LeagueNews.co | Cooper McEnroe
The upcoming match between the Sharks and the Warriors carries significant personal weight for Sharks centre KL Iro, as over 70 of his family and friends from the Cook Islands are present to support him.
The group includes the under-13 Arorangi Bears, his junior club, who will compete in an exhibition match against the Kurnell Stingrays at Marton Park tonight.
The Cook Islands contingent was also given the opportunity to watch Cronulla's NRL squad train earlier in the day, allowing them to meet players they've only seen on television.
For many in the group, this trip represents their first journey beyond their small island nation.
It's a particularly momentous occasion for Iro who has his younger brother, Kaleb, playing for the Bears.