7 Sep 2008

Warriors earn NRL finals berth

5:51 am on 7 September 2008

The Warriors rugby league side has earnt a place in the NRL finals after a 28-6 win against Parramatta in Sydney.

Warriors winger Manu Vatuvei bagged a hat-trick of tries on the same ground where he played his infamous shocker in round 11 last year, dropping every ball he got his hands on in a 30-6 loss.

Vatuvei scored in the third minute and then either side of halftime to have the Warriors leading 18-6 after 48 minutes.

The Warriors will finish seventh or eighth, depending on the outcome of today's match between Canberra and the Bulldogs.

The Warriors have won eight of their last 10 games to reach the finals with Saturday night their first victory at Parramatta since 1995.