Kevin Locke

BY KRISHNAN CHANDRA

About Kevin LockeKevin Locke is a professional NRL (National Rugby League) player for the New Zealand Warriors. He was born on the 4th April 1989 in Auckland, New Zealand. On the 31st May 2009 Kevin Locke made his debut for the Warriors against the Wests Tigers. He scored two tries and kicked one goal and the Warriors won 14-0. On 27 June 2010, Kevin Locke grabbed his first hat-trick for the Warriors, scoring three tries as the Warriors defeated the Sydney Roosters 20-18 at AMI Stadium in Christchurch. In scoring his third and final try, Kevin Locke injured his hip when colliding with the goalpost, but it was later realised that the injury was not as serious as first thought.

The New Zealand WarriorsThe New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia. Currently coached by Matthew Elliott and captained by Simon Mannering, the Warriors are based at Mt Smart Stadium in the southern Auckland suburb of Penrose. In the First Season for the New Zealand Warriors in 1995 they played 22 games and won 12 and lost 9 and scored 501 points.

The original warriors logo.

The NRLThe National Rugby League (NRL) is one of the best professional Rugby league football clubs in Australasia. Run by the Australian Rugby League Commission, the NRL's main competition is known as the Telstra Premiership due to sponsorship from Telstra Corporation and is played by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand. It is regarded as the world's elite rugby league championship and, per season, is the single most viewed and attended rugby football competition in the world.

Clubs P W D L B F A

1Roosters 24 18 0 6 2 640 325

2Rabbitohs 24 18 0 6 2 588 384

3Storm 24 16 1 7 2 589 373

4Sea Eagles 24 15 1 8 2 588 366

5Sharks 24 14 0 10 2 468 460

6Bulldogs 24 13 0 11 2 529 463

7Knights 24 12 1 11 2 528 422

8Cowboys 24 12 0 12 2 507 431

9Titans 24 11 0 13 2 500 518

10Panthers 24 11 0 13 2 495 532

11Warriors 24 11 0 13 2 495 554

12Broncos 24 10 1 13 2 434 477

13Raiders 24 10 0 14 2 434 624

14Dragons 24 7 0 17 2 379 530

15Wests Tigers 24 7 0 17 2 386 687

16Eels 24 5 0 19 2 326 740