New Zealand Warriors hooker Thomas Leuluai needs season-ending surgery after scans today confirmed he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee early in Saturday's 10th-round NRL clash against Parramatta.
The Warriors have confirmed the signing of Kiwis and South Sydney Rabbitohs hooker Issac Luke on a three-year deal from the end of this season.
Dean Bell will today stand down from his role as the Warriors general manager of football and cut short his contract which was due to end in 2016.
On their long journey back from North Queensland yesterday, the Warriors must have wondered quite how they managed to lose this game.
Skipper Simon Mannering says the Warriors' desire to celebrate Manu Vatuvei's 200th NRL match in style helped them across the line in their 32-22 win over the Wests Tigers in Auckland.
The Warriors admit they wouldn't have pulled off their Roger Tuivasa-Sheck signing coup if Sam Tomkins wasn't such a "home bird".
Twenty years on since their opening NRL match, history repeated as the Warriors succumbed 24-16 to the Brisbane Broncos in a game of contrasting halves.
For the first time in years the Warriors have some early season momentum.
Warriors coach Andrew McFadden is looking past the scoreline as he warns of the threat Parramatta will pose in his side's first home match of the NRL season.
The Warriors have started a milestone season -- their 20th in the Australian competition -- and on Saturday celebrate another couple of achievements when they face the Eels at Mt Smart Stadium.
Halfback Shaun Johnson will need to prove his fitness for the Warriors' first NRL home game of the season this weekend, but an injury cloud over fullback Sam Tomkins has lifted.
Warriors coach Andrew McFadden has a simple message for his players - hold the ball.
Sir Owen Glenn wants to transfer his half share of the Warriors to a charitable trust for the benefit of the rugby league community and rugby league at a "grass roots" level.
The Warriors have eased through their final pre-season hit-out with an injury-free 42-14 win over their NSW Cup team the Auckland Vulcans.
Sam Tomkins expects many of the Warriors' young brigade to press their claims during the NRL season.
The Warriors hope Kieran Foran will want to move across the Tasman because the club, as flamboyant club co-owner Eric Watson says, "are about to embark on a period of excellence of hopefully greatness".
The Warriors' ability to win on the road will be put under thorough inspection next year with the club facing successive away games at the start and end of next year's campaign.
In a departure from recent seasons, the Warriors are likely to open their NRL campaign at home in 2015.
Among the Warriors' new signings for the next season, many see the best recruit as an individual who won't see any game time and whose boots come without studs.
Warriors centre Dane Nielsen has been released from his contract as coach Andrew McFadden continues to reshape the Auckland-based club's NRL squad.
