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2 unusual facts about New Zealand Warriors


2007 New Zealand Warriors season

The New Zealand Warriors 2007 season was the New Zealand Warriors 13th first-grade season.

Jandals Away

Jandals Away is a New Zealand comedy series that follows the Ofa family, who rescue people in return for free satellite TV to watch Warriors games.


2002 NRL Grand Final

It looked as though it was going to be a tense finish but tries to Fitzgibbon, Chris Flannery and Bryan Fletcher as well as 3 conversions from Fitzgibbon meant the Sydney Roosters ran out 30-8 victors over the New Zealand Warriors.

2006 Newcastle Knights season

Following a hiccup in round four against the New Zealand Warriors, the Knights headed down to Wollongong and thrashed the St. George Illawarra Dragons 54-6; therefore exacting revenge following the Dragons' 48-2 win in 2004 (the first match for Newcastle since Andrew Johns suffered a season-ending knee injury that year).

Frank-Paul Nu'uausala

Nu'uausala was signed by the New Zealand Warriors when he was only 14 and played in their lower grades until 2006 when he was cut by incoming coach Ivan Cleary.

Waikato Stadium

This includes: Men’s and Women’s International rugby, NPC rugby, Kingz and Wellington Phoenix football, Impact World Tour, Habitat for Humanity, Super 12 rugby, Summer Jam, Volcanic Paintball, Crusty Demons, Super 14 rugby, WIPSEC Cultural Concert, Regional/National Marching Championship, NRL New Zealand Warriors, Waikato FC NZFC matches, Kiwi Bowl Gridiron and International football.

Waitakere Rangers

At various times their playing squad included former Warrior Cliff Beverley, former Melbourne Storm player Matt Rua and Awen Guttenbeil's brother Karl.


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