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LISA EDWARDS Born: October 19, 1992 Birthplace: Auckland, NZ Club: Mount Albert Position: Wing Rep Honours: Akarana Falcons Occupation: Receptionist, Crittal Armold

Of Māori descent specifically the Ngāti Ākarana Iwi (tribe), Beale was born in Brisbane, Queensland. He played his junior rugby league for Logan Brothers before signed professionally for the Brisbane Broncos. Beale is a cousin of All Black great Zinzan Brooke. Beale played for the Brisbane...

Henare Wells was born in Taumarunui, but moved to Sydney at a young age, came through the Roosters system and was the player next to Roger Tuivasa-Sheck in the 2013 NRL media guide on the club's Toyota Cup page. Wells wasn't able to make it into the first grade side at the Roosters and despite...

A graduate from Southern Cross Campus, Maumalo burst onto the scene in 2012 with the Counties Manukau Stingrays. He had been a standout with the Papatoetoe Panthers and was elevated into the national competition with the Stingrays in late 2012. A spot in the NZ Residents 18s squad capped off a...

Slaimankhel was born in Pakistan to Afghani refugees. When he was two years old his family moved to New Zealand. Slaimankhel grew up playing rugby union until he switched codes to join the New Zealand Warriors rugby league development side. He played in the first XV for Auckland Grammar School...

With the creation of the Toyota Cup in 2008 Tupou joined the New Zealand Warriors under-20 side and scored 14 tries in 19 games. He repeated this effort in 2009, scoring 14 tries in just 17 games. Tupou was one of a small group of players still eligible for the side in 2010. In 2010 he trained...

Ah Van made his debut for the New Zealand Warriors in 2006 against the Manly Sea Eagles. He went onto play in fifty four games for the club. In 2007 he also played for the Auckland Lions in the NSWRL Premier League and he played for the Auckland Vulcans in the 2009 and 2010 NSW Cup competitions...

Former London Broncos centre overcame a shocking facial injury suffered in a cycling accident to be a try-scorer in Melbourne’s stunning 20-18 win over St George Illawarra Dragons in the 1999 grand final. Martin left the Storm at the end of 2000 to return to English club football before joining...

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...

From a well-known Auckland rugby league family, Glen Fisiiahi was given a brief taste of NYC football in 2009, making three appearances in the squad. In 2010, Fisiiahi became a first-choice player for the Vodafone Junior Warriors, scoring 20 tries in 26 matches in the team’s memorable...