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Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Roger Tuivasa-Sheck played Sunday's game with two fingers on his right hand strapped together. Kane Evans has revealed why. “I didn’t think he was going to play, but he popped it in, strapped it up and still played hard out, so hat’s off to him.” Evans explained that it wasn’t a normal finger dislocation, which would be painful enough to deal with, but that there was also a severe laceration that had to be immediately dealt with by the team’s medical staff. “They had to rush him in,” Evans said. “It was a bloodbath, he changed his jersey and...

Warriors players have praised captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck for his selflessness by offering to shift from fullback to help the development of teen star Reece Walsh in the role. Tuivasa-Sheck, who dislocated his finger during last Sunday’s warm-up, has been named in the No.1 jersey for this weekend’s match against the Cowboys, with Walsh at five-eighth. However, they are expected to swap positions. Walsh was signed from Brisbane to replace Tuivasa-Sheck next season and made his NRL debut in Melbourne at fullback, with the rugby union-bound Warriors skipper moving to the wing. It was later r...

Warriors 20 Storm 42 Warriors (3 Maumalo, Murdoch-Masila tries Nikorima 2 conversions) Fulltime 80 mins  The Warriors have one final set in the contest and win a penalty for a swinging arm from Nelson Asofa-Solomona. Walsh will kick down to the 30-metre line of the Storm and the Kiwi side have one final play but it comes to nothing wrap up the contest. 79 mins - TRY Warriors to Ken Maumalo From the scrum on the first play, Walsh grubbers in behind and Maumalo sneaks it down just before the dead-ball line and the big wing has a hattrick, the first of his career.    Nikorima converts the try...

Tuivasa-Sheck also had an eye on the head-to-head battle. "Most weeks I go in with a personal challenge against the opposition and whoever's playing number one," said Tuivasa-Sheck, who racked up 265 metres in his 100th NRL match for the Warriors. "Dufty's been on form, he's doing really well, so it was another personal challenge for me to go out there and try and beat my opposition. I think everyone across the board thinks the same way." Tuivasa-Sheck lifts for his team Dufty has been a standout in recent weeks but made a costly first-half error - failing to ground the ball and force a drop-...

Rugby league: New Zealand Warriors bounce back to beat St George Illawarra Dragons in NRL 18 Apr, 2021 06:25 AM 4 minutes to read The Warriors have defeated the Dragons in a 14-20 nailbiter. SOURCE / Sky Sports Warriors 20 What a difference a week makes. After easily their worst performance of the season against Manly, the Warriors came up with probably their best display of 2021 on Sunday, to beat the Dragons 20-14. Captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck was exceptional in his 100th game and his solo try late in the second half proved the difference. Advertisement But there were many heroes, as the tea...