The Star: May 26, 2016
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> 31<br />
Sport<br />
WARRIORS WING Manu<br />
Vatuvei is expected to be<br />
available to make his longawaited<br />
playing return in next<br />
week’s NRL match against the<br />
Brisbane Broncos at Mt Smart<br />
Stadium.<br />
Warriors managing director<br />
Jim Doyle denied reports Vatuvei,<br />
who is contracted through<br />
until the end of 2018, has been<br />
shopped around to English<br />
Super League clubs and Japanese<br />
rugby sides and expects he will<br />
be available for NRL selection<br />
following this week’s bye round.<br />
“No, we are not shopping him<br />
around,” said Doyle.<br />
“His recovery is on the right<br />
track.” He had a personal family<br />
issue that set him back but he<br />
was heading in the right direction.<br />
“I would think he would be<br />
good to play and available for<br />
selection following the bye.”<br />
Vatuvei has not played for<br />
three weeks after he was dropped<br />
to reserve grade and stood down<br />
from Kiwis test selection for his<br />
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involvement in the prescription<br />
pills and energy drinks scandal<br />
following the Warriors embarrassing<br />
42-0 Anzac Day defeat to<br />
Melbourne Storm.<br />
<strong>The</strong> 30-year-old, 11-year NRL<br />
veteran served his penance in<br />
the second-tier Intrust Super<br />
Premiership match against the<br />
Canterbury Bulldogs on <strong>May</strong><br />
1, but the following day was<br />
granted a week’s medical leave<br />
to deal with personal issues after<br />
reacting angrily to criticism via<br />
social media.<br />
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Vatuvei expected to be available for Broncos clash<br />
He returned to Warriors training<br />
on <strong>May</strong> 9 but was not available<br />
for selection for the round<br />
10 defeat to Penrith in Christchurch<br />
as he continued to work<br />
through his recovery.<br />
Coach Andrew McFadden last<br />
week said Vatuvei was close to<br />
making a playing comeback but<br />
ongoing personal issues including<br />
a family bereavement ruled<br />
him out of contention for Saturday’s<br />
38-12 thrashing against<br />
Canberra.<br />
Vatuvei’s manager Peter Brown<br />
Thursday <strong>May</strong> <strong>26</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />
also denied his client was looking<br />
to leave the Warriors and<br />
insisted reports to the contrary<br />
were false.<br />
“I can categorically deny that<br />
we are shopping him around,”<br />
said Brown.<br />
“He’s had a difficult few weeks<br />
and has just been dealing with<br />
that stuff and trying to get himself<br />
right to play.”<br />
When asked if he expected<br />
Vatuvei to play for the Warriors<br />
again, Brown said: “Of course.<br />
One hundred per cent.”<br />
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