The team that flew out to Rotorua, on the other hand, under the leadership of Anthony Minichiello, had much tougher opposition and were well beaten 26-8 under the watchful eye of almost 10,000 supporters.
The following week, the Sydney Roosters are due to play their annual Foundation Cup match against the Wests Tigers.
The Sydney Roosters pre-season schedule concluded with a win against the Parramatta Eels at Central Coast Stadium.
Firstly, the Chooks made a bright start winning two from two but were flogged by the Canterbury Bulldogs and during the middle of the season the Roosters seemed destined to continue with a win–loss-win-loss pattern.
They also won five in a row towards the end of the season, then lost three before coming back to convincingly beat Manly, 30-14.