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"I'm so grateful to the club for giving me the chance to stay here this long," Vatuvei said as the deal was confirmed on Wednesday.
"My manager Pete (Peter Brown) looked at some other options including rugby union but I wanted stay to at the Warriors. It has always been my vision growing up at the club to be a Warrior for life.
"I want to thank everyone who has helped me along the way, the players, the coaches, the staff and all the members and fans who have given me so much support through the years.
"I'm really pleased to have this contract and I'll do everything I can to repay the faith the club has shown in me."
Warriors managing director Jim Doyle said it was critical the club retained Vatuvei.
"Manu is so important in an all-round sense to the Vodafone Warriors," Doyle said.
"He's exceptionally popular with everyone inside and outside the club. We value what he means for us and what he also means to rugby league."
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Vatuvei, who was off-contract at the end of this season, had been the subject of much speculation about his future with his manager Peter Brown fielding expressions of interest from other NRL clubs, English Super League clubs and also from rugby union.
“Having my contract sorted out is a big relief. Now I can concentrate totally on the Bulldogs in Wellington this weekend,” Vatuvei said today.
“My heart is always here at the Warriors and always will be.
“It’s where I wanted to stay and so did my family so I couldn’t be happier it has worked out this way.
“I love this club, the players, coaches, staff and members and all they mean to me and to my family. They do so much for us.
“At this stage of my career, we looked at other options but remaining with the Warriors was what we wanted.
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Manu Vatuvei said “Mymanager Pete (Peter Brown) looked at some other options including rugby union but I wanted stay to at the Vodafone Warriors. It has always been my vision growing up at the club to be a Warrior for life. I want to thank everyone who has helped me along the way, the players, the coaches, the staff and all the members and fans who have given me so much support through the years.”
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"I'm really pleased to have this contract and I'll do everything I can to repay the faith the club has shown in me," he said
The three year contract will end after the Warriors' 2018 NRL campaign.
Warriors managing director Jim Doyle said it was important that the club kept Vatuvei.
"Manu is so important in an all-round sense to the Warriors. He's exceptionally popular with everyone inside and outside the club," said Doyle.
"We value what he means for us and what he also means to rugby league."
Warriors coach Andrew McFadden said Vatuvei's new contract is a remarkable feat.
"It's a tribute to Manu and a reflection of the regard we hold him in that he is set to extend his career to 15 seasons. That's an exceptional achievement," said McFadden.
"He is hugely important to our side and to the club as a whole. The contribution he continues to make is outstanding and he has certainly started this season very well," he said.