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Wed April 1, 2009
Source: www.warriors.co.nzA throat injury has today ruled Vodafone Warriors captain Steve Price out of Sunday's third-round NRL clash against South Sydney at Mount Smart Stadium.
The 35-year-old prop received an accidental blow to his throat making a tackle on Sea Eagles forward Jason King early in the second half of the Vodafone Warriors' 26-24 win over the defending premiers at Brookvale Oval on March 22.
Price was advised to miss the South Sydney match after visiting a specialist today.
"A scan revealed Steve has a haematoma to his throat and the area is still swollen," said team doctor John Mayhew.
"He needs to rest this week to allow the swelling to ease before he is reviewed next week with a view to being able to return in round five (against Newcastle)."
With Price ruled out, a total of nine players from the Vodafone Warriors' NRL squad are now unavailable for Sunday's encounter.
On the injured list are centre Brent Tate (knee), wing Manu Vatuvei (knee), utility Lance Hohaia (knee) and second rower Ben Matulino (ankle) plus props Leeson Ah Mau (shoulder), Mataupu Poching (ankle), Evarn Tuimavave (neck) and now Price (throat) as well as second rower Epalahame Lauaki. Lauaki has been prevented from playing for the Vodafone Warriors after signing with Hull FC.
Tate is out for the season after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee playing against his old Brisbane club last Saturday night. Tuimavave is out indefinitely at this stage but Vatuvei, Hohaia, Matulino and Poching are all expected to be available for selection soon, possibly for round five.
"It's a big dent in our resources but there's nothing we can do about that except back other players to step in and do the job, which is exactly what we're doing," said coach Ivan Cleary.
"While we've lost two of our most experienced players this week in Brent and Steve, we have boys in our squad who are busting themselves for an opportunity and now they have it."
Yesterday 39-game NRL utility Patrick Ah Van was confirmed as Tate's replacement in the centres.
With Price out, Cleary said Sam Rapira and Russell Packer would be the starting props against South Sydney while he has brought in new signing Lewis Brown (22) and 2008 Vodafone Junior Warriors captain Daniel O'Regan (21) to create a five-man bench. Christchurch-born Brown, a hooker-back rower, and O'Regan, a loose forward-stand off, have both been playing for the Auckland Vulcans in the New South Wales Cup and are yet to play at NRL level.
Cleary said he wouldn't confirm the final make-up of the interchange bench until closer to game time. In any event there would be at least one more debutant on Sunday, that player becoming the 150th to appear at NRL level for the club since its introduction to the competition in 1995.
NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS v SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
2.00pm, Sunday, April 5
Referees: Tony De Las Heras and Gavin Badger
Vodafone Warriors
Wade McKinnon
Denan Kemp
Patrick Ah Van
Jerome Ropati
Aidan Kirk
Joel Moon
Stacey Jones
Sam Rapira
Ian Henderson
Russell Packer
Simon Mannering
Jacob Lillyman
Micheal Luck
Interchange:
Lewis Brown
Nathan Fien
Daniel O'Regan
Jesse Royal
Ukuma Ta'ai
Coach: Ivan Cleary
Mon June 23, 2008
by Matthew O'Neill
Source: www.warriors.co.nzVodafone Junior Warriors captain Daniel O'Regan and prop Mataupu Poching are the latest players from the club's under-20 NYC team to commit to new contracts keeping them at Mt Smart Stadium.
O'Regan, who has been leading the NYC side from standoff, has signed a two-year deal to the end of the 2010 NRL season while Poching is on a one-year contract for 2009 with an option for 2010.
After turning 20 in February, they will be ineligible for the Vodafone Junior Warriors next year and will step up to train with the club's NRL squad at the end of this season.
O'Regan and Poching have followed fellow Vodafone Junior Warriors Sonny Fai (20), Russell Packer (18) and Ben Matulino (19) in signing new deals.
Fai, Packer and Matulino have all gained promotion from the NYC to debut in the NRL this year and Vodafone Warriors coach Ivan Cleary says O'Regan and Poching have the potential to follow them.
"We've already seen Sonny, Russell and Ben have a taste of the NRL after starting the year with the Vodafone Junior Warriors," he said.
"We see Dan and Upu as two other players who can go on to do the same.
"They've both been impressive in a side that has been going really well in the NYC.
"The form being produced by our under-20s is making a lot of people take notice and it shows how much this new competition is going to help our club in the future."
O'Regan and Poching both have strong sporting pedigrees.
O'Regan is the nephew of Ron O'Regan, the 1983-86 Kiwi who stood out as a talented and tough loose forward or standoff during his playing career. He played extensively for the Auckland representative side as well as Mount Albert and City-Newton.
And Poching can point to family links in football including a cousin Sika Poching who plays rugby union for Samoa. Mataupu Poching made 20 appearances for the Vodafone Auckland Lions in the New South Wales Premier League last year.
DANIEL O'REGAN
Born: February 3, 1988
Birthplace: Auckland, NZ
Position: Standoff/loose forward
Height: 183cm
Weight: 97kg
Junior Club: Mt Albert Lions (Auckland)
NRL Career: Yet to make debut
Representative: Junior Kiwis 2005
Educated: Kaipara College (Helensville)
MATAUPU POCHING
Born: February 7, 1988
Birthplace: Auckland, NZ
Position: Prop
Height: 187cm
Weight: 106kg
Junior Club: Mangere East Hawks (Auckland)
NRL Career: Yet to make debut
Representative: Junior Kiwis train-on squad 2007
Educated: Aorere College (Auckland)
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 2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
New Zealand Warriors
1 games; [View] Round 4 [05 Apr 09] L 16-22 v Rabbitohs (H). [BE]
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2008 NYC Toyota Cup
New Zealand Warriors
23 games; 11 tries, 44 points.
[View] Round 1 [17 Mar 08] L 22-32 v Storm (A). [LK]
[View] Round 3 [31 Mar 08] W 22-14 v Sea Eagles (A). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [27 Apr 08] W 36-28 v Gold Coast (A). [LK]
[View] Round 8 [04 May 08] L 24-30 v Raiders (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [18 May 08] L 24-46 v Panthers (A). [LK]
[View] Round 11 [25 May 08] W 40-10 v Roosters (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 12 [31 May 08] W 42-22 v Knights (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 13 [06 Jun 08] W 31-4 v Rabbitohs (H). [F8]
[View] Round 14 [14 Jun 08] W 38-16 v Sharks (A). [F8]
[View] Round 15 [22 Jun 08] W 38-10 v Sea Eagles (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 16 [29 Jun 08] L 34-45 v Tigers (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [12 Jul 08] W 32-12 v Cowboys (H). [F8]
[View] Round 19 [19 Jul 08] W 43-38 v Bulldogs (A). [SR]
[View] Round 20 [27 Jul 08] W 36-12 v Storm (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [02 Aug 08] W 26-20 v Rabbitohs (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [09 Aug 08] L 12-32 v Broncos (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [16 Aug 08] W 35-6 v Sharks (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [24 Aug 08] W 32-8 v Dragons (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [31 Aug 08] L 28-30 v Panthers (H). [F8]
[View] Round 26 [06 Sep 08] D 24-24 v Eels (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week 1 [14 Sep 08] W 47-20 v Dragons (H). [F8]
[View] Finals Week 2 [19 Sep 08] W 38-4 v Panthers. [F8]
[View] Finals Week 3 [27 Sep 08] L 26-28 v Broncos. [F8]
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