{"id":358043,"date":"2025-12-19T09:52:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T09:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/358043\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T09:52:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T09:52:36","slug":"upgrade-and-contract-extension-for-eddie-ieremia-toeava","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/358043\/","title":{"rendered":"Upgrade and contract extension for Eddie Ieremia-Toeava"},"content":{"rendered":"

A standout 2025 season has seen promising One New Zealand Warriors forward Eddie Ieremia-Toeava upgraded to the club\u2019s top 30 NRL squad as well as earning a contract extension to the end of the 2028 season.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a birthday present and Christmas gift rolled into one for the \u014ct\u0101huhu Leopards junior who turned 21 on Monday.<\/p>\n

A year after being signed on a development contract, Ieremia-Toeava has filled the NRL roster vacancy created by hooker Freddy Lussick\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n

It ices a season in which he made his first-grade debut as Warrior #294, the first of five appearances which included his first NRL try in the away win over the Titans.<\/p>\n

He also played a leading hand in helping the One New Zealand Warriors to win the New South Wales Cup minor premiership for the first time and savoured further history with back-to-back title victories in the space of a week in the NSW Cup grand final and the NRL State Premiership.<\/p>\n


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\u201cIt\u2019s just reward for Eddie. He richly deserves this,\u201d said One New Zealand Warriors general manager recruitment, pathways and development Andrew McFadden.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has grabbed every opportunity as he has worked his way through our pathways, providing an outstanding example of the talent we have in our system.\u201d<\/p>\n

After making his first-grade debut against the Dolphins in round 22, Ieremia-Toeava added appearances against St George Illawarra, Gold Coast, Parramatta and Manly Warringah, all off the bench.<\/p>\n


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\u201cEddie stands out in so many ways, a real asset to the club and a tremendous example for all aspiring players coming through our pathways,\u201d said One New Zealand Warriors head coach Andrew Webster.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis work rate, energy and attitude are exceptional. When it comes to training few, if any, train harder than him. It\u2019s exciting having him added to our fulltime squad.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ieremia-Toeava is the sixth of the Warriors\u2019 current wave of young home-grown players to come through the club\u2019s pathways system since 2023 to make their NRL debuts.<\/p>\n

He follows Demitric Vaimauga (22), Ali Leiataua (22), Jacob Laban (21), Leka Halasima (20) and Tanner Stowers-Smith (21) with yet-to-debut second rower Kayliss Fatialofa (20) also joining the top 30 squad from 2026.<\/p>\n

Ieremia-Toeava has risen rapidly through the club\u2019s pathways system after earlier juggling his rugby league commitments with the \u014ct\u0101huhu Leopards and First XV rugby union with De La Salle College.<\/p>\n


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His development was fast-tracked in 2024 when he bypassed both the under-19 (SG Ball Cup) and under-21 (Jersey Flegg Cup) competitions to spend the entire season with the Warriors\u2019 reserve grade side in the New South Wales Cup; not only that, he appeared in all of the team\u2019s 25 games.<\/p>\n

Besides his five NRL games he made 17 NSW Cup appearances this year scoring six tries while averaging 90 metres and 37 tackles a game.<\/p>\n

Profile | Eddie Ieremia-Toeava<\/p>\n

Born: December 15, 2004
Birthplace: Auckland, NZ
Junior club: \u014ct\u0101huhu Leopards
Position: Second row\/middle
Height: 190cm
Weight: 96kg
NRL debut: One New Zealand Warriors v Dolphins, Go Media Stadium, August 1, 2025 (Rd 22)
Warriors No: 294
NRL career: 5 appearances (2025)
NRL points: 4 (1 try)
New South Wales Cup appearances: 46 (2023-2025)
New South Wales Cup points: 48 (12 tries)
SG Ball Cup (under-19) appearances: 8 (2023)
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