Selection of per game stats for NZ Warriors in two Andys era… Tries 2023: 4.1 2024: 3.7 2025: 3.7 2026: 5 Offloads 2023: 7.3 2024: 7.4 2025: 7.7 2026: 8.5
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NZ Warriors per game stat profile Set completion: 2nd | 82.1% Tries: 5th | 5 Try assists: 6th | 4.1 Linebreaks: 3rd | 6.1 Tackle breaks: 9th | 33.4 Run metres: 5th | 1,749.7 Post contact metres: 6th | 565.7 Kick return metres: 7th | 172.4
There was another of those U17 Women’s Development series between the Wellington Phoenix and Auckland FC over the weekend.
The Auckland FC Invitational team has rounded out its squad to face Chelsea on Saturday with a bunch of local additions.
There’s a Tall Ferns tour coming up with the Pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament later this month. Not a major tourney to worry about (the proper Olympic qualifiers come later) but a good opportunity to get some competitive games in.
Most Minutes in NZBL 2026 By Players Born 2005 or Later Xanda Marsters (Tauranga/2006) – 449 mins Jake Holmes (Canterbury/2007) – 446 mins Ihaka Cate (Canterbury/2007) – 348 mins Cole Hopoi (Tauranga/2008) – 280 mins Zavier Adam (Taranaki/2005) – 267 mins
Canterbury’s Jake Holmes was awarded the NZBL Young Player of the Year award as the best U21s player across the season.
Birkenhead United have already claimed the Northern League title and Cashmere Technical won't be far behind in either South Island comp. That and all the other good stuff in another domestic footy wrap... theniche-cache.com/football/202...
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They’ve done it, Birkenhead United are champions of the Northern League with four games to spare – the first trophy winner to be confirmed across the top men’s and women’s footy leagues this year
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Keano Kini was kept quiet by NZ Warriors... 24 runs - 197m @ 8.2m/run, 7 tackle breaks, 3 offloads Northcote junior Kini is avearging 4.6 tackle breaks and 2.6 offloads per game this season. #KiwiNRL
Funky trio of young forwards were awesome vs Titans - representing the three biggest cities in Aotearoa... Jacob Laban: Te Aroha - Wellington vs Titans: Tied most tackle breaks this season (6), most offloads (3), third highest run metres (146)
Dummy half running vs Titans Wayde Egan: 6 runs - 68m @ 11.3m/run Sam Healey: 4 runs - 32m @ 8m/run
Te Maire Martin this season: 10 games, 6 tries, 9 try assists, 10 offloads
Ali Leiataua has 7 linebreaks this season with 4 in his last 4 games. He also has a try, 2 try assists and 18 tackle breaks in his last 4 games.
Both NZ Warriors wingers are averaging a try per game this season Dallin Watene-Zelezniak: 18 tries in 18 games Alofiana Khan-Pereira: 13 tries in 12 games
Charnze Nicoll-Klostad as starting fullback this season vs Roosters: 1 try, 7 tackle breaks, 144m vs Raiders: 3 tackle breaks, 89m vs Titans: 1 tackle break, 155m vs Titans: 1 linebreak, 5 tackle breaks, 1 offload, 253m
Warriors help Titans get crowds over 20,000 2023: 20,877 2024: 22,702 2025: 23,271 2026: 25,181 #UpTheWahs
NZ Warriors points scored | conceded per game in two Andys era 2023: 23.8 | 18.6 2024: 21.3 | 23.9 2025: 21.5 | 20.6 2026: 28.3 | 16.4 #UpTheWahs
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Still got another few weeks of preseason for most European clubs but they don’t wait around in Denmark. The Superliga is already underway for the 2026-27 campaign and for as long as Callum McCowatt re...
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After doing the NSW Cup and State Championship double last year, New Zealand Warriors have held steady with a winning record in the middle of the ladder with a far younger group of players.
The Five Most Surprising New Zealand Warriors Juniors So Far In 2026 — The Niche Cache
After doing the NSW Cup and State Championship double last year, New Zealand Warriors have held steady with a winning record in the middle of the ladder with a far younger group of players.
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New Zealand's U17 Women's team went to their World Cup and did better than any team we've ever sent before, while the U17 Men didn't match the feats of the previous wave but may have uncovered our next superstar. Good things keep happening in kiwi hoops. theniche-cache.com/americanspor...
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Unprecedented things keep happening in the basketball realms of New Zealand and we’ve just had the men’s and women’s FIBA U17 World Cups so you’d better believe the list is now a little longer.
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Best NRLWahine youngsters in NRLW... Sharks: Jaydika Tafua (Papanui) Dragons: Trinity Tauaneai (Wainuiomata) Bulldogs: Simina Lokotui (Mangere East), Mary-Jane Taito (Mangere East), Evelyn Roberts (Mangere East)
South Island Kiwi-NRL juniors named below NRL this weekend (no Queensland Cup or Warriors games) NSW Cup Storm: K-Ci Newton-Whare (Riccarton) Bulldogs: Chelden Hayward (Linwood), Sosaia Alatini (Hornby) Knights: Te Kaio Cranwell (Linwood)
NZ Warriors vs Titans match up Points scored per game Warriors: 27.55 Titans: 20.72 Points conceded per game Warriors: 17 Titans: 25.5
Jacob Auloa (Pt Chevalier/St Paul's College) is named on extended bench for Warriors vs Titans Auloa is 21yrs and has risen through the Mt Smart system as a hooker, before gathering experience as a small forward.
A few domestic cricket deep cuts... Angus Olliver: 23yrs | Auckland | seam FC: 5 innings, 3w @ 84.6avg/4.6rpo LA: 9 innings, 10w @ 37avg/5.7rpo T20: 14 innings, 21w @ 20.7avg/8.8rpo www.youtube.com/shorts/_bOui...
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NZ Warriors are 3-1 in NRLW and have scouted some gems for the second year in a row under coach Ronald Griffiths. Shakira Baker and Tysha Ikenasio are standouts, along with a brutal middle forward rotation #NRLW theniche-cache.com/rugbyleague/...
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New Zealand Warriors are 3-1 to start their NRLW season and two of their wins have been in Australia, leading into Magic Round where Warriors will take on Titans in Wagga Wagga.
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