English superstar Sam Tomkins says a huge crowd at London’s Olympic Stadium this weekend can only help rugby league and more importantly England against the Kiwis with the home nation one win away from series victory. “The Olympic stadium is new to rugby league and hopefully it is a success” Tomkins wrote for The New […]
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Sam Tomkins says he isn’t worried about criticism about his short stay with the Warriors where he cut short his stay in the NRL to return to England but added that he may return to Auckland at some stage in the future. The talented fullback was labeled the NRL’s worst ever buy by Rugby League […]
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The annual exodus is here again. A pilgrimage of NRL stars on their way out of Australia and over to the European Super League. We here at The81stMinute have put together a squad of 17 players that will be plying their trade overseas in 2016. Alarmingly, the team includes Internationals, State of Origin and premiership […]
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The New Zealand Warriors today confirmed at a press conference that Roger Tuivasa-Sheck would indeed be joining the club from the Sydney Roosters next season while incumbent fullback Sam Tomkins was returning home to England. Here are some of the highlights from the presser: Coach Andrew McFadden on Tuivasa-Sheck: “He’s a wonderful talent […]
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Sam Tomkins will walk back into the Wigan Warriors outfit. That’s the opinion of Wigan Chairman Ian Lenagan. Reports out of England, prior to Roger Tuivasa-Sheck signing with the New Zealand Warriors, suggest Wigan are ready to pounce on the homesick Tomkins who is desperate to head home to continue his career. “If he became […]
Read More We can confirm earlier reports that the New Zealand Warriors are set to announce the signing of Sydney Roosters prodigy Roger Tuivasa-Sheck right out from under the noses of the tricolours. Tuivasa-Sheck was being groomed for a number of years to become the fullback after Anthony Minichiello’s retirement with the kiwi becoming fulltime custodian this […]
Read More New Zealand Warriors’ fullback Sam Tomkins will miss up to six weeks after injuring his knee in the Warriors’ victory over Parramatta last Saturday. “The outcome is a lot better than it could have been,” coach Andrew McFadden told warriors.co.nz. “Sam will rehab the injury and should be available in a few weeks. “Obviously it’s […]
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Three stars of the NRL are awaiting scans after all three picked up knee injuries over the weekend. Canberra’s disappointing loss to the Dragons was compounded by concern over star recruit Sisa Waqa’s knee while New Zealand’s Sam Tomkins and Wests’ Aaron Woods will both have scans in the coming days.
Read More New Zealand Warriors Captain: Simon Mannering Coach: Andrew McFadden Round 1: @ Knights, Saturday 7 March, Hunter Stadium Attack: 92 Defence: 89 Prediction: 4th Strongest 17 1 Sam Tomkins 2 David Fusitu’a 3 Konrad Hurrell 4 Ngani Laumape 5 Manu Vatuvei 6 Chad Townsend 7 Shaun Johnson 8 Ben Matulino 9 Nathan Friend 10 Jacob […]
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