Boom youngsters Solomone Kata and Tui Lolohea are likely to start for the Warriors in their first round NRL match in two weeks.

South Sydney coach Michael Maguire has declared his squad has moved on from the Arizona incident and is ready to add to their trophy cabinet.

Warriors coach Andrew McFadden is hoping competition for spots will bring out the best in his players when they take on Penrith in Saturday's trial match in Rotorua.

Organisers of the NRL Auckland Nines tournament are staying tight-lipped about the amount of money generated by ticket sales over the weekend's event.

The Manly Sea Eagles is investigating an alleged anti-social incident by prop Willie Mason on Saturday night during the NRL Auckland Nines.

The NRL Auckland Nines ended on a high last night, with crowds treated to a thrilling extra-time final at Eden Park.

The capricious nature of the nines format means the question is inevitable - what role does luck play in determining the outcome?

David Skipwith got a rare look behind the scenes as the Warriors prepared for their opening game yesterday.

A Queen impersonator, would-be superheroes and Teletubbies were among 43,000 people on "Cloud Nine" at the NRL Nines yesterday.

The Warriors don't like to do things the easy way. With a star-studded team full of flair and a huge home crowd behind them, the cards were in their favour on day one of the Nines.

The Warriors' finals plans were in tatters at the Auckland Nines after Canberra scored 19-unanswered points to snatch a last-gasp 23-19 victory

The success of last year's tournament has seen more stars descend on the Auckland Nines. David Skipwith and Michael Burgess identify nine who could stand out this weekend.

Manly and Kiwis five-eighth Kieran Foran admits the prospect of joining the Warriors would be a big call but the club remain determined to move heaven and earth to sign him for 2016.

All 16 NRL clubs in one city at one time — events on that sort of scale (city planner types call them ‘mega’ are rare indeed.

Warriors legend Stacey Jones is one of the key figures behind the club's shot at the Dick Smith NRL Auckland Nines title this weekend.