Although the Newcastle Knights bowed out of the Auckland Nines competition in the quarter-final match against 2014 premiers, the South Sydney Rabbitohs, the team has plenty of positives to take out of the competition.
The tournament has been an opportunity for many of the Knights’ young talents to experience playing on the big stage of the Nines.
Tournament stand out Jake Mamo, Robbie Rochow, Pat Vaivai and Nines captain Jarrod Mullen look back on their final game and reflect on the highlights of the two-day, high action tournament.