Featured items
The Southern Cross Campus product was a standout as the One New Zealand Warriors made their return to the under-18 competition after a three-year absence.
Not only did he excel for the SG Ball Cup side but he was also promoted to make his debut in the New South Wales Cup, initially with four...
Boyd was born in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.
A Runaway Bay Seagulls junior, Boyd attended Keebra Park State High School, before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos. In 2017, Boyd was a member of Keebra Park's ARL Schoolboy Cup winning side and was selected for the Australian...
Highly-promising Cronulla Sutherland hooker Sam Healey has been signed by the One New Zealand Warriors on a three-year contract to the end of the 2027 NRL season.
The 22-year-old has come through the grades with the Sharks, establishing himself in the New South Wales Cup with 36 games for...
Ronald Griffiths is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who is the head coach of the Newcastle Knights NSW Cup team. He previously coached the NRL Women's Premiership team, coaching them to two premierships.
Griffiths is of Indigenous Australian descent. He played junior...
Born on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Tangata-Toa played junior rugby league for the Burleigh Bears and attended Palm Beach Currumbin State High School.
Tangata-Toa, a lower grader with the St George Illawarra Dragons and Cronulla Sharks, moved to England in 2005, joining the Hull Kingston Rovers...
Essentially the same jersey from the previous season with 3 key differences. The Vodafone logo was updated to the new version, Lion Red League was changed to Lion Red Beer on the sleeves and Nissan Forklift was removed from the lower back sponsor spot.
Players jerseys were simply replica...
Essentially the same jersey from the previous season with 3 key differences. The Vodafone logo was updated to the new version, Lion Red League was changed to Lion Red Beer on the sleeves and Nissan Forklift was removed from the lower back sponsor spot.
Players jerseys were simply replica...
Made in honour of Awen playing 10 seasons for the club and worn in his 11th and final season at the Warriors. The design reflected Awen's Maori and Tongan heritage.
The actual match worn jerseys were handed out by inaugural captain and Warrior #1, Dean Bell on game day. A game that Awen would...
2006 ushered in a completely new jersey design unlike anything the NRL had ever seen. The jersey was sleek and minimalist in style using a new template that saw the boxed shoulder designs of past year replaced by a more ergonomic angled cut.
The 2006 away jersey didn't sell as much as the home...
2006 ushered in a completely new jersey design unlike anything the NRL had ever seen. The jersey was sleek and minimalist in style using a new template that saw the boxed shoulder designs of past year replaced by a more ergonomic angled cut.
These jerseys sold well and are widely available on...
The clubs very first anniversary jersey this was worn during the Round 16 clash against the Brisbane Broncos to mark the 10th anniversary since our inaugural game in 1995.
In a game that the Warriors won 30-18 at Mt Smart Stadium this game is mostly remembered as the debut game for Simon...
The 2004 and 2005 alternate jersey was slightly altered from the 2003 'hoops' jersey version with the hoop bands being thinner. Both versions had 4 bands running across them.
These jerseys were never sold to the general public although several had a number 7 put on the back and were given to...
Not a lot to add to this profile apart from what has been mentioned in the 2003 away jersey. They are exactly the same with the exception of the new Lion Red League logo on the sleeve. This jersey was used for both the 2004 and 2005 seasons.
The match day photos in the gallery are from both the...
These jerseys were basically the 2003 jersey but with an altered Lion Red League logo that was designed by Steve Russell for Proud Design that streamlined all logos of Lion Reds sporting interests.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CImqqeyn0n2/
Interestingly the 2004 jerseys are the only ones to be...
Known affectionately in the collector scene as the 2003 hoops jersey these were released in a very limited run. No idea on actual numbers but its scarcity would suggest a drop of no more than 100 at the most.
This jersey was only worn once during the 2003 season in the Round 13 clash against...
Using the inverse colours of the home jersey the 2003 away was the first proper away jersey since the 1995 season.
As with the home jersey this one was mass produced and is widely available.
There was no distinction between the on field jerseys and retail replicas except for the heat pressed...
The Warriors would sever all ties with their Auckland heritage and adopt a new black and grey colour to better reflect the national name of the new club.
After the success of the club in the previous season making the Grand Final this jersey was sold by the tens of thousands and until 2012 was...
Worn as a one off jersey in a trial against the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Carlaw Park on 24 February 2002. The jersey was made in honour of the Mt Albert Lions league club playing the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Carlaw Park 33 years earlier in 1968. With both the Lions and Rabbitohs having won...
The iconic 2002 home jersey that marked a season where the Warriors won the Minor Premiership and made the Grand Final wearing it.
Pretty much the 2001 home jersey with a few tweaks including the removal of the white panel on the back of the jersey and the new black and silver Warriors logo...
Training
2001 NZ Warriors Training Jersey
Used as a training jersey in opposed training sessions hence the two contrasting.
The white version was player issue only and as far as I know was never available for sale to the general public.
Worn to at least the 2004 season including 2002 where players names were added to the back of...
Training
2001 NZ Warriors Training Jersey
Used as a training jersey in opposed training sessions hence the two contrasting.
The blue version was mostly a player issued jersey but a few were sold as surplus at the Puma outlet store.
Worn to at least the 2004 season including 2002 where players names were added to the back of jerseys...
Essentially the same jersey from the previous year but with the addition of a huge patch with the new NRL logo to cover the previous seasons one.
As with the 2001 away jersey these exact jerseys were never available to the general public and were player issue only...
Photo credit...
The 2000 home jersey was turned into an away jersey in 2001 along with a new Telstra Premiership patch above the NRL logo and new sleeve sponsor Lion Red.
These jerseys with the new additional patches were never sold to the public and only made for on field use. The Lion Red patches were all...
The now New Zealand Warriors had a new name and also completely new jersey design incorporating the national sporting colour of black.
Another new addition was sleeve sponsor Lion Red starting a partnership that lasted over 14 seasons.
Replica jerseys were widely available to the public and...
I believe this jersey was actually an alternate instead of an away jersey but need more concrete evidence to confirm. This jersey was only worn 4 or 5 times during the season with 3 of those occasions being preseason trials.
One such game was against the Dragons at Ericsson Stadium when the...
2000 saw Puma become the Warriors new official supplier and what they rolled out was this monstrosity. They were under some serious time constraints having only signed a couple months before the 2000 season so to be able to get something done in a process that usually takes 9 months was...
1999 saw the end of one era and the beginning of another. DB Bitter would be completely removed as a sponsor and be replaced with Vodafone. The club would also change ownership and the first thing the new owners did was changed the curved tongue of the Warriors logo due to a perceived curse...
Worn by the Auckland Warriors Colt team which was the Super League version of the Jersey Flegg or U20s.
Only versions available were the team issued jerseys that the players played in. Very few have survived...
Photo credit: @mt.wellington, Warriors Magazine 1997 and 1998
To discuss this...
The Super League Wars lasted only one season and the Warriors re-entered the newly formed National Rugby League (NRL). The 1998 jersey was the same as the previous year but this time they were allowed to use the Warriors logo which was owned by the ARL. The other major change was the new sleeve...
Alternate
1997 Auckland Warriors Alternate Jersey
Very little about this jersey is known other than the fact that it was worn only once during the Round 8 game against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at Ericsson Stadium.
Only version available were worn during that one game. There is evidence that a set was prepared for the 1998 season but...
This jersey served as both the home and away jersey for 1997 with the team only changing shorts and socks. Red was for home and blue was away though that wasn't always the case.
The replica one without sponsors is the most common version around. It sold back then for $129. The replica with...
With the Super League Wars in full swing during the 1996 preseason the Warriors were all set to start playing in the rival competition with Nike supplying them. For all the teams preseason games they wore a Nike jersey with Nike having the contract to supply every team in the Super League.
The...
With the Super League War settled in the Australian High Court the Warriors were forced to play in the ARL but were left without a major supplier. Enter Lenco. The small Auckland based supplier would step into the breach left by supplying the team with their official gear.
The common retail...
Warriors first official away jersey.
First worn in Round 4 against the North Sydney Bears at the North Sydney Oval, Sydney.
As with the home jersey of that season there were a few suppliers with the most common one being the polyester Lenco jersey. Other suppliers included Peerless.
The NRL...
The Warriors first official on field jersey as worn by the team during our inaugural game against the Brisbane Broncos on 10th March, 1995.
There are many variations with new ones popping up every year. Some of the more common 3rd party suppliers were Lenco, Peerless, Classic, and Sport M...
Released in anticapation of the Warriors joining the ARL. First Warriors jersey released for public sale.
Key difference from the 1993 jersey is the placement of the CCC badge under the ARL and Ansett sleeve sponsor.
Other variations include Lenco, Lenco diamond logo and Peerless...
Photo...
1993 Auckland Warriors Home Jersey
In March 1993 the official Auckland Warriors jersey was shown for the first time to the public at a lavish launch attended by New South Wales Rugby League General Manager John Quayle, former Australian Kangaroos captain Wally Lewis, former New Zealand Kiwis...
James Fisher-Harris (born 5 January 1996) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop, lock and second-row forward for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL, and New Zealand and the New Zealand Māori at international level. He has won three NRL premiership titles with...
Richard Agar (born 20 January 1972) is an English professional rugby league coach who is the former head coach of the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League and a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s.
He played at club level for the Dewsbury (Rams) (two...
Jacob Laban was born in Moto'otua near Apia in Samoa before his family moved to New Zealand when he was four years old. Related to Wellington rugby league identity Ken Laban, he played his junior rugby league for the Randwick Kingfishers, a club synonymous with New Zealand rugby league great...
The Warriors have secured two of New Zealand’s hottest young prospects Zyon Maiuu and Jacob Laban on three-year contracts to add more quality to the club’s playing depth for the future.
The 17-year-old Kelston Boys’ High School students are regarded by Warriors recruitment manager Peter...
A legend of the club, Jones originally stepped into an off-field role with the Warriors in 2013 as Junior Recruitment and Pathways Coach.
Jones would then take on the Under 20's head coach job the following year, leading the side to their 3rd title.
Following the success in the Under 20's...
Slade Griffin (born 17 January 1991), is a former New Zealand international rugby league footballer. His positions were hooker and lock. He is currently the head coach of the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership.
He previously played for the Melbourne Storm and the Newcastle...
Kalani Going is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row, lock and hooker for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Going made his NRL debut in Round 27 2023 against the Dolphins.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalani_Going
With a surname like his...
- Warrior #
- 283
Jackson Ford (born 17 February 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward and lock for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL.
Ford was born in...
- Warrior #
- 276
Mitchell Barnett (born 15 April 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row, lock or prop forward for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He previously played for the Canberra Raiders and Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby...
- Warrior #
- 275
Freddy Lussick (born 28 August 2000) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He previously played for the Sydney Roosters and the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL.
Freddy is the youngest brother of...
- Warrior #
- 270
Tom Ale (born 1 April 1999) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays prop, second-row, and lock for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Ale made his first grade debut in round 19 of the 2020 NRL season for the New Zealand Warriors against the Canberra...
- Warrior #
- 250
Wayde Egan (born 20 March 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Egan was born in Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia, and was educated at Lithgow High School.
He played his junior rugby...
- Warrior #
- 240
Demitric Vaimauga (born 15 March 2004) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Vaimauga was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He was educated at De La Salle College, Māngere East. He was an Otahuhu Leopards...
- Warrior #
- 280
Viliami Vailea (born 17 November 2002) is a Tongan professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).
In round 20 of the 2021 NRL season, Vailea made his debut for the Warriors against the Wests Tigers at Suncorp Stadium...
- Warrior #
- 264
Taine Tuaupiki (born 31 August 1999) is an New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Tuaupiki was born in Manly, New South Wales, Australia. He grew up in Taharoa on the southern side of Kawhia Harbour.
Tuaupiki...
- Warrior #
- 279
Ronald Volkman (born 4 July 2002) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Volkman was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He went to Waverley College. He is of Samoan & German descent.
Volkman...
- Warrior #
- 272
Paul Roache is a Samoan rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Roche was educated at Mount Albert Grammar School.
Roache made his NRL debut in Round 27 against the Dolphins.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Roache
Paul...
- Warrior #
- 284
Marcelo Eduardo Montoya Jr (born 17 February 1996) is a Fijian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Fiji at international level.
He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the...
- Warrior #
- 256
Luke Metcalf (born 1 March 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL.
Metcalf played his junior rugby league with...
- Warrior #
- 281
Edward Kosi (born 28 January 1999) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL). He attended De La Salle College, Māngere East and played all his junior footy for Mangere East Hawks
Kosi made his...
- Warrior #
- 260
Dylan Walker (born 27 September 1994) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a utility for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL), and has played for Australia and the New Zealand Maori at international level. After primarily playing at centre or five-eighth...
- Warrior #
- 278
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (born 2 August 1995) is a professional rugby league footballer from New Zealand who plays as a fullback for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL). He has played for the Cook Islands, New Zealand, and the New Zealand Māori at international level.
He...
- Warrior #
- 218
Adam Pompey (born 22 August 1998) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre and winger for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Pompey was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He attended Wesley College in Auckland.
He played in the NRL...
- Warrior #
- 237
Andrew Webster (born 17 January 1982) is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who is the head coach of the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Webster has been on the coaching staff at Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League and the Warriors, Wests Tigers...
Tuivasa-Sheck had been a shining light throughout his time with the club. While his first season in 2016 was blighted by an ACL injury he missed only six games in the next four years.
He was named the club's player of the year in three consecutive seasons - 2017, 2018 and 2019 - as well as...
- Warrior #
- 203
After just 15 NRL appearances in his first two seasons, Jazz has become a key component in the team's mix, bringing heart, energy and desire every time he's on the field.
Across the 2018 and 2019 campaigns he appeared in 42 of the club's 49 games, mainly injected off the bench to lift the side...
- Warrior #
- 209
With links with Bay Roskill, Mount Albert and Point Chevalier, Bunty took up the code late but quickly emerged as a player of distinct promise during his time at St Paul's College, New Zealand's famed rugby league nursery.
He was a standout for the Vodafone Junior Warriors, making more than 60...
- Warrior #
- 213
The Vodafone Warriors secured the much sought-after Berry ahead of other rivals when he was a schoolboy rugby union star excelling for the St Patrick's Silverstream College First XV in Wellington.
He joined the club fulltime for the 2019-2020 offseason, beginning the 2020 campaign by...
- Warrior #
- 258
Signing formalities were completed in late June to pave the way for the Kiwi captain to join the Vodafone Warriors immediately on a deal through to the end of the 2024 NRL season.
Now in his eighth season, the 25-year-old Hamilton-born Watene-Zelezniak adds another level of experience and...
- Warrior #
- 262
Another early signing, Niukore was secured on a four-year deal in November 2021 before returning home to link up with the One New Zealand Warriors in 2023.
The Mangere East Hawks junior amassed 96 NRL appearances for Parramatta since his debut in 2018, the last being in the 2022 grand final...
- Warrior #
- 276
The gifted utility was signed from the Brisbane Broncos on a three-year contract to the end of the 2025 season.
Martin has made a remarkable return to the NRL in 2022 after a bleed on the brain forced him out of the game in 2019.
Cleared to make a comeback last year, he played his first NRL...
- Warrior #
- 275
The imposing 189cm, 118kg prop’s acquisition last September followed the signing of his Mate Ma'a Tonga teammate Ben Murdoch-Masila from Warrington, Parramatta Eels prop Kane Evans and St George Illawarra centre Euan Aitken plus ex-Canberra back rower Jack Murchie, who was signed on an extended...
- Warrior #
- 252
Tohu had been playing rugby union when he was signed by Melbourne after appearing in a trial the Storm ran in Wellington.
He went on to play for the Storm in the NYC from 2010-2012 before making his NRL debut in the opening round of the 2013 season. Earlier he had helped the Storm to win the...
- Warrior #
- 224
The name Ali was back on the One New Zealand Warriors’ first-grade team sheet for the first time in 19 years when centre Ali Leiataua was handed his NRL debut in the club's 15th-round clash against the Raiders.
The nephew of the legendary Ali Lauitiiti, Leiataua was brought in to replace Rocco...
- Warrior #
- 282
Johnson's mother is Laotian and his father is a Pākehā (New Zealander of European origin).
From Whangaparaoa, Johnson attended Orewa College and played many sports, including basketball and rugby union, but made his name playing touch and Australian rules football.
Few players have had to deal...
- Warrior #
- 168