The NRL's Dick Smith Nines will kick off tonight at 11.30pm GMT in Auckland - the second successive year that the Nines competition has effectively opened the NRL season.
All 16 NRL clubs will take part, although some clubs will not play some of their star players, with last year's winners North Queensland Cowboys again excluding their captain JNRL Nines ready to go
The NRL's Dick Smith Nines will kick off tonight at 11.30pm GMT in Auckland - the second successive year that the Nines competition has effectively opened the NRL season.
All 16 NRL clubs will take part, although some clubs will not play some of their star players, with last year's winners North Queensland Cowboys again excluding their captain J
