Warriors Women's players Va'Anessa Molia-Fraser, Raquel Anderson-Pitman, Alice Vailea with some of the Glenbervie team. Photo/Supplied
It was a night to remember for a group of Northland primary school girls who laced up their boots and took to the hallowed turf at Mt Smart Stadium.
The team of 11 girls from Glenbervie School made history as the first all-girl school team to play a 9-a-side curtain raiser for the Warriors on Friday night.
The girls, who ranged in age from 8 to 10 also performed a haka as the Warriors women's team and the Auckland women's teams ran on to the field.
Leading Northland rugby league referee Nick Waihi coached the team and said they loved it.
Aysha said she was inspired about the possibility of being a Warrior one day.
"I want to keep on playing rugby league and see where I go."
Waihi said the girls got a tour of the Rugby League Museum at New Zealand Rugby League headquarters with former Kiwis and Warriors player Nigel Vagana and Kiwi Ferns coach Kelvin Wright.
The team also got to meet warriors women's team coach Luisa Avaiki, as well as players from the Warriors men's and women's NRL sides and the Newcastle Knights.
Warriors media manager Richard Becht said it was tremendous having the all girls teams playing at the stadium on Friday night, especially because it was the Women in League round and it was the first game the Warrior women had played.