2001 New Zealand Warriors Home Jersey
First New Zealand Warriors strip after the 2001 rebrand under Eric Watson; introduced new black/grey-influenced identity. Referenced by the 2026 'Kotahitanga' alternate.
★ First jersey as 'New Zealand Warriors'.
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The 2001 season
First season as the New Zealand Warriors and the club's first finals appearance. The first-grade side was coached by Daniel Anderson. Wahpedia catalogues 4 distinct 2001 Warriors designs in total, 1 of them first-grade match jerseys, all listed on the 2001 season page.
Maker and sponsor
Puma made the Warriors' on-field jerseys from 2000 to 2008, so this design belongs to the Puma era of the club's kit. The front-of-jersey sponsor in 2001 was Vodafone, the club's principal partner of the period.
Collector's notes
As the season's primary strip it was produced in the largest numbers, so it is the easiest 2001 jersey to find and the usual starting point for a season-by-season collection. To check a 2001 home jersey, compare the neck and hem labels with the maker for that season (Puma), make sure the sponsor set matches 2001 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.
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