NRL: Luck re-signs with Warriors

Micheal Luck has signed a new two-year deal with the Warriors. Photo / Dean Purcell

Loose forward Micheal Luck has been re-signed by the New Zealand Warriors until the end of the 2012 National Rugby League (NRL) season.

Off contract at the end of this season, he will now extend his association with the club to at least seven years after arriving in Auckland from the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2006 season.

"This is definitely where I wanted to stay from the outset," stand-in skipper Luck, 28, said today.

"It was a great move to come to Auckland in the first place and I couldn't be happier knowing I'm staying here for two more years."

Warriors coach Ivan Cleary said Luck's re-signing was critical to the club's future.

"Lucky is a terrific professional and a high-quality person. He epitomises what a club needs and we're really fortunate to have someone like him," he said.

"Whether he's playing or training, he shirks nothing and he has the rare ability to play despite carrying injuries that would sideline others. His work rate is unmatched and he places the highest value on what this club means to him."

In the second-round outing against Cronulla this year, Luck became the 17th player to appear in 100 NRL games for the Warriors.

- NZPA