Anzac match in Christchurch & Panthers at home feature in Warriors' 2025 draw

The Warriors’ 2025 NRL fixture list has been revealed, following the announcement on Wednesday they will face the Cowboys at Magic Round in May.

Opening the season is the trip to Las Vegas to take on the Raiders, an away match, which kicks off at 1pm on Sunday, March 2 (NZ time) - this will be the first chance for fans to see Kiwis captain James Fisher-Harris in an NRL match in Warriors colours.

A key fixture for fans is the Anzac day match - this year the Warriors head south to Christchurch to face the Knights in the round-eight game at Apollo Projects Stadium on April 25.

The Magic Round clash against the Cowboys is the middle game of the triple-header on Saturday, May 3 kicking off at 5.30pm local time. As they have been since the Magic Round was introduced in 2019, the Warriors will again be the home side.

For the first time since 2019, three-time and reigning premier champions the Penrith Panthers will play in New Zealand, setting up Fisher-Harris to defend home territory against his former club.

Like the Panthers, the Roosters and Broncos will also make the trip to Auckland, rounding out three highly-anticipated matches for the Warriors and their home fans.

The Warriors will play the 2024 top-six sides only once – Roosters and Panthers in Auckland, Storm, Sharks, Cowboys and Bulldogs in Australia.

A tough travel stretch begins at the back end of April with four consecutive matches played outside Auckland – Knights in Christchurch (April 25), Cowboys in Brisbane (May 3), Dragons in Wollongong (May 10) and Dolphins in Brisbane (May 17).

The Aucklanders’ first bye is round five (April 3-6), while the second and third are only three weeks apart in rounds 15 and 18.

Warriors 2025 schedule:
Round 1 - v Canberra Raiders (Away) - Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, kickoff 1.00pm
Round 2 - v Manly Sea Eagles (Home)- Go Media Stadium, kickoff 8.00pm
Round 3 - v Sydney Roosters (Home) - Go Media Stadium, kickoff 8.00pm
Round 4 - v Wests Tigers (Away) - Campbelltown Sports Stadium, kickoff 8.15pm
Round 5 - Bye
Round 6 - v Melbourne Storm (Away) - AAMI Park, kickoff 4.00pm
Round 7 - v Brisbane Broncos (Home) - Go Media Stadium, kickoff 7.20pm
Round 8 - v Newcastle Knights (Home) - Apollo Projects Stadium, kickoff 8.05pm
Round 9 - v North Queensland Cowboys (Home) - Suncorp Stadium (Magic Round), kickoff 7.30pm
Round 10 - v St George Illawarra Dragons (Away) - WIN Stadium, kickoff 7.30pm
Round 11 - v Dolphins (Away) - Suncorp Stadium, kickoff 5.00pm
Round 12 - v Canberra Raiders (Home) - Go Media Stadium, kickoff 6.05pm
Round 13 - v South Sydney Rabbitohs (Away) - Accor Stadium, kickoff 4.00pm
Round 14 - v Cronulla Sharks (Away) - Sharks Stadium, kickoff 7.30pm
Round 15 - Bye
Round 16 - v Penrith Panthers (Home) - Go Media Stadium, kickoff 5pm
Round 17 - v Brisbane Broncos (Away) - Suncorp Stadium, kickoff 5pm
Round 18 - Bye
Round 19 - v Wests Tigers (Home) - Go Media Stadium, kickoff 4.00pm
Round 20 - v Newcastle Knights (Away) - McDonald Jones Stadium, kickoff 6.05pm
Round 21 - v Gold Coast Titans (Home) - Go Media Stadium, kickoff 5.00pm
Round 22 - v Dolphins (Home) - Go Media Stadium, kickoff 8.00pm
Round 23 - v Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs (Away) - Accor Stadium, kickoff 9.35pm
Round 24 - v St George Illawarra Dragons (Home) - Go Media Stadium, kickoff 8.00pm
Round 25 - v Gold Coast Titans (Away) - Cbus Super Stadium, kickoff 7.30pm
Round 26 - v Parramatta Eels (Home) - Go Media Stadium, kickoff 8.00pm
Round 27 - v Manly Sea Eagles (Away) - 4 Pines Park, kickoff 8.00pm

NRL-NRLW Double-Headers:
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).

This article was first published on nzherald.co.nz and is republished here with permission