The Warriors will be calling on home support from game one of the 2026 NRL season at home against the Roosters PHOTO: NRL IMAGES The Warriors will open their 2026 NRL season with a Friday night game against the Sydney Roosters in Go Media Stadium The full draw will be announced later this week, the NRL has confirmed the first round games. LATEST HEADLINES: Silver Ferns ease past Scotland Silver Ferns coach returns home Routliffe splits from Dabrowski All Whites suffer injury

The Kiwis are unchanged for their Pacific Championships final against Samoa, while the Kiwi Ferns have injected some extra finesse for their showdown with the Australia's Jillar

Are the Kiwis ready to beat Tonga and the Kiwi Ferns the Jillaroos? PHOTO: NRL

Multi gold medal-winning Black Ferns star Stacey Waaka is returning to the NRLW on a two-year contract with the New Zealand Warriors starting next season.

Halfback Luke Metcalf has inked a two-year contract extension to lock in his future with the One New Zealand Warriors until the end of the 2028 NRL season.

Plenty of action as the New Zealand men's and women's rugby league sides line up to take on Samoa at Go Media Stadium on Sunday.

Gold Coast winger Alofiana Khan-Pereira, who boasts 53 tries in just 54 matches, will join the One New Zealand Warriors on a three-year NRL contract from next season.

Annetta Nuuausala has become the third Broncos NRLW premiership winner signed in a week by the One New Zealand Warriors.

Powerhouse centre Mele Hufanga has joined fellow Brisbane Broncos premiership winner Gayle Broughton by signing to join the New Zealand Warriors for the 2026 NRLW season.

The Kiwi Ferns are expecting to make an impact in their upcoming Pacific Championships campaign, and head coach Ricky Henry has stacked his side accordingly.

Kiwis Head Coach Stacey Jones has named an experienced 21-man squad for the Pacific Championships campaign against Samoa and Tonga starting this month.

Another piece of silverware was added to the Warriors reserve grade sides season in 2025 after a comprehensive victory on NRL finals day

A second major championship title within a week beckons for the New South Wales Cup premiership-winning New Zealand Warriors when they face the Burleigh Bears in the NRL State Championship final on Sunday.

For the first time in their history the New Zealand Warriors have claimed a senior premiership after beating the Dragons 30-12 New South Wales Cup grand final in Sydney.

An unchanged team has been named for the New Zealand Warriors’ bid to win the New South Wales Cup premiership for the first time

The Warriors gave it all but were no match for the four-time reigning NRL premier Panthers outgunned 24-8 to end their season.

Hard-working prop Jackson Ford and hooker Wayde Egan return for the One New Zealand Warriors’ elimination final against the Penrith Panthers at Go Media Stadium on Saturday

The Warriors will finish sixth on the NRL ladder after a 27-26 loss away at Manly and will host an elimination final against either the Roosters or Panthers next weekend.

Hooker Wayde Egan’s 150th milestone appearance has been put on hold for a week with a hip complaint ruling him out of the NZ Warriors’ final regular season match against Manly n Sydney on Friday night.

The Warriors were unable to deliver a win in front of another big crowd at Mt Smart in their final home game of the regular season, with the Eels playing giant killer again.