wellington orcas

  1. mt.wellington

    General Syd Eru

    Syd Eru Wellington hooker, a 19-Test veteran for NZ between 1995 and 1998, was a foundation member of the Auckland Warriors in 1995. He was signed as a back up hooker but by the end of the 1995 season he had replaced Duane Mann as the starting hooker. He played 59 games for the Warriors and...
  2. Where is the leadership we need so badly?

    Where is the leadership we need so badly?

    NRL chief executive Dave Smith’s plan to expand at NSW Cup level rather than the NRL is further proof the sport desperately needs fresh leadership. Comments Smith made to Sydney Morning Herald rugby league writer Brad Walter this week indicate the NRL has little intent to expand beyond its...
  3. Has The Penny Dropped For The Nrl?

    Has The Penny Dropped For The Nrl?

    Has the penny finally dropped for the NRL when it comes to expansion? Some comments from Rugby League Commission chairman John Grant today would indicate that the governing body of the sport is finally recognising that the sport needs to expand as soon as 2018, when the next television deal...
  4. Syd Eru

    Syd Eru

    Wellington hooker, a 19-Test veteran for NZ between 1995 and 1998, was a foundation member of the Auckland Warriors in 1995. He was signed as a back up hooker but by the end of the 1995 season he had replaced Duane Mann as the starting hooker. He played 59 games for the Warriors and retired from...
  5. Ben Matulino

    Ben Matulino

    Signed out of Wellington, Ben Matulino made an immediate impression with the Vodafone Junior Warriors in the inaugural NYC competition in 2008. The former St Bernard's College student quickly earned promotion to the NRL, going on to appear in each of the Vodafone Warriors' remaining 15 matches...
  6. Player Alehana Mara

    Alehana Mara Not sure if this has been mentioned elsewhere but he looks likely to debut this weekend. Michael Luck was on Radio Sport this morning and when the possibility of Mara playing this weekend was brought up, Michael Luck was talking in very definite terms of him playing. E.g. "He's...
  7. Player Ben Matulino

    Ben Matulino watching the wellington game today, for me he stood out, and just checking tha tvnz website, i see we just signed him. hes a massive second rower, 18, hes got everything. heres the link.. https://tvnz.co.nz/view/sport_sub_cat_skin/sport_league_index_group great news for the club.