The New Zealand Warriors Women are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand that competes in the National Rugby League Women's (NRLW) premiership. The Warriors womenâÂÂs team are coached by Ronald Griffiths. As with their menâÂÂs team, the Warriors women are based at Mount Smart Stadium in the Auckland suburb of Penrose. The Warriors womenâÂÂs team previously competed in the NRLW for three seasons: 2018, 2019, and 2020.
In December 2017, the New Zealand Warriors expressed their interest in applying for a licence to participate in the inaugural NRL Women's Premiership. In March 2018, they were awarded one of four licences for the league's inaugural season, to commence in September of the same year. Luisa Avaiki was named the coach of the side.
The team competed in, and finished 3rd place in both the 2018 and 2019 seasons, the latter of which included the first ever standalone NRLW match held at Mount Smart Stadium.
The team was impacted in 2020 by travel restrictions imposed to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Five New Zealand based players from the previous season elected to go through three weeks of quarantine isolation on arrival in Australia to prepare for the 2020 NRLW season. The remainder of the Warriors squad consisted of Australian based players. The team was coached by Jillaroos coach, Brad Donald. The side came in third place (from four) for the third consecutive year.
In June 2021, CEO Cameron George announced the team would not compete in the 2021 competition but plan to re-enter the competition in 2022. This did not eventuate, however, with the NRL announcing NRLW expansion to 10 teams for the 2023 season that did not include the Warriors. In August 2022, during a Members-Only meeting with CEO Cameron George, Owner Mark Robinson, Coach Stacey Jones, and Captain Tohu Harris. It was announced their intention to re-enter the competition for the 2025 season. On March 28 2024, NRL CEO Andrew Abdo announced the Warriors would rejoin the NRLW, along with a Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs team, in an expanded 12-team competition from 2025.
In December 2025, the Warriors announced a pathways partnership with the South Sydney Rabbitohs for the 2026 NRLW season. Under the agreement, Warriors contracted players not required for the NRLW team on a particular weekend will be available to play for the Rabbitohs in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. South Sydney contracted players will have the opportunity to trial for the Warriors and to be brought into the squad and NRLW team as injury replacements.
The first ever New Zealand Warriors team who played the Sydney Roosters on the 8th September 2018 at ANZ Stadium. The New Zealand Warriors won the match 10-4.
The New Zealand Warriors player of the year award winners since 2018 (please note Warriors did not play between 2021 and 2024).
On 1 July 2024, the club announced the appointment of Ronald Griffiths as head coach of their NRLW team, for their return to the competition in 2025. Griffiths was appointed on a three-year deal.
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All players that have captained the New Zealand Women's in first-grade.
From 10 September 2024 the New Zealand Warriors began to announce player signings for the 2025 NRLW season.
The draw for the 2026 season was announced on 14 November 2025.
Win Loss Record since entering the NRLW in 2018 (went into hiatus between 2021 and 2024 due to covid-19)
Who scored the first try and most recent try for the Warriors.
Notes
Lists and tables last updated: 21 September 2025.
Most Games for the Warriors
Most Tries for the Warriors
Most Goals for the Warriors
Most Points for the Warriors (12+)
Most points in a game (8+)
Most points in a game (8+)
Most Tries in a game (8+)
Most Goals in a game
Most Tries in a Season for the Warriors
Most Points in a Season (12+)
The oldest and youngest players to represent the New Zealand Warriors women in the NRLW.
Biggest winning margins
Biggest losing margins
Most consecutive wins
Most consecutive losses
Biggest Comeback
Worst Collapse
First match
Past and current players that have played for the Indigenous All-Stars or for the MÃÂori All-Stars.
Past and current players that have been selected to play for a national women's team and competed internationally.