The country's first professional rugby league team, the Auckland Warriors, played their debut match 25 years ago this week. The team, captained by Dean Bell, went head-to-head with the Brisbane Broncos on 10th March 1995 at Mt Smart Stadium in front of 30,000 fans - not to mention the hundreds of thousands watching on television. Comedian and Warriors mega-fan Dai Henwood reflects on this highs and lows of a quarter century of Warriors fandom as the team celebrates this milestone.
Warriors mega-fan Dai Henwood at the 2011 Grand Final in Sydney. Photo: Supplied
