Hannam signs with Warriors

A former Masterton boy is heading for the top in rugby league.
Kane Hannam, 16, has signed a four-year contract with the Warriors under-20s Toyota Cup team and the past pupil of Masterton West Primary School has NRL selection at the top of his priority list.
A son of Wayne and Sharon Hannam who lived at Grey Street in Masterton before the family moved to Auckland in 1997 and a grandson of Ken and the late Lyn Hannam of Masterton and Gladys and the late Alan Bold, also residents of Masterton, Kane Hannam was first introduced to rugby league in 1997.
And he didn't take long to make an impact, being named most improved player for the New Lynn Stags under-7s in his first year and scoring more than 100 points for them over the next three seasons, during which he won their most aggressive tackler and most courageous player awards
Hannam was a Waitakere under-10, under-11 and under-12 representative in 2002, 2003 and 2004 respectively and he made the Auckland under-13 side in 2005. The season after that he was named as the best defensive player in the Auckland under-14s and was part of a national junior training camp.
The 2007 season saw Hannam captain the Waitakere under-15s, named most consistent player in the Auckland under-16s and also awarded the trophy for most promising schoolboy at club level where he played for Bay Roskill Vikings. And national honours also came his way, being included in the under-15s New Zealand Junior Kiwis side
This year Hannam, now playing for Richmond Bulldogs under-16s, was selected as skipper of the New Zealand Maori side in that age group and after trialling successfully for the Warriors development squad he was "picked up" by two of the big names in New Zealand rugby league, Tony Iro and Dean Bell, for the Junior Warriors Toyota Cup team, signing the four-year contract in the process.
Hannam, who is 1.8m tall and weighs in at 83kg, generally plays in the second row and has also tasted considerable success in track and field, as a sprinter, long jumper, discus thrower and shot putter.
A younger brother Shane is making big waves in rugby league too, having already played for the Auckland and New Zealand Maori under-14 sides. He is currently recovering from a broken leg,