Centre Konrad Hurrell appeared in videos showing he and other Warriors partying on stage with R&B star Ginuwine last year, two nights before the team took their second smashing in a row.

Three New Zealand Warriors players have been caught partying hard two nights before the Auckland-based NRL club fell to their second hammering in a row.

Online footage has emerged of Konrad Hurrell, Dominique Peyroux and the injured Manu Vatuvei attending a concert by R&B star Ginuwine at The Studio in Auckland on Friday night, less than 48 hours before the team were hammered 50-16 by the Wests Tigers in Sydney.

The players in question didn't just attend the concert, but also took to the stage with the American R&B star.

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Although Vatuvei had a shoulder injury and didn't play on Sunday, Peyroux and Hurrell both took to the field at Campbelltown Park where the Warriors put in an abysmal performance.

The players didn't hide the fact that they were out enjoying themselves before a game intended to restore some pride in the Warriors jersey either and posted on social media about their night out.

Vatuvei also sent out an untimely tweet on Sunday when the Warriors were being mauled by the Tigers to say he was at the cinema, not watching his team-mates struggle across the Tasman.

Warriors managing director Jim Doyle has confirmed that the players were at the concert. He was in Sydney on Wednesday at a CEO meeting, but told TVNZ he would discuss the video with the players on Thursday when he returned to Auckland.

The Warriors' loss to the Wests Tigers came on the back of a humbling at home by the North Queensland, where they also shipped 50 points.

The team are no longer in contention for finals football after losing their last seven games straight and face the Canterbury Bulldogs at Sydney's ANZ Stadium on Sunday in their last game of a bitterly disappointing season.

Hurrell's manager Amon Ta'akamoeaka defended his player and said there wouldn't have been any drunken behaviour from him.

"I know some people may think it doesn't look good but the players have had a tough time of it lately," Ta'akamoeaka said.

"There's nothing wrong with letting off a some steam and trying to get away from it all for a while.

"I can't speak for the others, but I know Konrad wouldn't have been drinking, because he doesn't drink.

"People can't expect the players to be sitting in their homes all of the time feeling depressed about what's been happening.

"I saw Konrad yesterday and he's hurting by what's happened this season."