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Manu Vatuvei extends contract with the Warriors.

Star NRL winger Manu Vatuvei has signed a new three-year contract to the end of the 2018 with the Vodafone Warriors. This will extend his NRL career with the Warriors to a record 15 seasons.

The 29-year-old is now in his 12th consecutive NRL season and will make his 202nd appearance when the Vodafone Warriors face the Gold Coast Titans in the club’s first-ever Anzac Day match at Mount Smart Stadium on Saturday

Today’s contract announcement follows Vatuvei’s 200th appearance against Wests Tigers when he scored two tries in the 32-22 win to equal Nigel Vagana’s record for the most tries in the NRL by a New Zealander (140).

Last Saturday he claimed the record outright with his 141st try in the 24-28 loss to North Queensland Cowboys.

Manu Vatuvei said “My manager Pete (Peter Brown) looked at some other options including rugby union but I wanted stay to at the Vodafone Warriors. It has always been my vision growing up at the club to be a Warrior for life. I want to thank everyone who has helped me along the way, the players, the coaches, the staff and all the members and fans who have given me so much support through the years.”