Raised and educated in Hobart and Melbourne, Ian qualified as a chartered accountant and has used his strong financial background to underpin his progression into the world of sports administration, After time spent in the Accounting profession post the completion of his Economics Degree at...
John Monie
John Monie was a Standoff who played for his local club on the Central Coast, Woy Woy. After playing in over 100 first grade games for Woy Woy, in 1968 he moved to the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. In 1968, in a game against Newtown, he became the first Cronulla player to score four...
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coach
france
jack gibson
john monie
london broncos
parramatta eels
warriors coach
wigan warriors
woy woy
woy woy roosters
Bryan Henare
An Otahuhu Leopards junior, Henare toured Great Britain in 1993 with the Junior Kiwis and he represented a New Zealand President's XIII in 1996. Henare also toured with the New Zealand Māori rugby league team in 1995. Henare played in the Lion Red Cup in 1995 for the Auckland...
mt.wellington
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2nd row
bryan henare
leigh centurions
oldham bears
otahuhu leopards
second row
second rower
st helens
st helens rlfc
Brady Malam
In 1996 the Glenora Bear junior made his ARL debut for the Auckland Warriors. He was a key part of the 1996 team that made the Reserve Grade Grand Final. He was also named Development Player of the Year. He went on to play 55 games for the Warriors, both from the bench and...
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brady malam
glenora bears
wigan warriors
Anthony Swann
Swann's career started with the Waitakere City Raiders in the 1994 Lion Red Cup, before he signed with the Auckland Warriors, joining there reserve grade side. He made the Warriors' first grade side in 1996 and played 36 times for the club. He was a New Zealand representative in...
mt.wellington
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1996
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anthony swann
canberra raiders
kiwis
marist saints
new zealand kiwis
north sydney bears
nz kiwis
samoa toa
warrington wolves
One I always liked was Doc Murray, I thought he was good for ISP or whatever it was called then and think he had a few 1st grade games. I thought he would make the step up to NRL but didnt seem to.
Tragic
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1996
auckland vulcans
doc murray
fullback
lancashire lynz
new zealand maoris
nz maori
south sydney rabbitohs
warrington wolves
wigan
wigan warriors
Mark Carter
Signed from the Auckland Blues during the Warriors early fascination with signing All Black players. The Mark Carter experiment would largely be a failure and he would be the last All Black straight from Rugby that the club would sign.
1991-98 - New Zealand All Blacks
1996 -...
mt.wellington
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1996
2nd row
all blacks
auckland blues
auckland blues ru
mark carter
second row
second rower
Mark Horo
Auckland back rower, the younger brother of 1985-88 Test forward Shane Horo, played for English Club Salford in 1988-89, before joining P’matta. Mark Horo made his Test debut in the Kiwis’ stunning 13-6 win over Australia in 1987 while still playing in Auckland.
He represented NZ...
mt.wellington
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1996
1997
justin horo
kiwis
mark horo
new zealand kiwis
new zealand maori
new zealand maoris
nz kiwis
nz maori
parramatta eels
western suburb magpies
western suburbs
Marc Ellis
Ellis started playing rugby for Otago before gaining selection for the All Blacks in 1992. A wiry winger (he crossed for 6 tries when NZ beat Japan 145-7 in a 1995 World Cup qualifier.
At the end of the 1995 season Ellis switched to league to play for the Auckland Warriors where...
mt.wellington
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1996
1997
auckland blues
auckland blues ru
kiwis
marc ellis
new zealand kiwis
north harbour ru
nz kiwis
otago rfu
Denis Betts
Great Britain forward, a veteran of 30 Test appearances and a three-times Lions tourist (1990, 1992 and 1996), joined his former Wigan coach John Monie at the newly promoted Auckland Warriors in 1995. Betts, who had played with Wigan since 1986, returned to the club in 1998 until...
Richie Blackmore
Otahuhu Leopard centre/ winger with a background in rugby union appeared in 25 Tests for the Kiwis during the 1990s.
Blackmore was signed from Castleford Tigers where he had played since 1991. He missed the opening matches with the Warriors after the overlap of the English...
Don’t know where to put this:
Former Warrior Iva Ropati is the new principal of Papamoa College in Tauranga. An interesting read.
There is a lot of untapped talent at that school and hopefully flows into more league in Bay of Plenty schools?
Iva Ropati now sits in the principal's chair at...
Syd Eru
Wellington hooker, a 19-Test veteran for NZ between 1995 and 1998, was a foundation member of the Auckland Warriors in 1995. He was signed as a back up hooker but by the end of the 1995 season he had replaced Duane Mann as the starting hooker. He played 59 games for the Warriors and...
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junior kiwi
junior kiwis
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nz kiwis
rotorua
syd eru
upper hutt tigers
wellington orcas
Jason Mackie
INTERCHANGE | JASON MACKIE (#16)
Out of the Takahiwai Warriors in Northland, Mackie (born on December 25, 1968) had a truly meteoric rise. He had played for the Northland representative side and New Zealand Maori when he was selected for the Kiwis’ tour to Wales, England and...
mt.wellington
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1995
1996
jason mackie
lock
new zealand kiwis
northland
nz kiwis
takahiwai warriors
Tony Tatupu
SECOND ROW | TONY TATUPU (#12)
A tall ball-playing back rower, Tatupu (born on July 26, 1969), was signed by the Auckland Warriors from the local football scene.
Out of the Mount Albert club, he played for North Harbour in the Lion Red Cup in 1994 and also won Kiwi selection...
mt.wellington
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mt albert
mt albert lions
samoa
second row
second rower
tony tatupu
Hitro Okesene
PROP | HITRO OKESENE (#10)
When it came to the mullet, few players wore it better than Okesene (born on September 22, 1970). Few players ran the football harder than he did either.
He was a product of the Manukau club in Auckland – the same club that produced Dean Bell –...
mt.wellington
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1995
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carlisle
counties manukau
counties manukau heores
cumbria
featherstone rovers
hitro okesene
hull sharks
new zealand kiwis
nz kiwis
prop
samoa
samoa toa
workington
workingtown rlfc
7. GREG ALEXANDER
This ones an easy one. Greg 'Brandy' Alexander wears a few hats as detailed in his Fox Sports profile.
Greg Alexander
A Premiership-winning captain and living legend of the Penrith Panthers, Greg Brandy Alexander is now one of the most recognised Rugby League and general...
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1995
1996
brandy
greg alexander
half back
halfback
penrith
penrith panthers
Gene Ngamu
STANDOFF | GENE NGAMU (#6)
Born in Auckland on January 27, 1974, Ngamu played for Marist and Northcote in Auckland before being signed by Manly, then coached by Graham Lowe, in 1992. He made his first-grade debut and nine appearances in all in 1992 and 1993, signed with the...
mt.wellington
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five eight
five eighth
gene ngamu
half back
halfback
huddersfield-sheffield giants
junior kiwi
junior kiwis
kiwis
manly
manly sea eagles
manly-warringah sea eagles
marist saints
rabbitohs
south sydney rabbitohs
Aaron Lester
Aaron Lester left the Warriors and ended up at Whitehaven where became a club legend. Also Workington was the final port of call for Hitro Okesene who still lives in the area...