Warriors could take NRL game to Pacific IslandsPHOTOSPORT The Warriors players would become immediate stars if they played a game in the Pacific Islands. The Warriors could take an NRL game to the Pacific Islands after their current agreement with Mt Smart Stadium expires in 2018. The NRL bankroll the Pacific tests, played in Australia during the representative round each year and have to sign off on an NRL game being played in the Islands. READ MORE* Eels five damage the game* Gould: Warriors for finals"As we're the New Zealand Warriors, we want to have that game in New Zealand," Warriors managing director Jim Doyle said. The NRL have also been looking to make inroads into the Pacific Islands and given the amount of Pacific Island players in the Warriors, it would be a boost for the code to have the Warriors take a regular season game to Fiji, Samoa or Tonga.

Source: Stuff July 09, 2016 10:41 UTC