Warriors coach Andrew McFadden is hoping competition for spots will bring out the best in his players when they take on Penrith in Saturday's trial match in Rotorua.

Rich-lister Eric Watson has become such a yoga convert he's flying his yoga teacher to his $80 million ski chalet in Switzerland for two weeks.

Organisers of the NRL Auckland Nines tournament are staying tight-lipped about the amount of money generated by ticket sales over the weekend's event.

The Manly Sea Eagles is investigating an alleged anti-social incident by prop Willie Mason on Saturday night during the NRL Auckland Nines.

The NRL Auckland Nines ended on a high last night, with crowds treated to a thrilling extra-time final at Eden Park.

The capricious nature of the nines format means the question is inevitable - what role does luck play in determining the outcome?

In a tournament designed to promote try scoring and running football, missed conversions proved decisive in the Warriors' drama-charged quarter-final exit.

The Rabbitohs are the 2015 Auckland Nines champions, beating the Sharks 18-14 in a thrilling final this evening.

David Skipwith got a rare look behind the scenes as the Warriors prepared for their opening game yesterday.

The Warriors' finals plans were in tatters at the Auckland Nines after Canberra scored 19-unanswered points to snatch a last-gasp 23-19 victory

Owen Glenn's move to gift his half-share of the Warriors to a charitable trust will end one of his legal disputes with Eric Watson but leave the main battle between the pair still to be resolved.

The success of last year's tournament has seen more stars descend on the Auckland Nines. David Skipwith and Michael Burgess identify nine who could stand out this weekend.

Manly and Kiwis five-eighth Kieran Foran admits the prospect of joining the Warriors would be a big call but the club remain determined to move heaven and earth to sign him for 2016.

All 16 NRL clubs in one city at one time — events on that sort of scale (city planner types call them ‘mega’ are rare indeed.

Warriors legend Stacey Jones is one of the key figures behind the club's shot at the Dick Smith NRL Auckland Nines title this weekend.

Businessman wants to transfer his half share of the Warriors to a charitable trust for the benefit of the rugby league community.

Warriors and Kiwis captain Simon Mannering is confident he will be right to start round one of the NRL despite being ruled out of the Nines because of a few "little niggles".