The 'Road Warrior' outside Lovelocks Sports Bar in Wellington where Vodafone Warriors greats Dean Bell and Stacey Jones joined members and fans to watch today's NRL clash against the Titans.
Day two of the Vodafone Warriors week-long community programme building up to The Capital Clash revolves around four events on Monday including a trip out of Wellington to Otaki.
Vodafone Warriors legends Dean Bell (Warrior #1) and Stacey Jones (Warrior #24) start out with a Monday morning breakfast event (8.00) at Vodafones office on Lambton Quay.
The clubs principal sponsor is also match day sponsor for The Capital Clash against Canterbury-Bankstown at Westpac Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 7.35pm).
Its the Vodafone Warriors historic first home game played outside Auckland since coming into the competition in 1995.
After the Vodafone function, Bell, Jones, the rest of the Vodafone Warriors team and the eye-catching Road Warrior will head north for a Leadership in League event at Otaki College due to start at 10.00am. There Bell and Jones will work with Wellington Rugby League staff to introduce students to the Leadership in League programme.
After lunch theyll return to Wellington to help with a coaching clinic for Harbour City Eagles juniors in Newtown before finishing the day with a quiz night.
The Vodafone Warriors arrived in Wellington on Saturday after an eventful road trip from Auckland.
They were involved in two community events on Sunday, the second at Lovelocks Sports Bar in the city where they joined Vodafone Warriors members and fans to watch television coverage of the Vodafone Warriors thrilling 25-24 NRL victory over Gold Coast at Mount Smart Stadium.
On Tuesday, the community team in Wellington will be boosted by the arrival of four players from the Vodafone Warriors NRL squad. Theyll join Bell and Jones for five scheduled community events.
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THE CAPITAL CLASH
COMMUNITY PROGRAMME
MONDAY, MAY 06
8.00am
Sponsor Event (Vodafone):
Vodafone
Lambton House
152-172 Lambton Quay
Wellington
Dean Bell (Warrior #1) and Stacey Jones (Warrior #24) will join Vodafone staff at a special breakfast event
10.00am
Community Event (Wellington Rugby League):
Leadership through League
Otaki College
233 Mill Road
Otaki
Dean Bell (Warrior #1) and Stacey Jones (Warrior #24) will join Wellington Rugby League-KiwiSport staff to run a Leadership through League foundation skills programme with Otaki College pupils
4.00pm
Community Event (Wellington Rugby League):
Club coaching clinic
Martin Luckie Park
Lavaud Street
Newtown
Dean Bell (Warrior #1) and Stacey Jones (Warrior #24) will join Wellington Rugby League staff to run a coaching clinic with Harbour City Eagles junior players
7.00pm
Community Event (Wellington Rugby League):
Vodafone Warriors Quiz Night
Wellington CBD
(Venue TBC)
Dean Bell (Warrior #1) and Stacey Jones (Warrior #24) will join Wellington Rugby League staff to meet fans for a quiz night
TUESDAY, MAY 07
10.00am
Community Event (Wellington Rugby League):
Leadership through League
Hutt Park
Randwick Road
Moera
Lower Hutt
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players, former Vodafone Warriors Dean Bell and Stacey Jones and Wellington Rugby League-KiwiSport staff will run a Leadership through League foundation skills programme with local school pupils
1.00pm
Community Event (Wellington Rugby League):
Wellington Hospital
Hospital Road
Newtown
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players and former Vodafone Warriors Dean Bell and Stacey Jones will visit patients at Wellington Hospital
3.00pm
Sponsor Event (dtr):
dtr
129 High Street
Lower Hutt
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players and former Vodafone Warriors Dean Bell and Stacey Jones will meet fans at a dtr signing session
4.00pm
Sponsor Event (Canterbury of New Zealand):
RYOS
Westfield Queensgate
Lower Hutt
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players and former Vodafone Warriors Dean Bell and Stacey Jones will meet fans at a Canterbury of New Zealand signing session
7.00pm
Community Event (Wellington Rugby League):
Vodafone Warriors Quiz Night
Te Aroha Sports Clubrooms
Waiwhetu
Riverside Drive
Lower Hutt
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players and former Vodafone Warriors Dean Bell and Stacey Jones will join Wellington Rugby League staff to meet fans for a quiz night
WEDNESDAY, MAY 08
10.00am
Community Event (Wellington Rugby League):
Leadership through League
Porirua Park
Mungavin Avenue
Porirua
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players, former Vodafone Warriors Dean Bell and Stacey Jones and Wellington Rugby League-KiwiSport staff will run a Leadership through League foundation skills programme with local school pupils
3.00pm
Sponsor Event (dtr):
dtr
4 Serlby Place
Porirua
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players and former Vodafone Warriors Dean Bell and Stacey Jones meet fans at a signing session
4.30pm
Community Event (Wellington Rugby League):
Club coaching clinic
Cannon Creek Park
Porirua
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players, former Vodafone Warriors Dean Bell and Stacey Jones and Wellington Rugby League staff will run a coaching clinic for juniors from the Porirua area
7.00pm
Community Event (Wellington Rugby League):
Vodafone Warriors Quiz Night
The Ledge
Serlby Place
Porirua
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players, former Vodafone Warriors Dean Bell and Stacey Jones and Wellington Rugby League staff will meet fans for a quiz night
THURSDAY, MAY 09
9.00am
Community Event (Konica Minolta):
League in Libraries
Randwick School
59 Randwick Road
Moera
Lower Hutt
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players, former Vodafone Warriors Dean Bell and Stacey Jones and Wellington Rugby League staff will introduce pupils to the Vodafone Warriors League In Libraries programme run in conjunction with club sponsor Konica Minolta
11.00am
Community Event (KidsCan):
St Michaels School
Cooper Street
Taita
Lower Hutt
Represented by four 2013 NRL players and club legends Dean Bell and Stacey Jones, the Vodafone Warriors will join KidsCan for the Wellington launch of their partnership in the Raincoats for Kids programme
Through this programme thousands of children in low decile schools will receive Vodafone Warriors-branded raincoats from KidsCan
The partnership was launched in Auckland in March
4.00pm
Sponsor Event (Vodafone):
Vodafone
358 Lambton Quay
Wellington
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players will meet fans at a Vodafone signing session
7.00pm
Community Event (Wellington Rugby League):
Wellington Rugby League
Pelorus House
Hutt Park
Randwick Road
Moera
Lower Hutt
Vodafone Warriors staff will run a clinic for coaches from the Wellington region
Involved in this session will be:
Dean Bell general manager football operations
Matthew Elliott head coach
Andrew McFadden assistant coach
Ricky Henry assistant coach
Carl Jennings head strength and conditioning coach
Ruben Wiki strength and conditioning coach
Brad Morris - sports science manager
Stacey Jones junior recruitment and pathways coach
7.00pm
Community Event (Wellington Rugby League):
Four Kings Sports Bar
7-11 Dixon Street
Wellington
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players and Wellington Rugby League staff will meet fans for a quiz night
FRIDAY, MAY 10
8.00am
Sponsor Event (Vodafone):
St John's Bar
5 Cable Street
Wellington
Matthew Elliott, Dean Bell, Andrew McFadden, Ricky Henry, Carl Jennings, Ruben Wiki, Brad Morris and Stacey Jones plus four Vodafone Warriors NRL players will attend a Vodafone corporate breakfast event
10.00am
Airport Arrival (Vodafone Warriors):
Wellington Airport
The Vodafone Warriors playing squad for The Capital Clash is due to arrive in Wellington on NZ423 before transferring to Westpac Stadium
11.00am
Training Session (Vodafone Warriors)
Westpac Stadium
Wellington
The Vodafone Warriors will have their final training run at Westpac Stadium before The Capital Clash against the Bulldogs on May 11
Attending the training session will be media, Vodafone Warriors members and special guests
The players will meet members and guests at a signing session following training
3.15pm:
Sponsor Event (BSc):
Gymeez Health and Nutrition
109 Willis Street
Wellington
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players meet staff and fans at Gymeez
6.00pm
Sponsor Event (Wendys):
Wendys
46 Main Road South
Paraparaumu
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players will meet fans at a signing session at Wendys, Paraparaumu
SATURDAY, MAY 11
12.30pm
Youth Day Out
Venue TBC
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players in attendance
3.00pm
Gates open, Westpac Stadium
3.10pm
New South Wales Cup:
Auckland Vulcans v Wyong
5.15pm
NYC:
Vodafone Junior Warriors v Canterbury-Bankstown
7.35pm
NRL:
Vodafone Warriors v Canterbury-Bankstown
Day two of the Vodafone Warriors week-long community programme building up to The Capital Clash revolves around four events on Monday including a trip out of Wellington to Otaki.
Vodafone Warriors legends Dean Bell (Warrior #1) and Stacey Jones (Warrior #24) start out with a Monday morning breakfast event (8.00) at Vodafones office on Lambton Quay.
The clubs principal sponsor is also match day sponsor for The Capital Clash against Canterbury-Bankstown at Westpac Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 7.35pm).
Its the Vodafone Warriors historic first home game played outside Auckland since coming into the competition in 1995.
After the Vodafone function, Bell, Jones, the rest of the Vodafone Warriors team and the eye-catching Road Warrior will head north for a Leadership in League event at Otaki College due to start at 10.00am. There Bell and Jones will work with Wellington Rugby League staff to introduce students to the Leadership in League programme.
After lunch theyll return to Wellington to help with a coaching clinic for Harbour City Eagles juniors in Newtown before finishing the day with a quiz night.
The Vodafone Warriors arrived in Wellington on Saturday after an eventful road trip from Auckland.
They were involved in two community events on Sunday, the second at Lovelocks Sports Bar in the city where they joined Vodafone Warriors members and fans to watch television coverage of the Vodafone Warriors thrilling 25-24 NRL victory over Gold Coast at Mount Smart Stadium.
On Tuesday, the community team in Wellington will be boosted by the arrival of four players from the Vodafone Warriors NRL squad. Theyll join Bell and Jones for five scheduled community events.
BECOME A VODAFONE WARRIORS MEMBER
BUY TICKETS FOR 'THE CAPITAL CLASH'
BUY YOUR 'CAPITAL CLASH' COMBO
THE CAPITAL CLASH
COMMUNITY PROGRAMME
MONDAY, MAY 06
8.00am
Sponsor Event (Vodafone):
Vodafone
Lambton House
152-172 Lambton Quay
Wellington
Dean Bell (Warrior #1) and Stacey Jones (Warrior #24) will join Vodafone staff at a special breakfast event
10.00am
Community Event (Wellington Rugby League):
Leadership through League
Otaki College
233 Mill Road
Otaki
Dean Bell (Warrior #1) and Stacey Jones (Warrior #24) will join Wellington Rugby League-KiwiSport staff to run a Leadership through League foundation skills programme with Otaki College pupils
4.00pm
Community Event (Wellington Rugby League):
Club coaching clinic
Martin Luckie Park
Lavaud Street
Newtown
Dean Bell (Warrior #1) and Stacey Jones (Warrior #24) will join Wellington Rugby League staff to run a coaching clinic with Harbour City Eagles junior players
7.00pm
Community Event (Wellington Rugby League):
Vodafone Warriors Quiz Night
Wellington CBD
(Venue TBC)
Dean Bell (Warrior #1) and Stacey Jones (Warrior #24) will join Wellington Rugby League staff to meet fans for a quiz night
TUESDAY, MAY 07
10.00am
Community Event (Wellington Rugby League):
Leadership through League
Hutt Park
Randwick Road
Moera
Lower Hutt
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players, former Vodafone Warriors Dean Bell and Stacey Jones and Wellington Rugby League-KiwiSport staff will run a Leadership through League foundation skills programme with local school pupils
1.00pm
Community Event (Wellington Rugby League):
Wellington Hospital
Hospital Road
Newtown
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players and former Vodafone Warriors Dean Bell and Stacey Jones will visit patients at Wellington Hospital
3.00pm
Sponsor Event (dtr):
dtr
129 High Street
Lower Hutt
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players and former Vodafone Warriors Dean Bell and Stacey Jones will meet fans at a dtr signing session
4.00pm
Sponsor Event (Canterbury of New Zealand):
RYOS
Westfield Queensgate
Lower Hutt
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players and former Vodafone Warriors Dean Bell and Stacey Jones will meet fans at a Canterbury of New Zealand signing session
7.00pm
Community Event (Wellington Rugby League):
Vodafone Warriors Quiz Night
Te Aroha Sports Clubrooms
Waiwhetu
Riverside Drive
Lower Hutt
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players and former Vodafone Warriors Dean Bell and Stacey Jones will join Wellington Rugby League staff to meet fans for a quiz night
WEDNESDAY, MAY 08
10.00am
Community Event (Wellington Rugby League):
Leadership through League
Porirua Park
Mungavin Avenue
Porirua
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players, former Vodafone Warriors Dean Bell and Stacey Jones and Wellington Rugby League-KiwiSport staff will run a Leadership through League foundation skills programme with local school pupils
3.00pm
Sponsor Event (dtr):
dtr
4 Serlby Place
Porirua
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players and former Vodafone Warriors Dean Bell and Stacey Jones meet fans at a signing session
4.30pm
Community Event (Wellington Rugby League):
Club coaching clinic
Cannon Creek Park
Porirua
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players, former Vodafone Warriors Dean Bell and Stacey Jones and Wellington Rugby League staff will run a coaching clinic for juniors from the Porirua area
7.00pm
Community Event (Wellington Rugby League):
Vodafone Warriors Quiz Night
The Ledge
Serlby Place
Porirua
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players, former Vodafone Warriors Dean Bell and Stacey Jones and Wellington Rugby League staff will meet fans for a quiz night
THURSDAY, MAY 09
9.00am
Community Event (Konica Minolta):
League in Libraries
Randwick School
59 Randwick Road
Moera
Lower Hutt
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players, former Vodafone Warriors Dean Bell and Stacey Jones and Wellington Rugby League staff will introduce pupils to the Vodafone Warriors League In Libraries programme run in conjunction with club sponsor Konica Minolta
11.00am
Community Event (KidsCan):
St Michaels School
Cooper Street
Taita
Lower Hutt
Represented by four 2013 NRL players and club legends Dean Bell and Stacey Jones, the Vodafone Warriors will join KidsCan for the Wellington launch of their partnership in the Raincoats for Kids programme
Through this programme thousands of children in low decile schools will receive Vodafone Warriors-branded raincoats from KidsCan
The partnership was launched in Auckland in March
4.00pm
Sponsor Event (Vodafone):
Vodafone
358 Lambton Quay
Wellington
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players will meet fans at a Vodafone signing session
7.00pm
Community Event (Wellington Rugby League):
Wellington Rugby League
Pelorus House
Hutt Park
Randwick Road
Moera
Lower Hutt
Vodafone Warriors staff will run a clinic for coaches from the Wellington region
Involved in this session will be:
Dean Bell general manager football operations
Matthew Elliott head coach
Andrew McFadden assistant coach
Ricky Henry assistant coach
Carl Jennings head strength and conditioning coach
Ruben Wiki strength and conditioning coach
Brad Morris - sports science manager
Stacey Jones junior recruitment and pathways coach
7.00pm
Community Event (Wellington Rugby League):
Four Kings Sports Bar
7-11 Dixon Street
Wellington
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players and Wellington Rugby League staff will meet fans for a quiz night
FRIDAY, MAY 10
8.00am
Sponsor Event (Vodafone):
St John's Bar
5 Cable Street
Wellington
Matthew Elliott, Dean Bell, Andrew McFadden, Ricky Henry, Carl Jennings, Ruben Wiki, Brad Morris and Stacey Jones plus four Vodafone Warriors NRL players will attend a Vodafone corporate breakfast event
10.00am
Airport Arrival (Vodafone Warriors):
Wellington Airport
The Vodafone Warriors playing squad for The Capital Clash is due to arrive in Wellington on NZ423 before transferring to Westpac Stadium
11.00am
Training Session (Vodafone Warriors)
Westpac Stadium
Wellington
The Vodafone Warriors will have their final training run at Westpac Stadium before The Capital Clash against the Bulldogs on May 11
Attending the training session will be media, Vodafone Warriors members and special guests
The players will meet members and guests at a signing session following training
3.15pm:
Sponsor Event (BSc):
Gymeez Health and Nutrition
109 Willis Street
Wellington
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players meet staff and fans at Gymeez
6.00pm
Sponsor Event (Wendys):
Wendys
46 Main Road South
Paraparaumu
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players will meet fans at a signing session at Wendys, Paraparaumu
SATURDAY, MAY 11
12.30pm
Youth Day Out
Venue TBC
Four Vodafone Warriors NRL players in attendance
3.00pm
Gates open, Westpac Stadium
3.10pm
New South Wales Cup:
Auckland Vulcans v Wyong
5.15pm
NYC:
Vodafone Junior Warriors v Canterbury-Bankstown
7.35pm
NRL:
Vodafone Warriors v Canterbury-Bankstown
