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Rugby league team season
The 2006 New Zealand Warriors season was the 12th in the club's history. The club competed in Australasia's National Rugby League. The coach of the team was Ivan Cleary while Steve Price was the club captain.
- 25 March - Round 3: Awen Guttenbeil played in his 150th match for the club.
- 25 June - Round 16: The Warriors defeated the South Sydney Rabbitohs 66–0 at Telstra Stadium. This result stands as the Warriors largest victory to date.
- 9 July - Round 18: Jerome Ropati played in his 50th match for the club.
- 9 July - Round 18: Louis Anderson played in his 50th match for the club.
- 12 August - Round 23: Brent Webb played in his 100th match for the club.
Before the season started the Warriors were investigated by the National Rugby League over alleged salary cap breaches committed by the team's previous administrators. The club admitted to inflating its salary cap to the tune of nearly $1 million during the 2005 season. As punishment, the National Rugby League fined the Warriors club $430,000 and stripped the team of four competition points prior to the beginning of the season. It was the first time in 99 years of rugby league in Australia that a team has started a season on less than zero premiership points.
The Warriors appealed the decision by the NRL to strip the four competition points but accepted the financial penalty. Prior to the beginning of the season, the National Rugby League confirmed that the points penalty would stand. The penalty would prove the decisive factor in the Warriors missing the finals for the third year in succession.
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The Warriors adopted a new home jersey for 2006, a predominantly Black & White design supplied by Puma AG. A new away jersey was also adopted, being mainly Grey with Black details.
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The Warriors used Ericsson Stadium as their home ground in 2006, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995. On 12 July, the stadium reverted to its original name: Mt Smart Stadium.
Date |
Round |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Score |
Tries |
Goals |
Attendance |
Report
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12 February |
Trial 1 |
Canberra Raiders |
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland |
Loss |
16 - 28 |
Todd Byrne, Tony Martin, Cooper Vuna |
Martin (2) |
11,000 |
[1]
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18 February |
Trial 2 |
North Queensland Cowboys |
Barlow Park, Cairns |
Loss |
10 - 26 |
Manu Vatuvei, George Tuakura |
Martin (1) |
15,000 |
[1]
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25 February |
Trial 3 |
Bulldogs |
Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast |
Win |
24 - 20 |
Nathan Fien, Ruben Wiki, Tony Martin, Jerome Ropati |
Martin (4) |
12,380 |
[1]
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Date |
Round |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Score |
Tries |
Goals |
Attendance |
Report
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12 March |
Round 1 |
Melbourne Storm |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Loss |
16 - 22 |
Koopu, Vatuvei, Ropati |
Martin (2) |
10,035 |
[2]
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18 March |
Round 2 |
Parramatta Eels |
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton |
Loss |
14 - 22 |
Tuimavave, Vatuvei |
Martin (3) |
16,089 |
[3]
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25 March |
Round 3 |
Wests Tigers |
AMI Stadium, Christchurch |
Win |
26 - 10 |
Guttenbeil, Ropati, Toopi, Webb, Vatuvei |
Martin (3) |
14,675 |
[4]
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2 April |
Round 4 |
Newcastle Knights |
EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
Win |
26 - 22 |
Fien, Rovelli, Tuimavave, Vatuvei |
Martin (5) |
18,359 |
[5]
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9 April |
Round 5 |
Manly Sea Eagles |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Loss |
8 - 22 |
Martin (2) |
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7,888 |
[6]
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15 April |
Round 6 |
Canberra Raiders |
Canberra Stadium, Canberra |
Loss |
14 - 18 |
Koopu, Webb |
Martin (3) |
7,174 |
[7]
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22 April |
Round 7 |
South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
46 - 14 |
Wiki (2), Byrne, Gatis, Martin, Price, Webb |
Martin (9) |
8,015 |
[8]
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30 April |
Round 8 |
Bulldogs |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Loss |
16 - 30 |
Faumuina, Koopu |
Martin (4) |
11,604 |
[9]
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Round 9 |
Bye |
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13 May |
Round 10 |
St. George Illawarra Dragons |
WIN Stadium, Illawarra |
Loss |
16 - 22 |
Mannering, Price, Webb |
Martin (2) |
10,117 |
[10]
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20 May |
Round 11 |
Wests Tigers |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
34 - 12 |
Anderson, Faumuina, Mannering, Rovelli, Tuimavave, Webb |
Martin (5) |
8,210 |
[11]
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27 May |
Round 12 |
Cronulla Sharks |
Toyota Park, Sydney |
Loss |
20 - 34 |
Koopu (2), Mannering, Faumuina |
Martin (2) |
9,490 |
[12]
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4 June |
Round 13 |
Brisbane Broncos |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Loss |
18 - 23 |
Wiki (2), Ah Van |
Martin (3) |
7,746 |
[13]
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11 June |
Round 14 |
Sydney Roosters |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Win |
22 - 12 |
Vatuvei (2), Fien, Martin, Webb |
Martin (1) |
6,806 |
[14]
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18 June |
Round 15 |
Newcastle Knights |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
30 - 18 |
Fien (2), Faumuina, Price, Ropati |
Martin (5) |
6,240 |
[15]
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25 June |
Round 16 |
South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Telstra Stadium, Sydney |
Win |
66 - 0 |
Hohaia (3), Ropati (2), Webb (2), Ah Van, Mannering, Martin, Price, Tuimavave |
Martin (9) |
6,597 |
[16]
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1 July |
Round 17 |
Penrith Panthers |
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
28 - 22 |
Mannering (2), Martin, Webb, Wiki |
Martin (4) |
8,723 |
[17]
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9 July |
Round 18 |
Bulldogs |
Telstra Stadium, Sydney |
Loss |
18 - 22 (a.e.t) |
Koopu, Mannering, Vatuvei |
Martin (3) |
14,076 |
[18]
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15 July |
Round 19 |
Parramatta Eels |
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Loss |
12 - 20 |
Price, Rovelli |
Martin (2) |
14,499 |
[19]
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Round 20 |
Bye |
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29 July |
Round 21 |
Penrith Panthers |
CUA Stadium, Sydney |
Loss |
6 - 36 |
Vautvei |
Martin (1) |
9,725 |
[20]
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5 August |
Round 22 |
Cronulla Sharks |
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
12 - 10 |
Luck, Rovelli |
Martin (2) |
4,850 |
[21]
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12 August |
Round 23 |
North Queensland Cowboys |
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
26 - 0 |
Hohaia (2), Mannering, Rapira, Vatuvei |
Hohaia (3) |
5,425 |
[22]
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19 August |
Round 24 |
Melbourne Storm |
Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne |
Win |
24 - 20 |
Webb (2), Mannering, Vatuvei |
Hohaia (4) |
13,477 |
[23]
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27 August |
Round 25 |
Sydney Roosters |
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland |
Win |
42 - 16 |
Ropati (4), Ah Van (2), Lauaki, Wiki |
Hohaia (5) |
12,711 |
[24]
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3 September |
Round 26 |
Brisbane Broncos |
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
Loss |
12 - 36 |
Byrne, Rovelli |
Hohaia (2) |
47,193 |
[25]
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1 The Melbourne Storm were later stripped of this minor premiership due to gross salary cap breaches.
2 The New Zealand Warriors were deducted 4 competition points due to gross salary cap breaches.
Twenty five players were used by the Warriors in 2006, including several players who made their first grade debuts.
- Chief Executive Officer: Wayne Scurrah
- 14 September – Steve Price wins the club's premier accolade as the Lion Red Player of the Year. Grant Rovelli wins the Vodafone Young Player of the Year, Micheal Luck the Puma Clubman of the Year and Brent Webb the Vodafone One Tribe Supporters' Player of the Year.
Players not required by the Warriors were released to play in the 2006 Bartercard Cup. These included Misi Taulapapa for the Mount Albert Lions and Cooper Vuna for the Tamaki Titans. Sam Rapira and Lance Hohaia both made appearances for the Waicoa Bay Stallions while Richard Villasanti played for the Canterbury Bulls.
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