13m agoSat 21 Mar 2026 at 4:56amNRL Saturday live scores3m agoSat 21 Mar 2026 at 5:07am43′ Fletcher Hunt returns from the sin bin4m agoSat 21 Mar 2026 at 5:05amSecond half begins: Knights vs Warriors<\/p>\n
The second half has begun at Newcastle.<\/p>\n
The Knights will need a much-improved performance in the second 40 minutes if they want to maintain their unbeaten start to 2026.<\/p>\n
6m agoSat 21 Mar 2026 at 5:04am<\/p>\n
Eyes on Cronulla skies<\/p>\n
Arvo Michael. Storms rolling in down my way in Cronulla so hoping Newcastle gets a reprieve.<\/p>\n
– KB<\/p>\n
G’day KB.<\/p>\n
Thanks for joining the ABC Sport live blog.<\/p>\n
The ABC Sport call team at Sharks Stadium have mentioned the clouds that are around, and the storms which could cause problems later this evening.<\/p>\n
18m agoSat 21 Mar 2026 at 4:52am<\/p>\n
HT: New Zealand Warriors 18 leading Newcastle Knights 6<\/p>\n
The Newcastle Knights started the better of the two sides, and they deserved a 6-0 lead.<\/p>\n
But the New Zealand Warriors worked themselves back into the contest, and they finished the first half magnificently.<\/p>\n
The Warriors scored three tries and earned their 18-6 lead.<\/p>\n
The Knights will start the second half down to 12 players, as fullback Fletcher Hunt remains in the sin bin.<\/p>\n
22m agoSat 21 Mar 2026 at 4:48am39′ TRY: Leka Halasima scores for the Warriors<\/p>\n
The Warriors have struck before half-time.<\/p>\n
Leka Halasima has extended the Warriors’ lead with a third try.<\/p>\n
That is Halasima’s fourth try in 2026.<\/p>\n
The Warriors noticed the Knights’ right-side defence was struggling.<\/p>\n
Debutant five-eighth Luke Hanson took the ball to the line and gave a delightful pass to Halasima, who ran through a big hole.<\/p>\n
Tanah Boyd has kicked the conversion.<\/p>\n
Knights 6<\/p>\n
Warriors 18<\/p>\n
25m agoSat 21 Mar 2026 at 4:45am<\/p>\n
35′ NO TRY: Knock-on denies the Warriors<\/p>\n
The Bunker has again ruled no-try against the Warriors.<\/p>\n
This was very clear. Winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak knocked the ball forward in the contest for the ball, before then gathering and touching down.<\/p>\n
With Newcastle fullback Fletcher Hunt off the field, Dane Gagai has filled in that role.<\/p>\n
Knights 6<\/p>\n
Warriors 12<\/p>\n
29m agoSat 21 Mar 2026 at 4:40am33′ SIN BIN: Fletcher Hunt is sent for a 10-minute break<\/p>\n
The Newcastle Knights have been punished for repeated infringements.<\/p>\n
The Warriors were on the attack, with the Knights defending their goal-line.<\/p>\n
Fullback Fletcher Hunt was penalised for being offside, and because the Knights have infringed so many times, ref Liam Kennedy has sent Hunt to the sin bin.<\/p>\n
Knights 6<\/p>\n
Warriors 12<\/p>\n
33m agoSat 21 Mar 2026 at 4:37am30′ TRY: Jackson Ford scores for the Warriors<\/p>\n
Jackson Ford has scored a try in his 100th NRL match.<\/p>\n
Mitch Barnett, in his comeback match, took the ball to the line and gave a brilliant pass to Ford. That was a pass that looked like it came from a halfback, not from a forward.<\/p>\n
Ford touches down without a hand laid on him.<\/p>\n
Poor from the Knights.\u00a0Jermaine McEwen dropped the ball taking a hit-up, gifting the Warriors great field position.<\/p>\n
Knights 6<\/p>\n
Warriors 12<\/p>\n
34m agoSat 21 Mar 2026 at 4:36am<\/p>\n
28′ NO TRY: Warriors denied by offside kick chase<\/p>\n
The Warriors believed they had scored a second try.<\/p>\n
Centre Ali Leiataua out-jumped Bradman Best, caught a ball on the goal-line, and scored the try.<\/p>\n
But the Bunker was immediately called in, as ref Liam Kennedy believed\u00a0Leiataua was offside from the kick.<\/p>\n
Great call, Kennedy.\u00a0Leiataua was offside, and the Warriors are penalised.<\/p>\n
Knights 6<\/p>\n
Warriors 6<\/p>\n
37m agoSat 21 Mar 2026 at 4:33am<\/p>\n
26′ PENALTY GOAL: Warriors level the scores with a goal<\/p>\n
Warriors halfback Tanah Boyd has kicked a penalty goal from 10 metres in front to level the scores.<\/p>\n
The Warriors have spent several minutes attacking the Knights’ goal-line.<\/p>\n
Newcastle’s discipline has not been great; referee Liam Kennedy has given so many six-again restarts, I reckon his right arm would be tired.<\/p>\n
The Warriors have turned down chances to kick for goal from other full penalties, but this time they have decided to level the game.<\/p>\n
Knights 6<\/p>\n
Warriors 6<\/p>\n
43m agoSat 21 Mar 2026 at 4:27am<\/p>\n
19′ Tyson Gamble saves a try for the Knights<\/p>\n
Newcastle’s five-eighth has had a brilliant start to this match.<\/p>\n
He has just produced a try-saving tackle. Warriors prop James Fisher-Harris looked certain to score, but as the big man reached for the line, Tyson Gamble stuck out an arm and forced a knock-on.<\/p>\n
This is the third wonderful piece of player from Gamble.<\/p>\n
His perfect kick for Fletcher Hunt resulted in the first try of the match.<\/p>\n
He also forced a goal-line dropout by chasing his own kick and tackling Warriors fullback Taine Tuaupiki in-goal.<\/p>\n
Knights 6<\/p>\n
Warriors 4<\/p>\n
53m agoSat 21 Mar 2026 at 4:17am14′ TRY: Erin Clark scores for the Warriors<\/p>\n
The Warriors got a chance to attack the Knights’ goal line, and they scored their first try.<\/p>\n
Star lock Erin Clark ran through a lovely hole, with halfback Tanah Boyd delivering a perfect short pass.<\/p>\n
The Warriors may have been a little fortunate, as they got an extra set at the Newcastle line after winger\u00a0Greg Marzhew was penalised for a dangerous tackle, as he and Warriors winger\u00a0 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak jumped for the ball.<\/p>\n
Boyd misses the conversion; it hits the post.<\/p>\n
Knights 6<\/p>\n
Warriors 4<\/p>\n
53m agoSat 21 Mar 2026 at 4:17am<\/p>\n
12′ Morgan Gannon will not return today<\/p>\n
ABC Sport’s Bridget Murphy is on the sideline at Hunter Stadium and has confirmed that Warriors debutant Morgan Gannon has been listed as a category 1 HIA.<\/p>\n
That will end his day. He will not be allowed to return.<\/p>\n
Marata Niukore has been activated from the Warriors bench.<\/p>\n
Knights 6<\/p>\n
Warriors 0<\/p>\n
1h agoSat 21 Mar 2026 at 4:09am<\/p>\n
5′ Warriors debutant Morgan Gannon off for a HIA<\/p>\n
NRL debutant\u00a0Morgan Gannon has just been taken off the field.<\/p>\n
He was part of a three-player tackle on Newcastle’s\u00a0Jacob Saifiti, and the poor Englishman was left prone on the ground.<\/p>\n
He has been taken off for a Head Injury Assessment.<\/p>\n
Knights 6<\/p>\n
Warriors 0<\/p>\n
1h agoSat 21 Mar 2026 at 4:04am4′ TRY: Fletcher Hunt scores for Newcastle<\/p>\n
Newcastle fullback Fletcher Hunt has scored the first try of the afternoon.<\/p>\n
The Knights were aided by a six-again restart, which allowed them to attack deep into the Warriors’ territory.<\/p>\n
Five-eighth Tyson Gamble puts in a kick to the goal line, and Hunt leapt over the pack to catch the footy and landed in-goal for the try.<\/p>\n
The conversion is successful.<\/p>\n
Knights 6<\/p>\n
Warriors 0<\/p>\n
1h agoSat 21 Mar 2026 at 4:02amKICK-OFF: Knights vs Warriors<\/p>\n
Referee\u00a0Liam Kennedy blows his whistle to begin Saturday’s NRL action.<\/p>\n
The Warriors kick off, and they will run to the left of your screen.<\/p>\n
Jacob Saifiti takes the first hit-up, and the Warriors’ defence meet him with enthusiasm.<\/p>\n
The Knights enjoy a strong set and kick clear from near the halfway.<\/p>\n
The Warriors have a good first set as well, with Tanah Boyd being able to put up a bomb-kick, which is well handled by the Knights.<\/p>\n
Impressive start from both sides.<\/p>\n
1h agoSat 21 Mar 2026 at 4:01am<\/p>\n
Knights and Warriors are on the field<\/p>\n
The players are out on the field.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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1h agoSat 21 Mar 2026 at 3:51am<\/p>\n
Match officials: Knights vs Warriors<\/p>\n
Here is the officiating crew for the first match today.<\/p>\n
Referee: Liam KennedyTouch Judge: Belinda SharpeTouch Judge: Jon StoneSenior Review Official: Adam Gee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"13m agoSat 21 Mar 2026 at 4:56amNRL Saturday live scores3m agoSat 21 Mar 2026 at 5:07am43′ Fletcher Hunt…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":554267,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[64,63,162,7992,160,158,1654,270319,159,1042,85,13338,3198],"class_list":["post-554266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-dolphins","tag-knights","tag-live-blog","tag-nrl","tag-rabbitohs","tag-round-three","tag-rugby-league","tag-sharks","tag-sports","tag-tigers","tag-warriors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554266","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=554266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554266\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/554267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=554266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=554266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=554266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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3m agoSat 21 Mar 2026 at 5:07am43′ Fletcher Hunt returns from the sin bin