Shaun Johnson may be the Warriors' marquee man, but Saturday night's tough win over the Tigers proved hooker Wayde Egan is the key figure in the team's finals charge. All looked on track for the Warriors in heavy conditions in Waikato, until the 23rd minute, when Egan was forced off the field and rushed to hospital after copping a forearm from Tigers giant Stefano Utoikamanu while attempting to make a tackle. Without their dummy-half and play creator, the Warriors immediately lost their way and the game developed into a slug-fest with the Tigers. The Warriors eventually took the game 30-22, but it was far from the comfortable win all the pundits were predicting. It took the experience of Johnson, in-form prop Addin Fonua-Blake and skipper Tohu Harris to get the Warriors over the line. Coach Andrew Webster will be hoping Egan gets back on deck ASAP.
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