{"id":410583,"date":"2026-05-04T01:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T01:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/410583\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T01:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T01:50:09","slug":"warriors-open-contract-talks-with-tanah-boyd-over-extension-sam-verrills-to-be-squeezed-out-of-gold-coast-titans-transfer-whispers-nrl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/410583\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors open contract talks with Tanah Boyd over extension, Sam Verrills to be squeezed out of Gold Coast Titans, transfer whispers, nrl news"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New Zealand Warriors have commenced contract extension talks with halfback Tanah Boyd after it was revealed that he was priorty was to remain at the club.<\/p>\n

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According to Code Sports<\/a>, the two parties – the Warriors and Boyd\u2019s management – have begun talks over a multi-year extension which would keep him out of the sights of the Perth Bears and PNG Chiefs, who will enter the competition in 2027 and 2028.<\/p>\n

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If they reach an agreement, this will create further uncertainty about the futures of Chanel Harris-Tavita and Te Maire Martin, who both remain uncontracted for the 2027 season.<\/p>\n

It is understood that Harris-Tavita has been linked to the North Queensland Cowboys and was even spotted in a meeting with coach Todd Payten.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a private conversation we\u2019d have with Chanel,\u201d Webster said. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe love him and we don\u2019t want him to leave, but we\u2019ll see how it continues to play out.<\/p>\n

\u201cI obviously knew he\u2019s off contract. He\u2019s been off contract since 1 November, so I know it\u2019s a busy period for every player off contract. <\/p>\n

\u201dChanel and I are in dialogue around it. Communication\u2019s been good, I\u2019ll say that, but I don\u2019t know the ins and outs of it from an external point of view. \u201c<\/p>\n

I just know that we continue to have conversations.\u201d<\/p>\n

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – APRIL 25: Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (L) of the Warriors celebrates with Tanah Boyd after scoring a try during the round eight NRL match between New Zealand Warriors and Dolphins at Hnry Stadium, on April 25, 2026, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins\/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n

HOOKER TO BE SQUEEZED OUT OF GOLD COAST<\/p>\n

Skilled dummy-half Sam Verrills is set to be on the lookout for a new club, with reports emerging that he will not be handed a new extension with the Gold Coast Titans.<\/p>\n

Under contract at the Titans until the end of 2026, The Courier-Mail<\/a> understands that Verrills will be squeezed out of the team following the emergence of 26-year-old Oliver Pascoe.<\/p>\n

It is understood that the Queensland side is comfortable with not extending his services and has informed the 2019 premiership-winner that he won\u2019t be needed after the expiration of his current deal.<\/p>\n

This comes as Pascoe thought his NRL dream had passed him by before landing a lifeline with the Titans.<\/p>\n

Sam Verrills.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t play any Harold Matts (under-17s), under-20s or anything like that,\u201d Pascoe told the publication. <\/p>\n

\u201cI kind of got a break up here with Brisbane Tigers on a train-and-trial deal the year after Covid (2021).<\/p>\n

\u201cI was putting in a long effort for a fair few years until I got my crack at Ipswich. Obviously that year was really good for me. <\/p>\n

\u201cTye (Ingebrigsten, Jets coach) gave me a starting position that I didn\u2019t really have before. He just said, \u2018Be yourself and back yourself\u2019. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe people out at Ipswich, they were the same. To get around that community and to see them do well, it was a privilege to be a part of. <\/p>\n

\u201cI was working until November of last year. I stopped and put the tools down. I\u2019ve been doing a couple of days here and there, but just trying to really focus on footy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New Zealand Warriors have commenced contract extension talks with halfback Tanah Boyd after it was revealed that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":410584,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[111,139,69,213],"class_list":["post-410583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=410583"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410583\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/410584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=410583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=410583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=410583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}