Heading to Eden Park for his third consecutive Auckland Nines trip, Wests Tigers young gun Manaia Cherrington is determined to make it his best tournament yet.
Having experienced a breakout season in 2015 with his first-grade debut and call up to the New Zealand Kiwis squad, Cherrington says he's confident the Club will deliver a strong result this weekend, with the 21-year-old aiming to be right in the thick of it.
See what Manaia had to say about his goals for the tournament and more above.
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