2026 R7 Sun - Sydney 38-24 Newcastle @ Allianz

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2026 - Round 7
Sydney Roosters v Newcastle Knights
Allianz Stadium, Moore Park / Gadigal (TICKETS)

Sunday 19 April 2026
Kickoff 2:00pm AEST
Live on Fox League, Kayo Sports

1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Hugo Savala 4. Robert Toia 5. Mark Nawaqanitawase 6. Daly Cherry-Evans 7. Sam Walker 8. Naufahu Whyte 9. Reece Robson 10. Lindsay Collins 11. Angus Crichton 12. Siua Wong 13. Victor Radley 14. Connor Watson 15. Spencer Leniu 16. Nat Butcher 17. Salesi Foketi 18. Cody Ramsey 19. Tommy Talau 20. Benaiah Ioelu 21. Egan Butcher 22. Billy Smith

Changes from last match:
In: Cody Ramsey (bench), Tommy Talau (bench)

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

Changes from last match:
Out: Wilson De Courcey (centre), Dylan Lucas (second row), Tyson Frizell (bench)
In: Dylan Brown (halfback), Cody Hopwood (bench), Francis Manuleleua (bench), Kyle McCarthy (bench), Peter Hola (bench)
Changes: Fletcher Hunt (fullback to centre), Fletcher Sharpe (five-eighth to fullback), Sandon Smith (halfback to five-eighth), Thomas Cant (bench to second row)

Referee: Ashley Klein
Sideline Officials: Kasey Badger, Drew Oultram
Video Referee: Chris Butler

HEAD TO HEAD - 1988 - 2025​

	TOTAL	SYDNEY	NEWCASTLE	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	62	39	21	2
ALLIANZ	0	0	0	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2022	Round 1	NEWCASTLE 20-6	SCG	14710
2022	Round 19	SYDNEY 42-12	McD. Jones	13701
2023	Round 16	SYDNEY 18-16	McD. Jones	21966
2024	Round 6	SYDNEY 22-20	McD. Jones	21940
2025	Round 15	SYDNEY 12-8	McD. Jones	24849

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2000	Round 22	NEWCASTLE 46-12	Marathon	15394
2001	Qualifying Final	NEWCASTLE 40-6	Marathon	22061
2004	Round 15	SYDNEY 48-4	Aussie	11678

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 8	Round 9	Round 10	Round 11
SYDNEY	ST GEO ILLA (A)	BRISBANE (H)	GOLD COAST (H)	NORTH QLD (H)
NEWCASTLE	PENRITH (H)	SOUTH SYDNEY (H)	ST GEO ILLA (A)	GOLD COAST (A)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 4		Round 5		Round 6
SYDNEY	MANLY	W 33-16	(BYE)		CRONULLA	W 34-22
NEWCASTLE	CANTERBURY	W 24-16	CANBERRA	W 32-12	WESTS TIGERS	L 22-42

STATE OF PLAY: 2026 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
SYDNEY	8th	5	1	3-2-0	115	138
NEWCASTLE	5th	6	0	4-2-0	154	142

 

[mozza91]

We’re likely to be missing 5 of our best players and have f**k all depth. Roosters by 50 if they’re fair dinkum.

 

[This Year?]

Exactly the type of game that DCE will ski downhill in.
Hope the Knights keep it close though.

 

[Woody90]

Roosters are very beatable and have a very overrated side but Knights probably have way too many key outs.

I’ll go Roosters 30-18

 

[mozza91]

Our side looks better than I thought it would. Hope the Chooks are off their game.

 

[Vic Mackey]

Sundays result had probably been coming for the Knights who had done amazingly well with so much of their cap on the sideline. Drown back is huge and he'll be pumped for his first home game. Not sure if Easts played well to beat the Sharks or they threw it away, maybe a bit of both. Holbrook will have circled this one and will have Easts attacking plan drilled into his Knights. See them making a game of it but think Roosters get home in the end. Easts by 8.

 

[Someone2]

Roosters by 10

 

[The Axe of Druss]

Sundays result had probably been coming for the Knights who had done amazingly well with so much of their cap on the sideline. Drown back is huge and he'll be pumped for his first home game. Not sure if Easts played well to beat the Sharks or they threw it away, maybe a bit of both. Holbrook will have circled this one and will have Easts attacking plan drilled into his Knights. See them making a game of it but think Roosters get home in the end. Easts by 8.

Its being played in Sydney

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Knights by 20 to continue this wacky season

 

[Captain Apollo]

Egan Butcher and Billy Smith omitted from the Roosters squad today.

Source: https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2026/04/14/team-list--round-7-v-knights/

 

[Woody90]

Sharpe already limping in the warm up and another starting back rower just ruled out. I don’t even rate Tom Cant but this is starting to get ridiculous.

 

[Wb1234]

Crowd looks very good

 

[Wb1234]

Nice running and offloads

Teddy almost killed it

 

[mozza91]

We made Robson look like a competent attacking player. That’s a paddlin.

 

[Diesel]

Quick start

 

[mave]

Going to be a long afternoon for the Knights.

 

[Woody90]

Going to be a long afternoon for the Knights.

Yep. Roosters are the definition of flat track bullies so they thrive in games against understrength opposition.

 

[Wb1234]

Passes like that are so stupid

 

[yobbo84]

Rubbish decision

He was standing there with arms up

 

[lockyno1]

Arrh the good ole disruptor