1999 New Zealand Warriors Home Jersey
1999 home jersey (final Auckland Warriors-era Nike strip), and the FIRST season with Vodafone front-of-jersey branding (began as a rectangular chest panel). A 1999 away (BNWT 2XL) is also referenced by collectors.
★ First Vodafone-sponsored jersey.
Our confidence in these details is high — some jerseys are tricky to pin down. Know better? ✎ Suggest an edit
The 1999 season
Vodafone arrived as front-of-jersey sponsor, beginning a partnership that would last more than two decades. The first-grade side was coached by Mark Graham. This is the only 1999 design catalogued so far - see the 1999 season page.
Maker and sponsor
Nike made the Warriors' on-field jerseys from 1997 to 1999, so this design belongs to the Nike era of the club's kit. The front-of-jersey sponsor in 1999 was Vodafone.
Collector's notes
As the season's primary strip it was produced in the largest numbers, so it is the easiest 1999 jersey to find and the usual starting point for a season-by-season collection. To check a 1999 home jersey, compare the neck and hem labels with the maker for that season (Nike), make sure the sponsor set matches 1999 rather than a neighbouring year, and compare stitching, collar and sponsor placement against the photo above. Replicas are usually a looser cut in a lighter fabric than player-issue jerseys, which also carry a number and, in most eras, a tighter athletic fit. Data confidence for this entry is high and the primary source is rljerseys.com.
Own this one? Create a free profile and mark it as held — Wahpedia keeps your collection, photos and gaps in one place.
