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Rotorua's Hayze Perham to line up for Warriors in home town

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Former Rotorua Boys' High School rugby star Hayze Perham is likely to line up for the Vodafone Warriors against the Melbourne Storm in Rotorua next month. Photo / Photosport

Former Rotorua Boys' High School rugby star Hayze Perham is likely to line up for the Vodafone Warriors against the Melbourne Storm in Rotorua next month. Photo / Photosport

Rotorua's Hayze Perham is one of five new faces in the Vodafone Warriors side poised to line up in the club's first NRL trial against Melbourne in Rotorua next month.

Head coach Stephen Kearney said he expected to use centres Peta Hiku and Anthony Gelling, prop Agnatius Paasi and second rower Leivaha Pulu at Rotorua International Stadium on February 17.

He also confirmed former Rotorua Boys' High School star Perham would have his first taste of playing alongside experienced first-grade players against the 2017 premiership winners.

Kearney said established props Albert Vete and Sam Lisone would be among the other players he would use against Melbourne.

"We always planned to bring in a lot of our new players for this first trial," he said.

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"While Anthony has only recently arrived, the other four have been with us for all or most of the pre-season. This is a great opportunity for them to build combinations and to work on what we're seeking to implement in terms of the way we'll play this year.

"Peta, Agnatius and Leivaha have been impressive since coming into camp as has Anthony, even though he has been with us only a couple of weeks. As for Hayze, it's exciting for him to play in front of family and friends in his home town. He's a young man with a lot of ability and a great attitude," Kearney said.

Vodafone Warriors new recruit Peta Hiku throws a pass during training this week. Photo / Photosport
Vodafone Warriors new recruit Peta Hiku throws a pass during training this week. Photo / Photosport

Perham, 18, a Pikiao Warriors product, represented the New Zealand 18s against the Australian Schoolboys last year while he played for Rotorua Boys' High School at the NZRL Secondary Schools Nationals. He excelled at rugby union for the school's first XV and the New Zealand Secondary Schools Barbarians.

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Gelling joined the Vodafone Warriors just over two weeks ago after six seasons with the Wigan Warriors in the English Super League while Hiku, the Warriors' 2012 NYC player of the year, is back at Mount Smart Stadium after stints with Manly and Penrith in the NRL and Warrington in the English Super League.

Paasi, a one-game Vodafone Warrior in 2014, has returned to the club after three seasons with the Gold Coast Titans and Pulu racked up 45 appearances in his first two NRL seasons, also with the Titans.

Rotorua Lakes Council and the Vodafone Warriors are joining forces in bringing NRL football back to the region.

The trial will cap a programme including a regional nines tournament for the Peter McLeod Cup, a trophy named in honour of the long-serving former general manager for Events and Venues Rotorua, who died almost two years ago. McLeod was the driving force behind the bid which resulted in the Auckland Warriors being introduced to the then-Winfield Cup in 1995.

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Through their Harvey Norman Community Warriors programme, the Warriors will also have a strong presence in Rotorua leading up to game day when they'll be out and about in the community. The feature of the activity will be a packed schedule of school visits.

It will be the fourth time the Vodafone Warriors have had a trial in Rotorua.

Their first pre-season clash in Rotorua was against the Sydney Roosters in 2010 when they won 26-8. In 2011 they beat Parramatta 24-4 and returned in 2015 to beat Penrith 18-4.

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