| 2026 New Zealand Warriors season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRL Rank | TBP | |||
| 2026 record | Wins: 0; draws: 0; losses: 0 | |||
| Points scored | For: 0; against: 0 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Cameron George | |||
| Coach | | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Go Media Stadium (Capacity: 25,000) Hnry Stadium (Capacity: 34,500; round 8 only) One New Zealand Stadium (Capacity: 30,000; round 16 only) | |||
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The 2026 New Zealand Warriors season will be the 32nd season in the club's history. They will compete in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Andrew Webster will continue as head coach for a fourth consecutive season. Mitch Barnett and James Fisher-Harris will be the co-captains for a second consecutive season. [1]
The Warriors will commence their NRL season on 6 March against the Sydney Roosters at Go Media Stadium, Auckland. [2]
| Top 30 squad - 2026 NRL season | Supplementary list | Coaching staff | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 31 January 2026 | ||||||||
These movements happened across the previous season, off-season and preseason. Contract extensions occurred either during the preseason or the 2026 NRL season.
| Player | Previous club | Length | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Gannon | | 2028 | [3] |
| Harry Inch | Tasman / Crusaders (rugby union) | 2027 | [4] |
| Alofiana Khan-Pereira | | 2028 | [5] [6] |
| Jye Linnane | | 2028 | [7] |
| Braelan Marsh | | 2028 | [8] |
| Haizyn Mellars | | 2028 | [9] |
| Player | Length | Date announced | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Metcalf | 2028 | 23 October 2025 | [15] |
| Eddie Ieremia-Toeava | 2028 | 19 December 2025 | [16] |
The Warriors will play against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in Napier and the Dolphins in Sydney as their pre-season fixtures. Both matches are part of the fourth edition of the NRL Pre-season Challenge. [17]
Win Draw Loss
| Round 2: 14 February | New Zealand Warriors | v | | Napier | |
| 15:40 NZDT | Report | Stadium: McLean Park |
| Round 3: 20 February | Dolphins | v | | Sydney | |
| 18:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Leichhardt Oval |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to finals series |
| 2 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The league fixtures were released on 14 November 2025. [18]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| Round 1: 6 March | New Zealand Warriors | v | | Auckland | |
| 20:00 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Go Media Stadium |
| Round 2: 13 March | New Zealand Warriors | v | | Auckland | |
| 20:00 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Go Media Stadium |
| Round 3: 21 March | Newcastle Knights | v | | Newcastle | |
| 15:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre |
| Round 4: 27 March | New Zealand Warriors | v | | Auckland | |
| 20:00 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Go Media Stadium |
| Round 5: 5 April | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | v | | Cronulla | |
| 14:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Ocean Protect Stadium |
| Round 6: 11 April | Melbourne Storm | v | | Melbourne | |
| 19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| Round 7: 18 April | New Zealand Warriors | v | | Auckland | |
| 17:00 NZST | Report | Stadium: Go Media Stadium |
| Round 8: 25 April | New Zealand Warriors | v | | Wellington | |
| 20:05 NZST | Report | Stadium: Hnry Stadium |
| Round 9: 2 May | Parramatta Eels | v | | Sydney | |
| 17:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
| Round 11: 17 May | New Zealand Warriors | v | | Brisbane | |
| 16:05 AEST | Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium |
| Round 12: 23 May | St. George Illawarra Dragons | v | | Sydney | |
| 17:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: Jubilee Oval |
| Round 13: 31 May | Penrith Panthers | v | | Sydney | |
| 18:15 AEST | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
| Round 15: 13 June | New Zealand Warriors | v | | Auckland | |
| 19:30 NZST | Report | Stadium: Go Media Stadium |
| Round 16: 21 June | New Zealand Warriors | v | | Christchurch | |
| 16:00 NZST | Report | Stadium: One New Zealand Stadium |
| Round 17: 27 June | Dolphins | v | | Brisbane | |
| 15:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium |
| Round 19: 10 July | Wests Tigers | v | | Sydney | |
| 20:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium |
| Round 20: 18 July | New Zealand Warriors | v | | Auckland | |
| 19:30 NZST | Report | Stadium: Go Media Stadium |
| Round 21: 25 July | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | v | | Sydney | |
| 17:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: Accor Stadium |
| Round 22: 1 August | Gold Coast Titans | v | | Gold Coast | |
| 15:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium |
| Round 23: 7 August | New Zealand Warriors | v | | Auckland | |
| 20:00 NZST | Report | Stadium: Go Media Stadium |
| Round 24: 15 August | Brisbane Broncos | v | | Brisbane | |
| 19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium |
| Round 25: 22 August | South Sydney Rabbitohs | v | | Sydney | |
| 17:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: Accor Stadium |
| Round 26: 30 August | New Zealand Warriors | v | | Auckland | |
| 16:00 NZST | Report | Stadium: Go Media Stadium |
| Round 27: 5 September | New Zealand Warriors | v | | Auckland | |
| 17:00 NZST | Report | Stadium: Go Media Stadium |