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Player Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

Date of Birth
Jun 5, 1993
Birth Location
Apia, Samoa
Nationality
  1. 🇳🇿 New Zealand
  2. 🇼🇸 Samoa
Height (cm)
182 cm
Weight (kg)
99 kg
Position/s
  1. Fullback
  2. Centre
  3. Winger
Nickname
RTS
Warrior #
203
NRL Debut Date
Jul 27, 2012
NRL Debut Details
NRL 2012, Round 21, Sydney City Roosters Vs Gold Coast Titans
Warriors Debut Date
Mar 5, 2016
Warriors Debut Details
NRL 2016, Round 1, Wests Tigers
Warriors Years Active
  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2024
  8. 2025
Signed From
Sydney Roosters, Auckland Blues (Rugby Union)
Rep Honours
  1. NZ
Awards/Honours
  1. Warriors Captain
  2. Warriors Player of the Year
  3. Golden Boot
  4. Dally M (Positional Award)
  5. Dally M (Overall)
Status
Active
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Tuivasa-Sheck
Rugby League Project
https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/roger-tuivasa-sheck/summary.html
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The forum extensively discusses Roger Tuivasa-Sheck's return to the Warriors in 2024, focussing on his challenging transition from rugby union to NRL and particularly his experimental role at centre. Early concerns raised by a user #3 highlighted defensive workload and positional adaptation, while speculation about alternatives wing or fullback persists throughout, including suggestions he could displace Marcelo Montoya or influence Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad’s role #4. Performance critiques emerge, noting his error rate and defensive struggles compared to Adam Pompey and Rocco Berry #205, with user analysis #223 attributing some issues to lack of structured attacking shapes on his edge rather than individual flaws alone. A turning point comes when coach Andrew Webster publicly acknowledges the centre experiment hasn’t succeeded and considers a wing shift to maximize involvement #272, corroborated later by trial reports confirming his effectiveness there #292. Major incidents like a drink-driving charge #63 and subsequent reflections on his leadership temporarily sideline discussions, but statistical highlights in 2025 showcase his resurgence on the wing, including 250+ meter performances #308. Users #304 also emphasize RTS’s cultural impact as a hard-working leader whose dedication influences team ethos, with teammate Shaun Johnson reinforcing this in an interview about club culture #302.

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Position Transition, Performance Analysis, Team Dynamics

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NameRoger Tuivasa-Sheck
Born05 June 1993 (Apia, Samoa)
Height182cm
Weight99kg
PositionFullback, Winger
Warriors Player Number#203
Warriors DebutRound 1 vs. Wests Tigers, 05 March 2016
Warriors Career2016-2021, 2024-
RepresentativeNew Zealand
Junior ClubOtahuhu Leopards
Previous ClubSydney Roosters
NRL DebutRound 21 vs. Gold Coast Titans, 27 July 2012 (Sydney Roosters)
 

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inruin said:
Does anyone have concerns about RTS adapting to centre? Has he ever played any league games in that position? He is going to need to make more tackles per game than he ever has. Does he play left or right centre? Will his older body handle the extra load?
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I think he's capable but it will take plenty of work. As good as his defence is at FB he can fall off a tackle and positioning will take time.

3 ways I see it going:
-he dedicates himself like we know he can and cracks centre
-takes the left wing spot from Marcelo
-pushes CNK to centre and plays fb
 
The Shah of Iran said:
I think he's capable but it will take plenty of work. As good as his defence is at FB he can fall off a tackle and positioning will take time.

3 ways I see it going:
-he dedicates himself like we know he can and cracks centre
-takes the left wing spot from Marcelo
-pushes CNK to centre and plays fb
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Yeah, there is no doubting his work ethic and professionalism. And you definitely want him in the team somewhere. Just a little nervous with people getting hyped up without him even playing a game at centre for us.
 
Defense will be the main thing he will need to work on. His workload will increase and the opposition will want to test him out.

If he plays left centre and it works out it will help us out immensely. Most of our plays go to the right. Going towards Johnson is obvious it is also probably more comfortable for CNK so something he may need to work on during the off season.

He has mentioned leading the kick chase. Webster has said he doesn't mind kicking to the right as Berry and DWZ lead the kick chase and help start our defensive sets. We missed that last week with Martin kicking down the left. Imagine next year, whoever is partnering Johnson kicks a bit more often and we have RTS and Montoya chasing down the left hand side similar Berry and DWZ.
 
Billyspleen75 said:


I know he was in a bit of a roaming position at this stage, but at 0:44 he gets the ball in somewhat of a centres position and stands up the opposition centre.

I'm envisioning him being able to replicate this with a full off season of centre training
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How good were Nico and Walsh, Garner never got that first try down though. Memories of those RTS moments on the right edge in that game gave me hope when I heard he'd resigned as a centre.
 
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