What new teams have been added to NRLW? Expansion coming in 2025, league structure

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Kieran Francis
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The NRLW will grow in 2025 with two more teams added to the competition.

Currently, the NRLW has 10 teams in 2024, with the league to kick off in late July.

The Sporting News has all the latest details on NRLW expansion.

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Which teams have been added to the NRLW in 2025?

In late March 2024, the Australian Rugby League Commission approved the addition of two new teams for 2025 - the New Zealand Warriors and Canterbury Bankstown-Bulldogs.

It will be the Bulldogs first time in the league, while the Warriors were part of the NRLW until COVID restrictions forced their withdrawal in 2020.

NRLW structure for 2024 and 2025

For the upcoming NRLW 2024 season, there will be 10 teams playing a nine-round regular season.

There will then be a two-week finals series consisting of semi finals features first on the standings versus fourth, and second versus third.

The winners of the semi-final will meet in the grand final.

In 2025, the NRLW will feature 12 teams and an 11-round regular season.

Details of the finals series structure have not yet been revealed.

NRLW 2024 full season draw, fixtures and schedule

Round 1

Date/Time (AEST)MatchVenue
Thu. July 25th (7.45pm)Knights vs RoostersMcDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
Sat. July 27th (11am)Sharks vs CowboysPointsBet Stadium, Sydney
Sat. July 27th (12.45pm)Broncos vs EelsSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Sun. July 28th (12pm)Dragons vs TitansWIN Stadium, Wollongong
Sun. July 28th (1.45pm)Wests Tigers vs RaidersCampbelltown Sports Stadium, Sydney

Round 2

Date/Time (AEST)MatchVenue
Sat. August 3rd (11.05am)Raiders vs KnightsGIO Stadium, Canberra
Sat. August 3rd (12.45pm)Titans vs Wests TigersCbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
Sun. August 4th (12pm)Eels vs SharksAllianz Stadium, Sydney
Sun. August 4th (1.45pm)Roosters vs BroncosAllianz Stadium, Sydney
Sun. August 4th (6.10pm)Cowboys vs DragonsQueensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville

Round 3

Date/Time (AEST)MatchVenue
Sat. August 10th (11.05am)Roosters vs Wests TigersIndustree Group Stadium, Gosford
Sat. August 10th (12.45pm)Raiders vs SharksGIO Stadium, Canberra
Sun. August 11th (12pm)Cowboys vs EelsTotally Workwear Stadium, Brisbane
Sun. August 11th (1.45pm)Broncos vs TitansTotally Workwear Stadium, Brisbane
Sun. August 11th (6.10pm)Knights vs DragonsMcDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle

Round 4

Date/Time (AEST)MatchVenue
Sat. August 17th (11.05am)Broncos vs RaidersTotally Workwear Stadium, Brisbane
Sat. August 17th (12.45pm)Cowboys vs TitansQueensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Sun. August 18th (12pm)Dragons vs RoostersWIN Stadium, Wollongong
Sun. August 18th (1.45pm)Sharks vs KnightsPointsBet Stadium, Sydney
Sun. August 18th (6.10pm)Wests Tigers vs EelsCampbelltown Sports Stadium, Sydney

Round 5

Date/Time (AEST)MatchVenue
Sat. August 24th (11.05am)Eels vs KnightsEric Tweedale Stadium, Sydney
Sat. August 24th (12.45pm)Raiders vs CowboysGIO Stadium, Canberra
Sun. August 25th (12pm)Titans vs RoostersCbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
Sun. August 25th (1.45pm)Wests Tigers vs BroncosLeichhardt Oval, Sydney
Sun. August 25th (6.10pm)Dragons vs SharksWIN Stadium, Wollongong

Round 6

Date/Time (AEST)MatchVenue
Sat. August 31st (11.05am)Titans vs SharksCbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
Sat. August 31st (12.45pm)Eels vs DragonsCommBank Stadium, Sydney
Sun. September 1st (12pm)Knights vs Wests TigersMcDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
Sun. September 1st (1.45pm)Broncos vs CowboysTotally Workwear Stadium, Brisbane
Sun. September 1st (6.10pm)Roosters vs RaidersAllianz Stadium, Sydney

Round 7

Date/Time (AEST)MatchVenue
Sat. September 7th (11.05am)Cowboys vs Wests TigersQueensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Sat. September 7th (12.45pm)Dragons vs RaidersNetstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
Sun. September 8th (12pm)Sharks vs RoostersPointsBet Stadium, Sydney
Sun. September 8th (1.45pm)Eels vs TitansEric Tweedale Stadium, Sydney
Sun. September 8th (6.10pm)Knights vs BroncosMcDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle

Round 8

Date/Time (AEST)MatchVenue
Thu. September 12th (7.45pm)Wests Tigers vs DragonsLeichhardt Oval, Sydney
Sat. September 14th (12pm)Broncos vs SharksCbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
Sat. September 14th (1.45pm)Titans vs KnightsCbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
Sun. September 15th (12pm)Roosters vs CowboysIndustree Group Stadium, Gosford
Sun. September 15th (1.45pm)Raiders vs EelsGIO Stadium, Canberra

Round 9

Date/Time (AEST)MatchVenue
Thu. September 19th (7.45pm)Sharks vs Wests TigersPointsBet Stadium, Sydney
Sat. September 21st (1.30pm)Dragons vs BroncosQueensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Sat. September 21st (3.15pm)Cowboys vs KnightsQueensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Sun. September 22nd (1.30pm)Raiders vs TitansCommBank Stadium, Sydney
Sun. September 22nd (3.15pm)Eels vs RoostersCommBank Stadium, Sydney