D’oh! Warriors women forced to wear men’s jerseys after leaving kit at hotel
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The Warriors women’s side opened the NRL Nines in Perth with red faces.
As they began their preparation for the first game of the day, against the Roosters, something dawned on them.
They had forgotten their playing kit.
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Don’t worry, we’ve all done it, girls.
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Left your boots at home, your inhaler, your lucky socks.
But a whole bag of playing jumpers?
And as a consequence, were forced to borrow the men’s kit.
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“We’ve got some drama here before game one and the Warriors women’s side have actually left their jerseys at the hotel,” revealed Braith Anasta in Fox League’s exclusive coverage.
“Can you believe it!
”They’ll be wearing the mens jerseys for game one up against the Roosters.”
As soon as the full-time whistle blew, the women’s side had to swap with the men, with Blake Green telling Fox League: “It’s not an ideal prep for us, they forget theirs so we had to lend them ours. They started really strongly so hopefully it'll rub off on us.”