

New Zealand 
1 games; [View] Bill Kelly Cup [20 Apr 12] L 12-20 v Australia (H). [WG] 
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2011 NRL Telstra Premiership

New Zealand Warriors 
17 games; 11 tries, 44 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [12 Mar 11] L 18-24 v Eels (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 9 [08 May 11] W 34-14 v Titans (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [15 May 11] W 25-16 v Knights (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [22 May 11] W 12-6 v Rabbitohs (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 13 [04 Jun 11] L 6-13 v Roosters (A). [WG] 
[View] Round 14 [12 Jun 11] L 22-26 v Wests Tigers (H). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 15 [18 Jun 11] L 10-30 v Cowboys (A). [WG] 
[View] Round 16 [26 Jun 11] L 8-16 v Storm (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 18 [08 Jul 11] W 22-6 v Titans (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [15 Jul 11] W 36-12 v Canterbury (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 20 [24 Jul 11] W 48-16 v Rabbitohs (A). [WG] 12 Pts; 3t
[View] Round 21 [31 Jul 11] W 29-10 v Canberra (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [06 Aug 11] L 20-21 v Broncos (A). [WG] 
[View] Round 23 [13 Aug 11] W 20-12 v Knights (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 24 [20 Aug 11] W 26-12 v Panthers (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week 1 [10 Sep 11] L 10-40 v Brisbane. [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week 2 [16 Sep 11] W 22-20 v Wests Tigers. [WG] 
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2010 NRL Telstra Premiership

New Zealand Warriors 
18 games; 20 tries, 80 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [14 Mar 10] L 18-24 v Titans (A). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 10] W 30-16 v Sharks (H). [WG] 12 Pts; 3t
[View] Round 3 [28 Mar 10] W 48-16 v Broncos (A). [WG] 
[View] Round 5 [10 Apr 10] W 30-24 v Bulldogs (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [15 May 10] W 24-12 v Cowboys (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 13 [06 Jun 10] L 20-22 v Dragons (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 14 [13 Jun 10] W 32-24 v Knights (A). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 16 [27 Jun 10] W 20-18 v Roosters (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 17 [04 Jul 10] W 35-6 v Eels (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [11 Jul 10] W 12-6 v Panthers (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [17 Jul 10] W 13-6 v Storm (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 20 [25 Jul 10] L 28-38 v Rabbitohs (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [01 Aug 10] L 20-28 v Titans (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [07 Aug 10] W 37-10 v Sharks (A). [WG] 
[View] Round 23 [15 Aug 10] W 22-10 v Knights (H). [WG] 12 Pts; 3t
[View] Round 24 [21 Aug 10] L 16-19 v Sea Eagles (A). [WG] 
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 10] W 26-12 v Eels (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week 1 [10 Sep 10] L 16-28 v Titans. [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
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2010 Four Nations Test Series

New Zealand 
1 games; [View] Round 1 [23 Oct 10] W 24-10 v England (H). [WG] 
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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership

New Zealand Warriors 
19 games; 13 tries, 52 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [14 Mar 09] W 26-18 v Eels (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 2 [22 Mar 09] W 26-24 v Sea Eagles (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [19 Apr 09] W 17-16 v Roosters (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 09] D 14-14 v Storm (A). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 8 [03 May 09] L 11-12 v Dragons (A). [WG] 
[View] Round 10 [17 May 09] L 12-34 v Cowboys (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 11 [24 May 09] L 12-38 v Raiders (A). [WG] 
[View] Round 12 [31 May 09] W 14-0 v Tigers (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 13 [07 Jun 09] L 10-18 v Sharks (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 14 [12 Jun 09] W 13-0 v Knights (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 16 [27 Jun 09] L 12-28 v Titans (A). [WG] 
[View] Round 18 [12 Jul 09] L 14-18 v Bulldogs (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [19 Jul 09] W 30-24 v Roosters (A). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 20 [26 Jul 09] L 4-29 v Dragons (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 21 [01 Aug 09] D 32-32 v Panthers (A). [WG] 
[View] Round 22 [09 Aug 09] L 10-30 v Titans (H). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 23 [15 Aug 09] L 4-40 v Eels (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [23 Aug 09] W 34-20 v Raiders (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 25 [30 Aug 09] L 20-40 v Bulldogs (A). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t
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2008 World Cup

New Zealand 
5 games; 4 tries, 16 points. 
		 [View] Pool A [26 Oct 08] L 6-30 v Australia. [WG] 
[View] Pool A [01 Nov 08] W 48-6 v PNG. [WG] 
[View] Pool A [08 Nov 08] W 36-24 v England. [WG] 16 Pts; 4t
[View] Semi Finals [15 Nov 08] W 32-22 v England. [WG] 
[View] Final [22 Nov 08] W 34-20 v Australia. [WG] 
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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership

New Zealand Warriors 
16 games; 16 tries, 64 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [17 Mar 08] L 18-32 v Storm (A). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 2 [23 Mar 08] W 30-16 v Eels (H). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 3 [31 Mar 08] L 6-52 v Sea Eagles (A). [WG] 
[View] Round 4 [06 Apr 08] W 26-20 v Knights (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 5 [13 Apr 08] W 36-16 v Bulldogs (H). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 6 [19 Apr 08] L 20-48 v Cowboys (A). [WG] 
[View] Round 7 [27 Apr 08] L 24-36 v Gold Coast (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [22 Jun 08] L 14-20 v Sea Eagles (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [02 Aug 08] L 16-18 v Rabbitohs (A). [WG] 
[View] Round 22 [09 Aug 08] W 16-12 v Broncos (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 23 [16 Aug 08] W 18-4 v Sharks (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [24 Aug 08] L 6-34 v Dragons (A). [WG] 
[View] Round 26 [06 Sep 08] W 28-6 v Eels (A). [WG] 12 Pts; 3t
[View] Finals Week 1 [14 Sep 08] W 18-15 v Storm (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t (45)
[View] Finals Week 2 [19 Sep 08] W 30-13 v Roosters (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week 3 [27 Sep 08] L 6-32 v Sea Eagles. [WG] 
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership

New Zealand Warriors 
23 games; 10 tries, 40 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [17 Mar 07] W 34-18 v Eels (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 2 [25 Mar 07] W 24-14 v Broncos (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 3 [01 Apr 07] L 12-30 v Storm (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 4 [08 Apr 07] L 10-13 v Sea Eagles (A). [WG] 
[View] Round 5 [15 Apr 07] W 34-14 v Cowboys (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t (76th)
[View] Round 7 [29 Apr 07] W 18-16 v Rabbitohs (A). [WG] 
[View] Round 8 [05 May 07] L 20-22 v Sharks (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 9 [12 May 07] L 18-24 v Knights (A). [WG] 
[View] Round 10 [20 May 07] L 26-30 v Tigers (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [28 May 07] L 6-30 v Eels (A). [WG] 
[View] Round 13 [10 Jun 07] L 2-4 v Storm (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 14 [16 Jun 07] W 12-2 v Sharks (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [22 Jun 07] W 54-14 v Panthers (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 16 [30 Jun 07] W 22-6 v Gold Coast (A). [WG] 
[View] Round 17 [07 Jul 07] L 12-18 v Cowboys (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [15 Jul 07] W 44-16 v Dragons (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 19 [22 Jul 07] W 28-16 v Tigers (A). [WG] 
[View] Round 20 [28 Jul 07] W 52-10 v Knights (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [05 Aug 07] D 31-31 v Roosters (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [11 Aug 07] W 30-6 v Titans (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 23 [18 Aug 07] L 24-26 v Raiders (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [26 Aug 07] W 36-14 v Sea Eagles (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [01 Sep 07] W 24-20 v Panthers (A). [WG] 
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2007 International Test Matches

New Zealand 
1 games; 1 tries, 4 points. 
		 [View] Bundaberg Rum Test [20 Apr 07] L 6-30 v Australia (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t (68th)
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2006 Tri-Nations Test Series

New Zealand 
4 games; 1 tries, 4 points. 
		 [View] Tri-Nations Match 1 [14 Oct 06] L 18-30 v Australia (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Tri-Nations Match 2 [21 Oct 06] L 15-20 v Australia (A). [WG]
[View] Tri-Nations Match 3 [28 Oct 06] W 18-14 v Great Britain (H). [WG]
[View] Tri-Nations Final [25 Nov 06] L 12-16 v Australia (A). [WG]
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership

New Zealand Warriors 
18 games; 10 tries, 40 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [12 Mar 06] L 16-22 v Storm (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [18 Mar 06] L 14-22 v Eels (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t (65th)
[View] Round 3 [25 Mar 06] W 26-10 v Tigers (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t (51st)
[View] Round 4 [02 Apr 06] W 26-22 v Knights (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [13 May 06] L 16-22 v Dragons (A). [WG]
[View] Round 11 [20 May 06] W 34-12 v Tigers (H). [WG]
[View] Round 14 [11 Jun 06] W 22-12 v Roosters (A). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 15 [18 Jun 06] W 30-18 v Knights (H). [WG]
[View] Round 16 [25 Jun 06] W 66-0 v Rabbitohs (A). [WG]
[View] Round 17 [01 Jul 06] W 28-22 v Panthers (H). [WG]
[View] Round 18 [09 Jul 06] L 18-22 v Bulldogs (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [15 Jul 06] L 12-20 v Eels (H). [WG]
[View] Round 21 [29 Jul 06] L 6-36 v Panthers (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [05 Aug 06] W 12-10 v Sharks (H). [WG]
[View] Round 23 [12 Aug 06] W 26-0 v Cowboys (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [19 Aug 06] W 24-20 v Storm (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [27 Aug 06] W 42-16 v Roosters (H). [WG] 
[View] Round 26 [03 Sep 06] L 12-36 v Broncos (A). [WG]
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2005 Tri-Nations Test Series

New Zealand 
5 games; 3 tries, 12 points. 
		 [View] Tri-Nations Match 1 [15 Oct 05] W 38-28 v Australia (A). [WG]
[View] Tri-Nations Match 2 [21 Oct 05] L 26-28 v Australia (H). [WG]
[View] Tri-Nations Match 3 [29 Oct 05] W 42-26 v Great Britain (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Tri-Nations Match 5 [12 Nov 05] L 12-38 v Great Britain (A). [WG]
[View] Tri-Nations Final [26 Nov 05] W 24-0 v Australia. [WG] 8 Pts; 2t
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership

New Zealand Warriors 
12 games; 9 tries, 36 points. 
		 [View] Round 3 [27 Mar 05] L 22-32 v Cowboys (H). [BE]
[View] Round 4 [03 Apr 05] W 46-14 v Souths (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t (53rd)
[View] Round 6 [17 Apr 05] W 30-26 v Knights (A). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t (49th, 61st)
[View] Round 8 [01 May 05] L 14-16 v Panthers (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t (61st)
[View] Round 9 [07 May 05] L 24-28 v Sharks (A). [WG]
[View] Round 10 [15 May 05] L 6-10 v Roosters (H). [WG]
[View] Round 11 [21 May 05] W 34-16 v Souths (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t (57th)
[View] Round 13 [04 Jun 05] L 18-32 v Dragons (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t (24th)
[View] Round 16 [26 Jun 05] W 30-18 v Broncos (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t (64th)
[View] Round 17 [02 Jul 05] L 16-24 v Cowboys (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t (19th)
[View] Round 24 [20 Aug 05] L 4-16 v Knights (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t (17th)
[View] Round 25 [27 Aug 05] W 22-20 v Sea Eagles (A). [WG]
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership

New Zealand Warriors 

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