2026 R6 Sun - Wests Tigers 42-22 Newcastle @ Campbelltown

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2026 - Round 6
Wests Tigers v Newcastle Knights
Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Leumeah / Dharawal (TICKETS)

Sunday 12 April 2026
NRL kickoff 4:05pm AEST
Live on Nine Network, 9Now, Fox League, Kayo Sports

1. Jahream Bula 2. Faaletino Tavana 3. Sunia Turuva 4. Heamasi Makasini 5. Jeral Skelton 6. Jock Madden 7. Adam Doueihi 8. Terrell May 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. Fonua Pole 11. Samuela Fainu 12. Kai Pearce-Paul 13. Alex Twal 14. Latu Fainu 15. Sione Fainu 16. Royce Hunt 17. Alex Seyfarth 18. Tristan Hope 19. Patrick Herbert 20. Bunty Afoa 21. Tony Sukkar 22. Charlie Murray

1. Fletcher Hunt 2. Dominic Young 3. Dane Gagai 4. Wilson De Courcey 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Fletcher Sharpe 7. Sandon Smith 8. Jacob Saifiti 9. Phoenix Crossland 10. Trey Mooney 11. Dylan Lucas 12. Jermaine McEwen 13. Mathew Croker 14. Harrison Graham 15. Tyson Frizell 16. Pasami Saulo 17. Thomas Cant 18. Tyson Gamble 19. Cody Hopwood 20. Francis Manuleleua 21. Elijah Leaumoana 22. James Schiller

Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Sideline Officials: Daniel Luttringer, Phil Henderson
Video Referee: Ashley Klein

HEAD TO HEAD - 2000 - 2025​

	TOTAL	WESTS TIGERS	NEWCASTLE	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	40	18	22	0
CAMPBELLTOWN	11	6	5	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2023	Round 20	NEWCASTLE 34-18	McD. Jones	18470
2024	Round 10	NEWCASTLE 20-14	Scully	10107
2024	Round 23	NEWCASTLE 34-18	McD. Jones	22183
2025	Round 1	NEWCASTLE 10-8	Campbelltown	13160
2025	Round 6	WESTS TIGERS 20-4	McD. Jones	25960

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2001	Round 10	NEWCASTLE 56-6	Marathon	15105
2019	Round 23	WESTS TIGERS 46-4	Campbelltown	11107

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 7	Round 8	Round 9	Round 10
WESTS TIGERS	BRISBANE (H)	CANBERRA (H)	CRONULLA (A)	MELBOURNE (A)
NEWCASTLE	SYDNEY (A)	PENRITH (H)	SOUTH SYDNEY (H)	ST GEO ILLA (A)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 3		Round 4		Round 5
WESTS TIGERS	SOUTH SYDNEY	L 16-20	WARRIORS	W 32-14	PARRAMATTA	W 22-20
NEWCASTLE	WARRIORS	L 12-38	CANTERBURY	W 24-16	CANBERRA	W 32-12

STATE OF PLAY: 2026 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
WESTS TIGERS	2nd	4	1	3-1-0	114	70
NEWCASTLE	3rd	5	0	4-1-0	132	100

 

[Apey]

2nd vs 3rd as we all predicted

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Game of the round!

Knights to win a close one 20-18

 

[Speedy Gonzales]

Luke getting suspended probably forces T’oa back and Maks on the wing

Shame these teams aren’t both at full strength, somehow it hasn’t affected the knights too much though

 

[simmo1]

The two clear best teams in the competition right now. Should be a great game.

 

[Vic Mackey]

Oh god wearing orange at campbelltown, that will go down well.

 

[Perth Tiger]

Any one who said this would be a top 4 clash at the start of the season is lying

 

[Black Panther]

Good to see two struggling teams doing better this year, but let’s not get carried away it’s only round 5.

 

[Dragon Slayer]

Harder to pick than a broken nose.

 

[Vic Mackey]

Good to see two struggling teams doing better this year, but let’s not get carried away it’s only round 5.

Does it get tiring going into every tigers related thread telling our fans we arent any good?

 

[Apey]

Does it get tiring going into every tigers related thread telling our fans we arent any good?

he does it in the Knights forum too, massive baby who tries to dish it out but can't take it

 

[Vic Mackey]

he does it in the Knights forum too, massive baby who tries to dish it out but can't take it

yeh is in the tigers forum more then a lot of tigers fans

was very quiet during the first half of last year though, standard bandwagoner

#onlysingingwhenyourewinning

 

[Fangs]

I'm having a much easier time adjusting to the greatness of the Knights than I am of the Tigers.

If the Tigers win this one I'll officially say they are out of the bottom 4 race for 2026.

 

[Marshall_magic]

Second vs third, if you combined these two teams into a super team, they’d still not get within 20 of Penrith right now.

 

[Dragon Slayer]

I'm having a much easier time adjusting to the greatness of the Knights than I am of the Tigers.

If the Tigers win this one I'll officially say they are out of the bottom 4 race for 2026.

They won’t be anywhere near the bottom 4.

This Tigers team is finally coming together.

Their resilience yesterday should get most on board that they are going be a very tough team to beat. They are great to watch.

They are definitely a top 8 team this season. How high in the 8 depends on injuries of course.

 

[mozza91]

Our last game against the Tigers was the worst performance I’ve ever seen from a Knights team live and they still only beat us by 16.

Will be nice to see the improvement in both sides. Reckon our outs might will see us fall just short. Less than 6 points in it either way.

 

[Apey]

Our last game against the Tigers was the worst performance I’ve ever seen from a Knights team live and they still only beat us by 16.

lol I was at Sharks 62 - 0 in 2016 and I'd rather watch that again than that Tigers game.

 

[chrisD]

Tigers got a good pack, if I were them I’d be going one out behind the ruck 5 times all game.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

 

[Black Panther]

yeh is in the tigers forum more then a lot of tigers fans

was very quiet during the first half of last year though, standard bandwagoner

#onlysingingwhenyourewinning

If have been going for Penrith since 1982, standard band wagoner. Nearly as
long as the Knights and Wests Tigers have existed. And to be honest there are a lot of former players on the roster at the Tigers as well, feels a lot like home with all our former players.