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Imposing twins Otukinekina and Valingi Kepu will join the Vodafone Warriors’ fulltime NRL squad in 2023 after securing extended contracts with the club. The 19-year-old Aorere College products, signed on development contracts for 2022, will become top 30 players on two-year deals for the 2023...

LANGI VEAINU Langi Veainu Pronunciation: Lung-ee Vee-eye-nu Born: November 3, 1993 Birthplace: Auckland Club: Otahuhu Leopards Position: Wing Rep Honours: Kiwi Ferns (2016-2018), NRL Nines (2016, 2017), Counties Manukau Stingrays Occupation: Mother

AIESHALEIGH SMALLEY Aieshaleigh Smalley Pronunciation: Ah-eee-shar-lee Born: September 23, 1991 Birthplace: Auckland, NZ Club: Otahuhu Leopards Position: Prop Rep Honours: Kiwi Ferns (2017-2018), World Cup (2017), NRL Nines (2017), Counties Manukau Stingrays Occupation: Mother 'Eesha' is a...

APII NICHOLLS Apii Nicholls Pronunciation: Ah-pee Born: February 26, 1993 Birthplace: Rarotonga, Cook Islands Club: Otahuhu Leopards Position: Fullback Rep Honours: Kiwi Ferns (2017-2018), World Cup (2017), Cook Islands sevens (rugby union), Cook Islands tag, Counties Manukau Stingrays...

ONJEURLINA LEIATAUA Onjeurlina Leiataua Pronunciation: On-jar-lee-nah Lay-a-toe-ah Born: December 1, 1995 Birthplace: Auckland, NZ Club: Otahuhu Leopards Position: Centre/second row Rep Honours: Counties Manukau Stingrays Occupation: Warehouse assistant, Tupperware

Rep. Honours:NZ Secondary Schools, Counties Manukau Stingrays 17s

Ah Mau went to school at De La Salle College and started playing rugby league with the Papatoetoe Panthers before moving to Otahuhu and played in Auckland Rugby League competitions. While playing for Otahuhu, Ah Mau was selected for the Tamaki Titans in the Bartercard Cup. Ah Mau played for the...

Auckland centre (Otahuhu) came to Canberra in 1992 after representing the Junior Kiwis and NZ Maoris. Wiki's form as Mal Meninga's centre partner in 1994 made him one of the hottest properties in the game but the disclosure that he had signed a letter of agreement to play with the Auckland...

Played one solitary game in the NRL against the Roosters. Made the mistake of running the ball straight back to Adrian Morley twice where he got absolutely hammered on both ocassions. To his credit he bounced up both times earning the praise of then coach Tony Kemp. This from an article on the...

Although his surname is often written with an apostrophe in the middle (between the 2 letter "a"s), this is incorrect. Played league for his High School Penrose College (now known as One Tree Hill College) he helped them make giant strides in the Auckland Secondary Schools competition. A sport...

Liava'a is one of a handful of players to have played in two World Cups, representing Tonga in 1995 and 2000. At the 1995 World Cup he was twenty four and playing for the Litchfield Bears when picked by coach Mike McClennan. After his exposure in England at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup...

Manuel played for the Warriors for two seasons, winning the Rookie of the Year award in 1999. In 2000 he represented the New Zealand Māori at the World Cup. He then spent two years at Canberra which were much less successful. Mid way through his first season he was injured in a collision with...

Frank Watene was part of the Warriors development system for 4 years before his debut. He would play his one and only match for the Warriors on the last round of the 1998 season and be released by the club that year. 1998 Auckland Warriors 1999–2001 Wakefield Wildcats 2002–2003 Dewsbury Rams...

A classy, consistent footballer, Noovao captained the Colts in 1995 and played anywhere from halfback to center. he proved that he was even more versatile in 1996, making the transition into the forwards at times and showing good form at hooker when required. A capable left-footed goalkicker...

Played 22 games for the Auckland Warriors. The Former junior Kiwi played for St Helens in the 44-6 loss to Melbourne in the World Club Challenge in January 2000. Henare later played for Oldham, Leigh and Featherstone Rovers in the second tier Northern Ford premiership in England. 1995 - New...