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Lino links with Newcastle
Long-time New Zealand Warriors back-up half Mason Lino has agreed to join the Newcastle Knights from 2019. Lino has signed a two-year-deal with the Club which sees him in the red and blue until at least the end of 2020. Knights player list manager Troy Pezet said the addition of Lino provides... -
Warriors secure coach through 2022
New Zealand Warriors head coach Stephen Kearney has signed a contract extension keeping him at Mount Smart Stadium until the end of the 2022 NRL season. The deal will see the 46-year-old Kearney remain in the role for six seasons, joining Ivan Cleary (2006-2011) as the longest-serving head...
The Warriors have named their side for this Friday’s Round 2 clash against the Melbourne Storm at Mount Smart Stadium, after tasting victory last week against Newcastle.
An unchanged starting line-up has been named for the New Zealand Warriors’ first Friday night game at Mount Smart Stadium...
The Kiwi Ferns have parted ways with former coach Alan Jackson just months out from the 2017 Women’s Rugby League World Cup in Australia.
Former Junior Kiwis coach Tony Benson has been appointed to the role, following a review of the recent NRL Auckland Nines campaign which identified the need...
NRL CEO Todd Greenberg has announced that Kieran Foran will be able to resume his career this season, after the NRL registered his contract with the New Zealand Warriors for 2017.
Although he added the 26-year-old wouldn’t be able to play until the club’s third-round match against...
In his pomp Francis Meli was one of the most devastating wingers to put on a New Zealand Warriors jersey. A prolific try-scorer and a brutal hitter on both sides of the ball, Meli enjoyed a 16-year career in both the NRL and Super League.
Kiwileaguecentral.com caught up with him recently to...
New Zealand Warriors head coach Stephen Kearney has today named fullback Roger Tuivasa-Sheck as the club’s 2017 NRL captain while also confirming Kiwi second rower Tohu Harris has been signed on a four-year deal from 2018.
Kearney has additionally announced veteran second rower Simon Mannering...
Walking around the grounds of Otahuhu College with Lesley Vainikolo makes you feel like you are the coolest float at a community Christmas parade, or at least like you are walking next to the coolest float at a community Christmas parade.
Physically all 1.88 metres of him stands out. And the...
He is the younger brother of one of the most successful Kiwi players of the NRL era, and now Jeremy Marshall-King is working hard to make a professional career himself, playing in the Wests Tigers’ reserve grade side.
Kiwileaguecentral.com sat down for a quick catch up with the 21-year-old...
Trying to predict stuff in rugby league is fraught with danger at the best of times. Predicting stuff in rugby league before the year has even started is madness. Nonetheless, here are our 17 New Zealand league predictions for 2017.
17. Otahuhu bounce straight back from being relegated last...
As the start of the 2016 Four Nations approaches kiwileaguecentral.com takes a look at the three teams the Kiwis will come up against, assessing their strengths and weaknesses from a New Zealand point of view.
England
The Kiwis haven’t tasted Test series success in England since 2005, and...
Penrith Panthers rookie Te Maire Martin is about to cap off an incredible first year as an NRL player with a trip to the UK as part of the Kiwis’ Four Nations squad.
Season 2016 could have been even better for the Tokoroa-born playmaker, had a fractured shoulder not halted his NRL progress...