{"id":434837,"date":"2026-05-19T10:17:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T10:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/434837\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T10:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T10:17:08","slug":"warriors-v-dragons-te-maire-martin-starts-at-halfback-after-tanah-boyd-ruled-out-with-acl-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/434837\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors v Dragons: Te Maire Martin starts at halfback after Tanah Boyd ruled out with ACL injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cDefinitely not how I thought my season would finish,\u201d Boyd said in a social media post. \u201cBut grateful for the year it\u2019s been.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t wait to watch the boys finish the year off and continue to chase that trophy.<\/p>\n

\u201cA big thank you to everyone who has reached out, I appreciate everyone so much! Long journey ahead but ready for 2k27.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is a cruel blow for Boyd, with an announcement confirming he has re-signed with the club on a long-term deal expected in the coming days.<\/p>\n

The halfback had been one of the Warriors\u2019 standout performers to start the season, helping guide the side to an 8-2 record. He scored three tries and registered 10 try assists during that stretch.<\/p>\n

In Boyd\u2019s absence, Te Maire Martin will make a rare start at halfback for the Warriors in their upcoming clash against the St George Illawarra Dragons.<\/p>\n

After Boyd went down against the Broncos<\/a>, Martin came off the bench for his first NRL appearance of the season and made an immediate impact, setting up two tries and scoring another<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The veteran playmaker had only returned from a broken leg two weeks earlier through the Warriors\u2019 reserve grade side.<\/p>\n

Martin has played 43 games for the Warriors since arriving at Mt Smart in 2023 and made 17 appearances mostly as an interchange utility last season.<\/p>\n

\"TeTe Maire Martin scores a try against the Broncos. Photo \/ Photosport<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old will partner Chanel Harris-Tavita in the halves, while rookie Luke Hanson has been named on the extended bench as cover.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Warriors coach Andrew Webster backed Boyd as the club\u2019s long-term halfback<\/a>, a move that prompted Luke Metcalf to request a release from his contract.<\/p>\n

Metcalf has since signed with the Dragons from next season<\/a>, but he will not line up against his future club this weekend \u2013 a decision Webster had already flagged<\/a> after the playmaker missed training last week while negotiating with rival teams.<\/p>\n

While the Warriors lose Boyd, they do welcome back five-eighth Jye Linnane, who made his comeback from two ACL injuries in the reserves side as they beat the Melbourne Storm.<\/p>\n

Playing in the unfamiliar position of centre, Linnane showcased his blistering speed, scoring a brace in 50 minutes on the field.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Jackson Ford<\/a> returns to the starting side to face the Dragons, with Mitchell Barnett away on New South Wales State of Origin duty, while Jacob Laban replaces Queensland representative Kurt Capewell in the second row.<\/p>\n

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck<\/a> has a chance of returning from a shoulder injury after being named among the reserves.<\/p>\n

No timeline has been set for the return of fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (neck), while winger Haizyn Mellars (hamstring) and centre Rocco Berry (shoulder) are expected to be available next week.<\/p>\n

While the Warriors are second on the NRL ladder, the Dragons are stuck at the bottom and riding a 14-game losing streak that dates back to last season.<\/p>\n

Warriors: 1. Taine Tuaupiki, 2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, 3. Ali Leiataua, 4. Adam Pompey, 5. Alofiana Khan-Pereira, 6. Chanel Harris-Tavita, 7. Te Maire Martin, 8. James Fisher-Harris, 9. Wayde Egan, 10. Jackson Ford, 11. Leka Halasima, 12. Jacob Laban, 13. Erin Clark<\/p>\n

Interchange: 14. Sam Healey, 15. Tanner Stower-Smith, 16. Demitric Vaimauga, 17. Eddie Ieremia-Toeava, 18. Luke Hanson, 20. Marata Niukore, 21. Kayliss Fatialofa, 22. Makaia Tafua, 23. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (three to be omitted).<\/p>\n

Ben Francis<\/a> is an Auckland-based reporter for the New Zealand Herald who covers breaking sports news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cDefinitely not how I thought my season would finish,\u201d Boyd said in a social media post. \u201cBut grateful…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":434838,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[52296,74,222565,1975,1558,110046,80649,222566,41721,26882,15258,15439,222567,160431,5133,111,139,69,3111,28029,9979,24684,52295,6926,213,1569,222564,8690,3006,102],"class_list":["post-434837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-acl","tag-after","tag-anterior","tag-at","tag-been","tag-boyd","tag-confirmation","tag-cruciate","tag-dragons","tag-halfback","tag-injury","tag-knee","tag-ligament","tag-maire","tag-martin","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-out","tag-rest","tag-right","tag-ruled","tag-ruptured","tag-season","tag-sports","tag-starts","tag-tanah","tag-te","tag-warriors","tag-with"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434837","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=434837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434837\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/434838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=434837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=434837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=434837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}