2026 New Zealand Warriors season

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NRL Rank2nd
2026 recordWins: 6; draws: 0; losses: 2
Points scoredFor: 242; against: 156
CEOCameron George
2026 New Zealand Warriors season
NRL Rank2nd
2026 recordWins: 6; draws: 0; losses: 2
Points scoredFor: 242; against: 156
Team information
CEOCameron George
CoachAustralia Andrew Webster
Captain
StadiumGo Media Stadium (Capacity: 25,000)
Hnry Stadium (Capacity: 34,500; round 8 only)
One New Zealand Stadium (Capacity: 30,000; round 16 only)
Avg. attendance26,070
Agg. attendance130,349
High attendance34,812 (vs. Dolphins, Round 8, at Hnry Stadium, Wellington)
Top scorers
TriesDallin Watene-Zelezniak (9)
GoalsTanah Boyd (34)
PointsTanah Boyd (80)
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Match between the Warriors and the Dolphins on Anzac Day.
Match between the Warriors and the Dolphins on Anzac Day at Hnry Stadium, Wellington.

The 2026 New Zealand Warriors season is the 32nd season in the club's history. They are competing in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Andrew Webster is continuing as head coach for a fourth consecutive season. Mitch Barnett and James Fisher-Harris are the co-captains for a second consecutive and final season.[1] In February 2026, Barnett announced he will leave the Warriors once the season concludes.[2][3]

The Warriors commenced their NRL season on 6 March against the Sydney Roosters at Go Media Stadium, Auckland.[4] The regular season will conclude in September 2026.

New Zealand Warriors 2026 squad
Top 30 squad - 2026 NRL season Supplementary list Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 30 April 2026
Source(s): Warriors Football Department

Squad changes and contract extensions

These movements happened across the previous season, off-season and preseason. Contract extensions occurred either during the preseason or the 2026 NRL season.

Transfers in

PlayerPrevious clubLengthRef.
Morgan Gannon Leeds Rhinos (Super League)2028[5]
Harry InchTasman / Crusaders (rugby union)2027[6]
Alofiana Khan-Pereira Gold Coast Titans2028[7][8]
Jye Linnane Newcastle Knights2028[9]
Braelan Marsh Redcliffe Dolphins (Queensland Cup)2028[10]
Haizyn Mellars South Sydney Rabbitohs2028[11]

Transfers out

PlayerNew ClubRef.
Bunty Afoa Wests Tigers[12]
Tom Ale Penrith Panthers[13]
Morgan Harper Newtown Jets (NSW Cup)[14]
Edward Kosi South Sydney Rabbitohs[15]
Kalani Going Penrith Panthers[13]
Moala Graham-Taufa South Sydney Rabbitohs[16]
Freddy Lussick Penrith Panthers[13]

Contract extensions

PlayerLengthDate announcedRef.
Luke Metcalf202823 October 2025[17]
Eddie Ieremia-Toeava202819 December 2025[18]
Taine Tuaupiki202827 February 2026[19]
Erin Clark202915 April 2026[20]

Pre-season

The Warriors played against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in Napier and the Dolphins in Sydney as their pre-season fixtures. Both matches were part of the fourth edition of the NRL Pre-season Challenge.[21]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round 2: 14 February New Zealand Warriors 18–33 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Napier
15:40 NZDT
 Tries:
Leiataua rugby ball 4', 38'
Tauafiafi-Iutoi rugby ball 71'
Tafua rugby ball 75'

Goals:
Boyd rugby goalposts icon 40' (1/2)
Norris (0/1)
Inch (0/1)
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Tries:
Bryan rugby ball 10'
Hart rugby ball 30', 43'
Faulalo rugby ball 34'
Wilson rugby ball 58'
Muagututia rugby ball 78'
Goals:
Wakeham rugby goalposts icon 11', 32', 59', 79' (4/6)
Drop goals:
Walsh rugby goalposts icon 80' (1/1)
 Stadium: McLean Park
Attendance: 13,575
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 3: 20 February Dolphins 34–38 New Zealand Warriors Sydney
18:00 AEDT
 Tries:
Cobbo rugby ball 9'
Schneider rugby ball 19'
Fuller rugby ball 42'
Isaako rugby ball 46'
Naufahu rugby ball 69'
Fineanganofo rugby ball 72'
Pouniu rugby ball 75'
Goals:
Isaako rugby goalposts icon 20', 44' (2/4)
Schneider rugby goalposts icon 70', 73', 76' (3/3)
Sin bin:
Molo yellow card 53' to 63'
 Report
Tries:
Ford rugby ball 4'
Egan rugby ball 24'
Watene-Zelezniak rugby ball 36', 58'
Leiataua rugby ball 54'
Ieremia-Toeava rugby ball 60'
Goals:
Boyd rugby goalposts icon 6', 26', 37', 55' (4/5)
Tuaupiki rugby goalposts icon 62' (1/1)
Sin bin:
Ford yellow card 12' to 22'
 Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 6,073
Referee: Grant Atkins

Regular season

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Penrith Panthers 8 7 0 1 0 273 106 +167 14 Advance to finals series
2 New Zealand Warriors 8 6 0 2 0 242 156 +86 12
3 Wests Tigers 7 5 0 2 1 209 127 +82 12
4 South Sydney Rabbitohs 7 5 0 2 1 222 150 +72 12
5 Sydney Roosters 7 5 0 2 1 215 178 +37 12
6 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 7 4 0 3 1 211 158 +53 10
7 Brisbane Broncos 8 5 0 3 0 186 171 +15 10
8 North Queensland Cowboys 8 5 0 3 0 211 215 −4 10
9 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 7 3 0 4 1 192 198 −6 8
10 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 7 3 0 4 1 133 166 −33 8
11 Newcastle Knights 8 4 0 4 0 190 224 −34 8
12 Dolphins 7 2 0 5 1 156 185 −29 6
13 Gold Coast Titans 7 2 0 5 1 146 176 −30 6
14 Canberra Raiders 8 3 0 5 0 155 237 −82 6
15 Parramatta Eels 8 3 0 5 0 180 279 −99 6
16 Melbourne Storm 8 2 0 6 0 188 232 −44 4
17 St. George Illawarra Dragons 8 0 0 8 0 114 265 −151 0
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2026. Source: National Rugby League

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHHAHAAHHA–AAA–HHA–AHAAHAAHH
ResultWWWLLWWW
Position42125322
Points2466681012
Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 14 November 2025.[22]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Round 1: 6 March New Zealand Warriors 42–18 Sydney Roosters Auckland
20:00 NZDT
 Tries:
Boyd rugby ball 10'
Pompey rugby ball 23'
Capewell rugby ball 27'
Harris-Tavita rugby ball 33', 75'
Halasima rugby ball 46'
Nicoll-Klokstad rugby ball 78'
Goals:
Boyd rugby goalposts icon 12', 29', 35', 48', 59 pen.', 77', 78' (7/8)
 Report
Tries:
Tedesco rugby ball 15'
Smith rugby ball 50'
Crichton rugby ball 55'
Goals:
Walker rugby goalposts icon 16', 52', 56' (3/3)
 Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 24,112
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Round 2: 13 March New Zealand Warriors 40–6 Canberra Raiders Auckland
20:00 NZDT
 Tries:
Watene-Zelezniak rugby ball 13', 77'
Leiataua rugby ball 41'
Halasima rugby ball 48', 67'
Ford rugby ball 62'
Boyd rugby ball 74'
Goals:
Boyd rugby goalposts icon 33 pen.', 43', 49', 64', 69' (5/7)
Tuivasa-Sheck rugby goalposts icon 77' (1/1)
 Report
Tries:
Weekes rugby ball 4'
Goals:
Sanders rugby goalposts icon 6' (1/1)
 Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 23,067
Referee: Peter Gough
Round 3: 21 March Newcastle Knights 12–38 New Zealand Warriors Newcastle
15:00 AEDT
 Tries:
Hunt rugby ball 3'
Marzhew rugby ball 65'
Goals:
Smith rugby goalposts icon 4', 67' (2/2)
Sin bin:
Hunt yellow card 32' to 42'
Mooney yellow card 75' to 80'
 Report
Tries:
Clark rugby ball 12'
Ford rugby ball 29'
Halasima rugby ball 38'
Fisher-Harris rugby ball 51'
Boyd rugby ball 54'
Hanson rugby ball 80'
Goals:
Boyd rugby goalposts icon 25 pen.', 30', 39', 53', 56' (5/6)
Tuaupiki rugby goalposts icon 76 pen.' (1/1)
Ford rugby goalposts icon 80' (1/1)
 Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 21,682
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Round 4: 27 March New Zealand Warriors 14–32 Wests Tigers Auckland
20:00 NZDT
 Tries:
Nicoll-Klokstad rugby ball 9', 68'
Laban rugby ball 15'
Goals:
Boyd rugby goalposts icon 16' (1/3)
Sin bin:
Pompey yellow card 18' to 28'
 Report
Tries:
Tavana rugby ball 32'
Pearce-Paul rugby ball 35'
Hunt rugby ball 39'
Bula rugby ball 59'
Madden rugby ball 73'
Turuva rugby ball 79'
Goals:
Madden rugby goalposts icon 37', 40', 60', 74' (4/6)
 Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 24,246
Referee: Adam Gee
Round 5: 5 April Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 36–22 New Zealand Warriors Cronulla
14:00 AEST
 Tries:
Kennedy rugby ball 13', 17'
Iro rugby ball 24'
Burns rugby ball 33'
Wilton rugby ball 50'
Talakai rugby ball 63'
Goals:
Hynes rugby goalposts icon 15', 18', 25', 35', 51', 65' (6/6)
 Report
Tries:
Watene-Zelezniak rugby ball 5', 27', 42'
Clark rugby ball 76'
Goals:
Boyd rugby goalposts icon 8 pen.', 43', 76' (3/5)
 Stadium: Ocean Protect Stadium
Attendance: 13,112
Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Round 6: 11 April Melbourne Storm 14–38 New Zealand Warriors Melbourne
19:30 AEST
 Tries:
Clarke rugby ball 16'
Howarth rugby ball 23'
Goals:
Meaney rugby goalposts icon 3 pen.', 18', 24' (3/3)
 Report
Tries:
Leiataua rugby ball 9'
Niukore rugby ball 14'
Watene-Zelezniak rugby ball 30', 51'
Tuivasa-Sheck rugby ball 43'
Ford rugby ball 47'
Goals:
Boyd rugby goalposts icon 11', 15', 39 pen.', 45', 48', 53', 58 pen.' (7/8)
 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 26,467
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 7: 18 April New Zealand Warriors 28–20 Gold Coast Titans Auckland
17:00 NZST
 Tries:
Khan-Pereira rugby ball 5', 22'
Harris-Tavita rugby ball 29'
Watene-Zelezniak rugby ball 34'
Clark rugby ball 52'
Goals:
Boyd rugby goalposts icon 24', 30', 39 pen.', 54' (4/6)
 Report
Tries:
Fifita rugby ball 50'
Faeamani rugby ball 68'
Hau rugby ball 72'
Morrin rugby ball 78'
Goals:
Campbell rugby goalposts icon 73', 78' (2/4)
 Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 24,112
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Round 8: 25 April New Zealand Warriors 20–18 Dolphins Wellington
20:05 NZST
 Tries:
Khan-Pereira rugby ball 3', 28'
Watene-Zelezniak rugby ball 25'
Tuaupiki rugby ball 61'
Goals:
Boyd rugby goalposts icon 5', 63' (2/4)
 Report
Tries:
Farnworth rugby ball 10'
Isaako rugby ball 17', 19'
Goals:
Isaako rugby goalposts icon 11', 18', 21' (3/3)
Sin bin:
Flegler yellow card 63' to 73'
 Stadium: Hnry Stadium
Attendance: 34,812
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Round 9: 2 May Parramatta Eels v New Zealand Warriors Sydney
17:30 AEST
 Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Round 10 (Bye for New Zealand Warriors)
Round 11: 17 May New Zealand Warriors v Brisbane Broncos Brisbane
16:05 AEST
 Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Round 12: 23 May St. George Illawarra Dragons v New Zealand Warriors Sydney
17:30 AEST
 Report
Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Round 13: 31 May Penrith Panthers v New Zealand Warriors Sydney
18:15 AEST
 Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Round 14 (Bye for New Zealand Warriors)
Round 15: 13 June New Zealand Warriors v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Auckland
19:30 NZST
 Report
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Round 16: 21 June New Zealand Warriors v North Queensland Cowboys Christchurch
16:00 NZST
 Report
Stadium: One New Zealand Stadium
Round 17: 27 June Dolphins v New Zealand Warriors Brisbane
15:00 AEST
 Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Round 18 (Bye for New Zealand Warriors)
Round 19: 10 July Wests Tigers v New Zealand Warriors Sydney
20:00 AEST
 Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Round 20: 18 July New Zealand Warriors v St. George Illawarra Dragons Auckland
19:30 NZST
 Report
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Round 21: 25 July Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v New Zealand Warriors Sydney
17:30 AEST
 Report
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Round 22: 1 August Gold Coast Titans v New Zealand Warriors Gold Coast
15:00 AEST
 Report
Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Round 23: 7 August New Zealand Warriors v Penrith Panthers Auckland
20:00 NZST
 Report
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Round 24: 15 August Brisbane Broncos v New Zealand Warriors Brisbane
19:30 AEST
 Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Round 25: 22 August South Sydney Rabbitohs v New Zealand Warriors Sydney
17:30 AEST
 Report
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Round 26: 30 August New Zealand Warriors v Newcastle Knights Auckland
16:00 NZST
 Report
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Round 27: 5 September New Zealand Warriors v Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Auckland
17:00 NZST
 Report
Stadium: Go Media Stadium

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