{"id":204503,"date":"2025-10-11T03:16:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T03:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/204503\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T03:16:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T03:16:09","slug":"warriors-sign-titans-flyer-from-2026-nrl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/204503\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors sign Titans flyer from 2026 &#8211; NRL News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/new-zealand-warriors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Zealand Warriors<\/a> enjoyed a sensational season that ended bitterly in 2025, and have ramped up their recruitment drive in hopes of chasing a premiership next season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to the Daily Telegraph, the \u2018Wahs&#8217; have added one of the NRL&#8217;s fastest players to their backline, securing the signature of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/players\/alofiana-khan-pereira\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alofiana Khan-Pereira<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/gold-coast-titans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gold Coast Titans<\/a> on a two-year deal beginning in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The 23-year-old flyer agreed to terms with the Warriors within the last 48 hours, locking in a contract that will see him join the Auckland-based club through the 2026 and 2027 seasons.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-223157\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 04: Alofiana Khan-Pereira of the Titans makes a break to score a try during the round nine NRL match between the Gold Coast Titans and Canterbury Bulldogs at Suncorp Stadium on May 04, 2025, in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde\/Getty Images)\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2213288223-scaled.jpg.webp.webp\"\/>BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA &#8211; MAY 04: Alofiana Khan-Pereira of the Titans makes a break to score a try during the round nine NRL match between the Gold Coast Titans and Canterbury Bulldogs at Suncorp Stadium on May 04, 2025, in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As first revealed last month, the Titans had granted Khan-Pereira permission to negotiate with the Warriors after he expressed interest in relocating to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/rugby-league\/international-teams\/new-zealand\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Zealand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Khan-Pereira was contracted to the Titans until the end of 2026, but it&#8217;s understood his preference was to move closer to family, with his background of M\u0101ori and Samoan heritage playing a key role in the decision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Warriors have been actively scouting backline talent in recent months, with a focus on adding genuine pace out wide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Khan-Pereira fits that bill perfectly, offering strike power and reliability out of the backfield.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ranked among the top-five fastest players in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NRL<\/a>, Khan-Pereira clocked nearly 36km\/h at top speed last season and has quickly become one of the competition&#8217;s most electric finishers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">His departure from the Titans&#8217; 2026 roster marks another major roster shift under newly appointed coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/coaches\/josh-hannay\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Hannay<\/a>, who has already overseen significant movement since arriving on the Gold Coast.<\/p>\n<p>        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; The New Zealand Warriors enjoyed a sensational season that ended bitterly in 2025, and have ramped&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32895,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-204503","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nrl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-national-rugby-league","11":"tag-nationalrugbyleague","12":"tag-nrl","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204503\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}