2025 New Zealand Warriors season

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2025 New Zealand Warriors season
NRL RankTBP
2025 recordWins: 0; draws: 0; losses: 0
Points scoredFor: 0; against: 0
Team information
CEOCameron George
Coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Webster
Captain
Stadium Go Media Stadium (Capacity: 25,000)
Apollo Projects Stadium (Capacity: 17,104; round 8 only)
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The 2025 New Zealand Warriors season is the 31st season in the club's history and they will compete in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Contents

Head coach Andrew Webster maintained his club position for the 3rd consecutive season, whilst captain Tohu Harris announced his retirement on 9 January 2025, prior to the club's season beginning. The new captain will be announced closer to the start of the season. [1]

For the first time, the Warriors will play at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, as part of the Rugby League Las Vegas annual event organised by the NRL. [2]

Squad

New Zealand Warriors 2025 squad
Top 30 squad - 2025 NRL seasonSupplementary listCoaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

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

Updated: 7 April 2025
Source(s): Warriors Football Department

Squad changes

These movements happened across the previous season, off-season and pre-season.

Transfers in

PlayerPrevious ClubLengthRef.
Tanah Boyd Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 2026 [3]
Erin Clark Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 2027 [4]
James Fisher-Harris Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 2028 [5]
Sam Healey Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2027 [6]

Transfers out

Player/CoachNew ClubRef.
Addin Fonua-Blake Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks [7]
Shaun Johnson Retired [8]
Marcelo Montoya Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs [9]
Jazz Tevaga Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles [10]
Tohu Harris Retired [1]

Pre-season

The Warriors are set to play against the Cronulla Sutherland Sharks in Sydney and the Melbourne Storm in Auckland as their pre-season fixtures. Both matches were part of the third edition of the NRL Pre-season Challenge. [11]

  Win  Draw  Loss

Round 1: 7 February 2025 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Cronulla colours.svg v Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Stadium: Sharks Stadium
Round 2: 15 February 2025New Zealand Warriors Auckland colours.svg v Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Auckland
15:30 NZDT
Stadium: Go Media Stadium

Regular season

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLBPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 5500012458+6610Advance to finals series
2 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 5401016498+668
3 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 4301114280+628
4 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 430118476+88
5 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 5401010197+48
6 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 53020148120+286
7 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 53020118120−26
8 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 420219094−46
9 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 420214266−246
10 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 5203011196+154
11 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 52030118106+124
12 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 410318084−44
13 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 5203092142−504
14 Dolphins colours.png Dolphins 5104092102−102
15 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 51040120140−202
16 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 5104084146−622
17 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 5104067152−852
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2025. Source: National Rugby League

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundNHHA–AHHHAAHAA–HA–HAHHAHAHA
ResultLWWWB
Position1411764
Points02468
Source: National Rugby League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 21 November 2024. [12]

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

Round 1: 1 March 2025 Canberra Raiders Canberra colours.svg 30–8 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Las Vegas, United States
16:00 PST
Tries:
Kris Ru ball.svg 5', 44'
Savage Ru ball.svg 26', 31'
Timoko Ru ball.svg 55'
Goals:
Fogarty 5/6 Rugby penalty.svg 6', 32', 45', 56', 75 pen'
Sin bin:
Tapine Yellow card.svg 64' to 74'
 Report
Tries:
Capewell Ru ball.svg 36'
Tuivasa-Sheck Ru ball.svg 71'
Goals:
Metcalf 0/2
Stadium: Allegiant Stadium
Attendance: 45,209
Referee: Grant Atkins
Round 2: 14 March 2025New Zealand Warriors Auckland colours.svg 36–16 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Auckland
20:00 NZDT
Tries:
Harris-Tavita Ru ball.svg 18'
Tuaupiki Ru ball.svg 25'
Leiataua Ru ball.svg 29'
Egan Ru ball.svg 49'
Tuivasa-Sheck Ru ball.svg 70'
Metcalf Ru ball.svg 79'
Goals:
Metcalf 6/6 Rugby penalty.svg 20', 27', 31', 50', 71', 80'
 Report
Tries:
T. Trbojevic Ru ball.svg 3'
Saab Ru ball.svg 45'
Cherry-Evans Ru ball.svg 55'
Goals:
Garrick 2/4 Rugby penalty.svg 10 pen', 57'
Sin bin:
J. Trbojevic Yellow card.svg 62' to 72'
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 21,212
Referee: Adam Gee
Round 3: 21 March 2025New Zealand Warriors Auckland colours.svg 14–6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Auckland
20:00 NZDT
Tries:
Leiataua Ru ball.svg 25', 70'
Harris-Tavita Ru ball.svg 65'
Goals:
Metcalf 1/3 Rugby penalty.svg 71'
 Report
Tries:
Whyte Ru ball.svg 21'
Goals:
S. Smith 1/1 Rugby penalty.svg 22'
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 23,219
Referee: Ashley Klein
Round 4: 30 March 2025 Wests Tigers Wests Tigers colours.svg 24–26 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Campbelltown
20:15 AEDT
Tries:
Pole Ru ball.svg 11'
To'a Ru ball.svg 38'
Faataape Ru ball.svg 49'
L. Fainu Ru ball.svg 52'
Goals:
Koroisau 3/3 Rugby penalty.svg 12', 51', 53'
Da Silva 1/1 Rugby penalty.svg 39'
 Report
Tries:
Pompey Ru ball.svg 4'
Niukore Ru ball.svg 33'
Metcalf Ru ball.svg 41'
Halasima Ru ball.svg 69'
Goals:
Metcalf 5/5 Rugby penalty.svg 6', 34', 43', 71', 72 pen'
Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 12,020
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Round 5 (Bye for New Zealand Warriors)
Round 6: 13 April 2025 Melbourne Storm Melbourne colours.svg v Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Melbourne
14:00 AEST
Stadium: AAMI Park
Round 7: 19 April 2025New Zealand Warriors Auckland colours.svg v Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Auckland
19:30 NZST
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Round 8: 25 April 2025New Zealand Warriors Auckland colours.svg v Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Christchurch
20:05 NZST
Stadium: Apollo Projects Stadium
Round 9: 3 May 2025New Zealand Warriors Auckland colours.svg v North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Brisbane
17:30 AEST
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Round 10: 10 May 2025 St. George Illawarra Dragons St. George colours.svg v Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Wollongong
17:30 AEST
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Round 11: 17 May 2025 Dolphins Dolphins colours.png v Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Brisbane
15:00 AEST
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Round 12: 25 May 2025New Zealand Warriors Auckland colours.svg v Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Auckland
18:05 NZST
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Round 13: 1 June 2025 South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney colours.svg v Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Sydney
14:00 AEST
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Round 14: 7 June 2025 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Cronulla colours.svg v Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Sydney
17:30 AEST
Stadium: Sharks Stadium
Round 15 (Bye for New Zealand Warriors)
Round 16: 21 June 2025New Zealand Warriors Auckland colours.svg v Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Auckland
17:00 NZST
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Round 17: 28 June 2025 Brisbane Broncos Brisbane colours.svg v Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Brisbane
15:00 AEST
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Round 18 (Bye for New Zealand Warriors)
Round 19: 13 July 2025New Zealand Warriors Auckland colours.svg v Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Auckland
16:00 NZST
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Round 20: 20 July 2025 Newcastle Knights Newcastle colours.svg v Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Newcastle
16:05 AEST
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Round 21: 26 July 2025New Zealand Warriors Auckland colours.svg v Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Auckland
17:00 NZST
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Round 22: 1 August 2025New Zealand Warriors Auckland colours.svg v Dolphins colours.png Dolphins Auckland
20:00 NZST
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Round 23: 9 August 2025 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury colours.svg v Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Sydney
19:35 AEST
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Round 24: 15 August 2025New Zealand Warriors Auckland colours.svg v St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Auckland
20:00 NZST
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Round 25: 23 August 2025 Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans colours.svg v Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Gold Coast
17:30 AEST
Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Round 26: 29 August 2025New Zealand Warriors Auckland colours.svg v Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Auckland
20:00 NZST
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Round 27: 5 September 2025 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg v Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Sydney
18:00 AEST
Stadium: 4 Pines Park

References

  1. 1 2 3 "'Devastated' Warriors captain Tohu Harris explains his decision to retire ahead of 2025 season". Stuff . 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  2. ↑ Burgess, Michael (2 July 2024). "NRL Vegas: Warriors confirmed to open 2025 season at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Warriors sign Gold Coast Titans halfback Tanah Boyd on two-year contract". The New Zealand Herald . 31 October 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Sargeant T, St John M, Laughton M (10 September 2024). "Exiled Eels prop granted immediate release; Benji's signing spree continues: Transfer Centre". Fox Sports . Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Warriors sign James Fisher-Harris". Radio New Zealand . 17 April 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Warriors sign Sam Healey, son of former Sharks legend". Stuff . 20 September 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Addin Fonua-Blake signs with Cronulla Sharks from 2025 NRL season". The New Zealand Herald . 19 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "League: Shaun Johnson won't change retirement decision despite Kiwis comeback". The New Zealand Herald . 28 October 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Marcelo Montoya granted early release from Warriors contract". 1News . 11 October 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  10. ↑ Cousins, Wayne (10 October 2024). "Jazz Tevaga brings experience and grit to Sea Eagles". Manly Warringah Sea Eagles . Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "2025 NRL Pre-Season Challenge". National Rugby League . 21 November 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  12. ↑ "Every game, every round as 2025 NRL draw released". Fox Sports . 21 November 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
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