Brisbane Broncos bolstered their Kiwi-NRL stocks this summer by bringing in Te Maire Martin on a development contract and by round seven the hearty Waikato product was promoted to start at fullback against Bulldogs.
Having floated through a trio of easier NRL encounters, Aotearoa Warriors are now in a gritty stretch of games against Roosters and Storm.
Brisbane Broncos hold a hearty Kiwi-NRL vibe and Christchurch's Jordan Riki continues to establish himself as a steady edge forward.
Kawerau’s Will Warbrick falls into divine alignment with Melbourne Storm's Kiwi-NRL vibe.
No fuss, just five Aotearoa Warriors things to ponder.
Manly Sea Eagles are 3-2 to start this season and while Aussies tripped over the absence of Tom Trbojevic, the return of Josh Aloiai (Glenora) has been a crucial Kiwi-NRL wrinkle.
Aotearoa wahine rugby league will be on display in the NRLWahine Grand Final on Sunday, with Dragons and Roosters featuring a variety of Kiwi-NRL wahine.
Aotearoa Warriors are enjoying a lovely pocket of games early in the season, defeating Tigers and Broncos before this Friday night fixture against North Queensland Cowboys.
NRLWahine moves into semi-final mode this weekend with Kiwi-NRL talent in all four teams.
Aotearoa Warriors stumbled to victory against Wests Tigers last week and now face off against Brisbane Broncos in another clash of ho-hum footy teams.
Parramatta Eels are one of the better NRL teams who steadily stack wins with mahi from a hearty Kiwi-NRL crew led by Hikurangi Stags (Whangarei) junior Dylan Brown.
Another round of NRLWahine means more the learn and fresh developments like NZRL Women's Premiership.
Aotearoa Warriors struggle to win games with their strongest team on the field, so no surprises that they are 0-2 to start this season with a couple different halves combinations already rolled out.
Greymouth's Griffin Neame continues to develop nicely with North Queensland Cowboys and his first appearance of the 2022 NRL season saw him build on solid foundations established last year.
Last year Deine Mariner dominated schoolboy footy in Queensland while also impressing for Tweed Heads Under 18s. 2022 has begun with NRL trials and four tries on reserve grade debut for Mariner.
Brisbane Broncos are dwelling in their NRLWahine dynasty as they stacked up their their third win in a row last weekend, now setting up a Queensland match up against Titans today (Saturday).
Aotearoa Warriors had a typically stink loss to Dragons and now suit up for a footy shoot-out against Titans.
Last season Isaiah Papali'i burst through whatever limits he felt while with Aotearoa Warriors to enjoy a breakout campaign with Parramatta Eels
The Kiwi-NRL season got underway with the first debutant of 2022 Leo Thompson coming off the bench for Newcastle Knights in their win over Roosters.
What's if we start the 2022 Aotearoa Warriors season with no expectations?