A series of four regional trials for under-15 and under-17 boys will kick off in mid-August as the One New Zealand Warriors seek to recruit players of the future for the club’s pathways squads.
Registrations have opened for the trials, the first of which will be held in Wellington on August 17 followed by Rotorua on September 7, Christchurch on September 13 and Auckland on October 18.
“These will be invitation-only trials that we’re staging geographically to link in with our academies around the country,” said One New Zealand Warriors academy manager Athens Henare.
“There’s huge interest in our pathways from young players dreaming of playing for the Warriors.
“Recruiting young players never stops and these trials will give us a fantastic chance to find more players of the future as we keep feeding our development ranks.”
Henare said players will be invited only within their region for these trials. Overseas-based players will need to register for the Auckland regional trial.
One New Zealand Warriors | Regional trials
Wellington and Mid Central region
Sunday, August 17 (10.00am
Wellington (venue to be confirmed)
Registrations close at 4.00pm on Wednesday, August 6
Under-15 (year of birth 2011 and 2012): Register here
Under-17 (year of birth 2009 and 2010): Register here
Waikato, Tauranga and Bay of Plenty region
Sunday, September 7 (10.00am)
Rotorua (venue to be confirmed)
Registrations close at 4.00pm on Wednesday, August 27
Under-15 (year of birth 2011 and 2012): Register here
Under-17 (year of birth 2009 and 2010): Register here
South Island region
Saturday, September 13 (10.00am)
Christchurch (venue to be confirmed)
Registrations close at 4.00pm on Wednesday, September 3
Under-15 (year of birth 2011 and 2012): Register here
(NB: A Warriors invitational squad will play an under-15 South Island Scorpions team day after the trials on Sunday, September 14 with time and venue to be confirmed).
Under-17 (year of birth 2009 and 2010): Register here
Auckland and Northland region
Saturday , October 18 (10.00am)
Auckland (venue to be confirmed)
Registrations will open in early September (to be advised)
