North Sydney stands between the One New Zealand Warriors and the club’s all-comers record for the most consecutive wins in any grade in tomorrow’s round 20 New South Wales Cup clash at North Harbour Stadium (12.00pm kick-off).
The Warriors claimed their 12th straight win when they beat Western Suburbs 22-14 last Sunday to equal the club record set by the reserve grade side in 1996.
Under the guidance of head coach David Tangata-Toa, the 2025 reserve graders started their run with a 40-12 round seven win over the Dragons following their only loss of the season so far to the Jets way back on April 12.
After the Dragons, the Warriors’ following victims have been the Knights (30-18), Bears (56-14), Raiders (46-30), Roosters (24-14), Bulldogs (40-24), Rabbitohs (24-6), Jets (22-16), Eels (46-22), Panthers (32-12), Sea Eagles (26-4) and now the Magpies.
With the result on Sunday the Warriors also completed the full set of beating all other 12 clubs in their streak.
Match: Warriors v Bears
Round 20 -
home Team
Warriors
away Team
Bears
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Warriors is number 3 Ali LeiatauaFullback for Bears is number 1 Jake Toby
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Winger for Warriors is number 2 Sio KaliWinger for Bears is number 2 Ethyn Martin
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Centre for Warriors is number 4 Moala Graham-TaufaCentre for Bears is number 3 Tuipulotu Katoa
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Centre for Warriors is number 22 Setu TuCentre for Bears is number 4 Israel Ogden
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Winger for Warriors is number 5 Edward KosiWinger for Bears is number 5 Siulagi Tuimalatu-Brown
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Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 1 Geronimo DoyleFive-Eighth for Bears is number 6 Kieran Hayman
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Halfback for Warriors is number 7 Jett ClearyHalfback for Bears is number 7 Jesse Marschke
Forwards
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Prop for Warriors is number 8 Harry DurbinProp for Bears is number 8 Ofahiki Ogden
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Hooker for Warriors is number 14 Makaia TafuaHooker for Bears is number 9 Jayden Yates
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Prop for Warriors is number 10 Rodney Tuipulotu VeaProp for Bears is number 10 Phillip Makatoa
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2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Kayliss Fatialofa2nd Row for Bears is number 11 Riley Meyn
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2nd Row for Warriors is number 16 Tom Ale2nd Row for Bears is number 12 Matt Stimson
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Lock for Warriors is number 13 Kalani GoingLock for Bears is number 19 Sean Vaivelata
Interchange
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Interchange for Warriors is number 15 Jason Seu SalaliloInterchange for Bears is number 13 Coby Thomas
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Interchange for Warriors is number 17 Caleb LaimanInterchange for Bears is number 14 Gabriel Satrick
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Interchange for Warriors is number 20 Etuate FukofukaInterchange for Bears is number 16 Aitasi James
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Interchange for Warriors is number 21 Toby CrosbyInterchange for Bears is number 17 Regan Hughes
Reserves
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Replacement for Warriors is number 18 Patrick MoimoiReplacement for Bears is number 18 Trey Brown
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While the record is tantalisingly close it will be a case of ‘beware the Bears’ tomorrow.
They’ve consistently been one of the competition's best sides in recent seasons making the grand final in both 2023 and 2024 but losing each time.
Their 2025 campaign has been uneven with a 7-10 win-loss record leaving them seventh on 18 points just one point ahead of the Bulldogs and the Magpies.
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NSW Cup Highlights: Running rampant against Bears
They’re buoyed coming off a 50-0 trouncing of the Bulldogs last week while they will also be bent on redemption after the Warriors thumped them 56-18 at North Sydney Oval in round nine.
Facing such a desperate North Sydney side, the Warriors will again lean heavily on the mix of experience and young talent in their forward pack.
They have a front row led by 145-game NRL prop Bunty Afoa alongside 2025 two-game first-grade hooker Sam Healey and dummy half-cum-prop Freddy Lussick, who boasts 48 NRL appearances.
In the highly promising Eddie Ieremia-Toeava and Kayliss Fatialofa they have a settled second row combination with Ieremia-Toeava appearing 13 times this season and Fatialofa used in all 17 games to date.
Rounding out the pack at loose forward is the consistent Kalani Going; the 28-year-old one-game NRL player has also played all 17 games so far averaging 110 metres and 26 tackles a game.
Added to the bench tomorrow is 41-game NRL prop Tom Ale.
The Warriors’ all-comers record (taking in all teams in all grades) dates back to 1996 when the Auckland Warriors put together a run of 12 wins in the days when the New South Wales Rugby League’s reserve grade embraced Winfield Cup clubs from across the competition including the 1995 newcomers the Warriors, North Queensland, South Queensland and the Western Reds.
In their run they dismissed Western Suburbs 22-6, South Sydney 46-0, Gold Coast 31-10, Western Reds 13-8, South Queensland 25-16, North Queensland 40-4, St George 16-0, Canterbury Bankstown 22-10, Canberra 32-0, Brisbane 16-8 and then, in the play-offs, Sydney City 19-18 and Brisbane 18-12 before losing the grand final 12-14 to Cronulla Sutherland.
In all the 1996 Warriors won 17 of 18 games on the way to the grand final, a run this year’s team has all but matched as well with 16 wins in 17 games to date.
Coached by Kiwi coach Frank Endacott, the 1996 playing group included Nigel Vagana (the top try scorer with 17), Aaron Whittaker (the top points scorer with 166), Awen Guttenbeil, Hitro Okesene, Phil Blake, Tony Tatupu, Anthony Swann, Gavin Hill, Iva Ropati, Paul Rauhihi, Logan Swann, Shane Endacott, Bryan HenareAaron Lester, Paul Staladi and Doc Murray.
