Check out some media coverage of the Manu Vatuvei-Jerome Ropati double testimonial at Auckland's Ellerslie Convention Centre on Wednesday.
Organised by Sir Peter Leitch and his team, the crowd of 500 in attendance included the entire Vodafone Warriors NRL squad and coaching staff all gathered to honour the two veterans.
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Ropati brought up his 10th season in 2012 while Vatuvei is playing his 10th season this year. They're the fourth and fifth players to appear in 10 NRL seasons for the Vodafone Warriors following Stacey Jones, Awen Guttenbeil and Lance Hohaia.
Between them, Vatuvei (27) and Ropati (28) have made a total of 204 NRL appearances and scored 163 tries.
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Organised by Sir Peter Leitch and his team, the crowd of 500 in attendance included the entire Vodafone Warriors NRL squad and coaching staff all gathered to honour the two veterans.
CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS TO VODAFONE WARRIORS v MELBOURNE MATCH
Ropati brought up his 10th season in 2012 while Vatuvei is playing his 10th season this year. They're the fourth and fifth players to appear in 10 NRL seasons for the Vodafone Warriors following Stacey Jones, Awen Guttenbeil and Lance Hohaia.
Between them, Vatuvei (27) and Ropati (28) have made a total of 204 NRL appearances and scored 163 tries.
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CLICK HERE TO SEE 'LEAGUE FIX' ON TV 3
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CLICK HERE FOR STORY ON tvnz.co.nz