The Warriors’ rivalry with the Canterbury Bulldogs intensified during the early-2000s following a string of spectacular comebacks and upset victories by the Auckland-based club, while the Bulldogs’ consistently large contingent of Kiwi imports ensured an extra bit of fire and… Read More ›
The Warriors provided some temporary cheer for a grieving nation trying to make sense of the incomprehensible tragedy that unfolded in Christchurch a day earlier, tearing the Canterbury Bulldogs apart 40-6 at Mount Smart Stadium. A crowd of 18,795 –… Read More ›
Flashback Friday revisits one of the Warriors’ most dominant performances against Canterbury – a 36-12 drubbing in 2011 that doubled as the club’s 200th match at Mount Smart Stadium. The Bulldogs arrived in Auckland for the Round 19 clash in… Read More ›
NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS V CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDGOS – 5:00PM (NZT)/7:00PM (AEDT) @ MOUNT SMART STADIUM, AUCKLAND The Storylines: While aiming to build on the outstanding on- and off-field foundations laid during a landmark 2018 campaign, the Warriors unmistakably launch into a… Read More ›
Via Warriors Media Adam Keighran has been named to make his NRL debut in the No 6 jersey alongside halfback Blake Green in the Vodafone Warriors’ NRL season-opener against his former Canterbury-Bankstown club at Mount Smart Stadium on Saturday (5.00pm… Read More ›
Via Warriors Media The Vodafone Warriors have announced Isaiah Papali’i has been disciplined for an off-field misdemeanour involving a low-range drink-driving offence during the offseason. The 20-year-old will miss the club’s season-opening NRL match against the Bulldogs at Mount Smart… Read More ›
TWL gets out the big red pen after the Warriors’ exasperating 27-26 loss to the Bulldogs. 1 ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK (c): Broken record alert – RTS was by far the Warriors’ best. Ran more than 100 metres than anyone else on… Read More ›
A rookie Canterbury half playing his seventh NRL game has destroyed the Warriors, who butchered a gilt-edged chance to confirm their place in the 2018 NRL finals and cruelled their top-four hopes with an inexplicable 27-26 loss to the battling… Read More ›
This week’s Flashback Friday relives a stunning Warriors victory strangely overlooked in the annals of the NRL era’s greatest finishes, when a last-minute try to Lance Hohaia stole a 30-24 win over Canterbury at ANZ Stadium in 2010. The Warriors had… Read More ›
CANTERBURY BULLDOGS V NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS – 2.00PM (AEST)/4.00PM (AEST) SUNDAY, AUGUST 19 AT ANZ STADIUM, SYDNEY The Storylines: If the Warriors’ return to the NRL finals isn’t yet sealed, a win over the 14th-placed Bulldogs would certainly do the… Read More ›