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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...

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...

Matthew Lodge (born 31 May 1995) is a rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL. He previously played for the Wests Tigers and the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League. Lodge was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He played his...

Pene played his junior rugby league for Berala Bears and Chester Hill Hornets. Of Samoan heritage, the 1.90m, 107kg Pene initially came through Parramatta’s under-20s in 2015 and 2016, had a stint at Penrith and has played in the New South Wales Cup and the Intrust Super Cup while he also had a...

Evans was born in Sydney, Australia. Evans played his junior football for the Leichhardt Wanderers, Balmain Police Boys and Leichhardt Juniors before being signed by the Sydney Roosters. In 2011 and 2012, Evans played for the Roosters' NYC team. At the end of 2011, Evans was named at prop in...

Fonua-Blake was born in Meadowbank, New South Wales, Australia (6 November 1995). He is of New Zealand and Tongan descent. He has played for both Tonga and New Zealand at international level. He played his junior rugby league for the Mascot Jets, before being signed by the South Sydney...

Jack Hetherington (born 6 June 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the in the National Rugby League (NRL), as a prop. Hetherington was born in Canberra, ACT, Australia. He is the grandson of Bill Mullins, son of Brett Hetherington, and nephew of Brett...

Debuted for the Sydney Roosters in 2018 against the Titans. He was loaned to the Warriors after injuries and COVID 19 quarantine restrictions meant getting replacements quickly were not feasible. Signed for 4 weeks.

Tom Ale moved from Mount Roskill Grammar School to Wesley College in a bid to improve his rugby. That ambition was further enhanced when in late 2015, Ale earned a scholarship to Rotorua Boys’ High School, then the national champions Ale spent two years in the Rotorua BHS First XV and the...

Big Jackson joined the Vodafone Warriors from the Sydney Roosters' system after the 2018 season. Initially on a development contract, he was subsequently upgraded to a full NRL contract after impressing throughout the off season. A foot injury delayed his club debut until the seventh round when...

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...