Warriors announce 2025 schedule featuring Christchurch Anzac game and US season opener

The One New Zealand Warriors have unveiled a landmark 2025 NRL schedule, including their first-ever Anzac Day match in Christchurch and a historic season opener in Las Vegas.

The Warriors will face the Newcastle Knights at Apollo Projects Stadium on April 25, marking the second year of their partnership with Christchurch. The game will be only the third time the Warriors have hosted an Anzac Day match in New Zealand and follows sellout crowds for their NRL and trial matches in the Garden City earlier this year.

The team will kick off their season on March 1 in Las Vegas, facing the Canberra Raiders at Allegiant Stadium, as part of the NRL’s US expansion efforts.

The team’s preseason preparations include trial matches against the Cronulla Sharks on February 7 at Shark Stadium and the Melbourne Storm on February 15 at Go Media Stadium.

With 2025 marking the 30th anniversary of the Warriors’ introduction to the NRL, the season is packed with highlights, including a rare visit from the Penrith Panthers to Auckland and the return of the Warriors’ NRLW side, set to feature in four doubleheaders.

Draw features

• Historic first game in Las Vegas playing the Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on March 1.
• Anzac Day match against Newcastle to be played at Apollo Projects Stadium in Christchurch.
• Glamour clubs the Sydney Roosters (Rd 3, March 21), Brisbane Broncos (Rd 7, April 19) and Penrith Panthers (Rd 16, June 21) facing the Warriors at Go Media Stadium.
• Match against the Panthers – the first in Auckland since 2019 – follows State of Origin II.
• Season begins away against the Raiders in Las Vegas and ends on the road against the Sea Eagles in Sydney.
• Warriors play 2024 top six sides only once – Roosters and Panthers in Auckland, Storm, Sharks, Cowboys and Bulldogs in Australia.
• Four consecutive matches played outside Auckland – Knights in Christchurch (April 25), Cowboys in Brisbane (May 3), Dragons in Wollongong (May10), Dolphins in Brisbane (May 17).
• Two byes fall before Origin matches.
• No away games in Townsville or Canberra.
• First bye is round five (April 3-6) while the second and third are only three weeks apart in round 15 and round 18.
• Teams played once:
  Home | Roosters, Panthers, Eels, Cowboys.
  Away | Storm, Rabbitohs, Bulldogs, Sharks.
• Teams played home and away:
  Raiders, Sea Eagles, Tigers, Broncos, Dolphins, Knights, Dragons, Titans.
• NRL-NRLW doubleheaders:
  July 13 (home) | v Tigers (4.00pm local time) preceded by Warriors-Eels NRLW match (2.00pm local time).
  July 20 (away) | v Knights (4.00pm local time) followed by Knights-Warriors NRLW match (6.15pm local time).
  July 26 (home) | v Titans (5.00pm local time preceded by Warriors-Titans NRLW match (2.45pm local time).
  August 9 (away) | v Bulldogs (7.35pm local time) preceded by Bulldogs-Warriors NRLW match (5.15pm local time).

Regular season

1. Sat March 1 (4.00pm) v Raiders, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas
2. Fri March 14 (8.00pm) v Sea Eagles, Go Media Stadium, Auckland
3. Fri March 21 (8.00pm) v Roosters, Go Media Stadium, Auckland
4. Sun March 30 (6.15pm) v Wests Tigers, Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Sydney
5. April 3-6 Bye
6. Sun April 13 (2.00pm) v Storm, AAMI Park, Melbourne
7. Sat April 19 (7.30pm) v Broncos, Go Media Stadium, Auckland (Easter Weekend)
8. Fri April 25 (8.00pm) v Knights, Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch (Anzac Round)
9. Sat May 3 (5.30pm) v Cowboys, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (Magic Round)
10. Sat May 10 (5.30pm) v Dragons, WIN Stadium, Wollongong
11. Sat May 17 (3.00pm) v Dolphins, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
12. Sun May 25 (6.05pm) v Raiders, Go Media Stadium, Auckland
    Wed May 28 (8.00pm) State of Origin I, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
13. Sun June 1 (2.00pm) v Rabbitohs, Accor Stadium, Sydney
14. Sat June 7 (5.30pm) v Sharks, Shark Stadium, Sydney
15. June 12-15 Bye
    Wed June 18 (8.00pm) State of Origin II, Optus Stadium, Perth
16. Sat June 21 (5.00pm) v Panthers, Go Media Stadium, Auckland
17. Sat June 28 (3.00pm) v Broncos, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18. July 3-6 Bye
    Wed July 9 (8.00pm) State of Origin III, Accor Stadium, Sydney
19. Sun July 13 (4.00pm) v Wests Tigers, Go Media Stadium, Auckland
20. Sun July 20 (4.00pm) v Knights, McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
21. Sat July 26 (5.00pm) v Titans, Go Media Stadium, Auckland
22. Fri August 1 (8.00pm) v Dolphins, Go Media Stadium, Auckland
23. Sat August 9 (7.35pm) v Bulldogs, Accor Stadium, Sydney
24. Fri August 15 (8.00pm) v Dragons, Go Media Stadium, Auckland (Indigenous Round)
25. Sat August 23 (5.30pm) v Titans, Cbus Super Stadium, Robina
26. Fri August 29 (8.00pm) v Eels, Go Media Stadium, Auckland
27. Fri Sept 5 (6.00pm) v Sea Eagles, 4 Pines Park, Sydney

Finals series

1. September 12-14 Qualifying semi-finals
2. September 19-20 Semi-finals
3. September 26-27 Preliminary finals
4. October 5 Grand final