Who are the new NRLW teams? Women's rugby league competitions expands for 2025

Joshua Mayne

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The 2025 NRLW season has arrived.

We will have 12 teams face off this year, with two additional clubs joining the fold.

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Who are the new NRLW teams?

The New Zealand Warriors and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are joining the NRLW in 2025.

It's a return to the competition for the Warriors, who were one of the four teams to feature in the inaugural season.

They played three seasons before withdrawing ahead of the 2021 campaign, with intentions to re-enter the following year.

This did not eventuate, with the club having to bide their time before securing a licence to return.

As for the Bulldogs, 2025 will mark their maiden year as an NRLW club.

They field women's teams in various pathway competitions and will now take the step up to the top tier.

NRLW Round 1 fixtures, kickoff times

Date/Time (AEST)MatchVenue (Network)
Thu. Jul. 3, 7:45 pmSharks vs. EelsSharks Stadium (Nine/Fox/Sky)
Fri. Jul. 4, 5:40 pmBulldogs vs. KnightsAccor Stadium (Nine/Fox/Sky)
Sat. Jul. 5, 12:45 pmBroncos vs. TigersTotally Workwear Stadium (Nine/Fox/Sky)
Sat. Jul. 5, 3:15 pmRaiders vs. DragonsGIO Stadium (Fox/Nine/Sky)
Sat. Jul. 5, 5:15 pmCowboys vs. TitansQld Country Bank Stadium (Fox/Nine/Sky)
Sun. Jul. 6, 11:50 amRoosters vs. WarriorsAllianz Stadium (Fox/Nine/Sky)

Joshua Mayne

Joshua Mayne is a content producer for The Sporting News currently based in Sydney, Australia. He has previously worked as a newsreader at 2SER and a journalist at Ministry of Sport. Joshua specialises in rugby league, motorsport and tennis. He is still waiting for Arsenal to win the Premier League again.