Before a ball had been kicked, there was a bizarre moment at the Perth Nines, featuring the New Zealand Warriors women.
This year's tournament kicked off today as a preview of the upcoming NRL season, and the strange moment happened when the Warriors women's team fronted wearing the men's jerseysfor their first game of the tournament.
Why? Because their jerseys were left in the team hotel.
Andrew Voss said "It's quite unbelievable, there are some jerseys missing."
The Warriors’ NRLW side having their jerseys left at the hotel and having to play in the men’s shirts without socks will be the best story of the Nines. I don’t care what happens for the rest of the weekend. #NRLNines
It didn't seem to worry them too much though, as they claimed a 13-8 win over the Sydney Roosters to kick off the event.
There was no good news for the men's team however, as Kurt Gidley turned back the clock to inspire the Newcastle Knights to a 34-0 thrashing of the Warriors.
The record for the biggest score in a Nines match was 35-0, set in the previous game - between the Panthers (35) and Roosters (0).
