April 04, 2023
Academy plan to revive league player pool
A new rangatahi rugby league academy is being launched in West Auckland.
Sponsored by the Te Atatu Roosters,
Former Junior Warriors centre Francis Leger, who has Ngapuhi whakapapa, says the Te Atatu Roosters-backed venture is working on strategies to make league more attractive for young players than codes like rugby union and basketball.
0:00 Hopefully get the game
0:19 west at the moment.
Hopefully get the game back up to where it was quite a few years ago maybe.. I think the sports are leaning more towards basketball – um sports like that – so we’re just trying to get our foot back into the door of where it was, and just starting out west at the moment.
Francis Leger says the academy is a way to give young players not only on-field skills but also some life skills.