James Gavet, left, has claimed the New Zealand Warriors forced his exit from the club. Former New Zealand Warrior James Gavet says his move to the Newcastle Knights was forced by his old club threatening to drop him to reserve grade this season. The blockbusting prop told NRL.com the Warriors told him he would spend 2019 in reserve grade if he had stayed at the Warriors to see out a sizeable back-ended contract. He started 17 of 19 games last season, but told NRL.com the Warriors forced him out to alleviate salary cap pressure. "From my perspective James was a terrific contributor to the club, he was a fan favourite and he did good things.

Source: Stuff February 06, 2019 19:18 UTC