Just thought I'd post this, we weren't named, but should we be interested? NZ international, only 25, would give us another prop. Warriors fans don't want to see him leave either.
http://forum.nzwarriorsonline.com/showthread.php?t=16124
HARD-WORKING prop Evarn Tuimavave has played his last game for the Warriors and is expected to sign with a rival NRL club in the coming weeks.
A source close to Tuimavave, 25, last night told Sunday News the barnstorming front-rower, who played his 100th game for the club in early August, has given up hope of re-signing with the Warriors but has offers on the table from two rival NRL sides. It is understood both the clubs will compete in this year's finals series.
Tuimavave has spent most of the season sidelined with a serious neck injury and was told by the club they would discuss a contract extension only after he started playing again.
He returned to action in round 21 but despite chalking up six appearances, the Warriors are yet to table an offer.
The Kiwis international last night said he expected to have his future sorted within days.
"The Warriors said they wanted to wait until they'd seen me play before discussing a new contract," Tuimavave said.
"They've seen me play now but nothing's come up. They said we could discuss things once the season is over.
"I hope to have it all sorted in the next week or so. I've had some clubs coming at me from different directions."
Tuimavave wouldn't reveal the names of the NRL clubs but conceded his desire was to play in Australia rather than in the UK where his agent, Jim Banaghan, has been in recent weeks.
"I'm still pretty young and I've spoken to a lot of my family and I want to make the right decision for me," he said.
"A stint in Australia could do me the world of good. If I leave it will be on good terms and I could always come back. I don't really have any regrets.
"I've played 100 games for the club and last year I came close to playing in a Grand Final.
"Like any young player coming up, I've had to take my time and wait behind everyone else to come through. I've had three or four good seasons so I can't be disappointed with that."
Player agent Banaghan, like Tuimavave, wouldn't name the clubs but expressed his disappointment with the Warriors.
"The Aussie clubs are the only ones that have tabled him an offer," he said. "For the last three weeks, I've asked and begged the Warriors for an offer and I've been deafened by silence.
"There's no offer from the Warriors so he can't stay there.
"I'm back in Australia on Tuesday and at that point I will sit down with the two clubs and work out what's going to happen."
Warriors CEO Wayne Scurrah confirmed the club had yet to table an offer to Tuimavave but refused to rule out presenting him with a last-minute deal.
"We've indicated to Evarn we would wait until the end of the season before deciding on whether to offer him a new contract," he said.
"To be fair to him, we will need to make a decision very soon. He'll also have to make a decision because we understand there has been interest in him all along.
"We don't want to let it drag on."
http://forum.nzwarriorsonline.com/showthread.php?t=16124
HARD-WORKING prop Evarn Tuimavave has played his last game for the Warriors and is expected to sign with a rival NRL club in the coming weeks.
A source close to Tuimavave, 25, last night told Sunday News the barnstorming front-rower, who played his 100th game for the club in early August, has given up hope of re-signing with the Warriors but has offers on the table from two rival NRL sides. It is understood both the clubs will compete in this year's finals series.
Tuimavave has spent most of the season sidelined with a serious neck injury and was told by the club they would discuss a contract extension only after he started playing again.
He returned to action in round 21 but despite chalking up six appearances, the Warriors are yet to table an offer.
The Kiwis international last night said he expected to have his future sorted within days.
"The Warriors said they wanted to wait until they'd seen me play before discussing a new contract," Tuimavave said.
"They've seen me play now but nothing's come up. They said we could discuss things once the season is over.
"I hope to have it all sorted in the next week or so. I've had some clubs coming at me from different directions."
Tuimavave wouldn't reveal the names of the NRL clubs but conceded his desire was to play in Australia rather than in the UK where his agent, Jim Banaghan, has been in recent weeks.
"I'm still pretty young and I've spoken to a lot of my family and I want to make the right decision for me," he said.
"A stint in Australia could do me the world of good. If I leave it will be on good terms and I could always come back. I don't really have any regrets.
"I've played 100 games for the club and last year I came close to playing in a Grand Final.
"Like any young player coming up, I've had to take my time and wait behind everyone else to come through. I've had three or four good seasons so I can't be disappointed with that."
Player agent Banaghan, like Tuimavave, wouldn't name the clubs but expressed his disappointment with the Warriors.
"The Aussie clubs are the only ones that have tabled him an offer," he said. "For the last three weeks, I've asked and begged the Warriors for an offer and I've been deafened by silence.
"There's no offer from the Warriors so he can't stay there.
"I'm back in Australia on Tuesday and at that point I will sit down with the two clubs and work out what's going to happen."
Warriors CEO Wayne Scurrah confirmed the club had yet to table an offer to Tuimavave but refused to rule out presenting him with a last-minute deal.
"We've indicated to Evarn we would wait until the end of the season before deciding on whether to offer him a new contract," he said.
"To be fair to him, we will need to make a decision very soon. He'll also have to make a decision because we understand there has been interest in him all along.
"We don't want to let it drag on."
