History repeats for Wahs as Boyd goes down with suspected ACL

The NRL premiership claims of the New Zealand Warriors have taken a massive hit as history has repeated itself.

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Just eleven months after the Wahs’ 2025 season came unstuck when Luke Metcalf ruptured his ACL against the Broncos at Suncorp Stadium, No.7 Tanah Boyd has left the field close to tears after seemingly suffering the exact same fate.

In just the seventh minute of the Magic Round clash against Brisbane, Boyd pulled up suddenly as he attacked the Broncos line, hopping on one leg before crumbling to the ground as a grim hush came over stunned Wahs fans.

Boyd was assessed by Warriors medical staff and limped from the field moments later with a forlorn look on his face, as Fox League’s Lara Pitt soon confirmed fears of a season-ending ACL injury.

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It’s a terrible blow for the Warriors, but even more for 25-year-old Boyd in the midst of a career-best season that only recently earned him a multi-year extension and has even seen him mentioned in Queensland State of Origin circles as a possible replacement for injured Maroons halfback Tom Dearden.

Not without a huge dose of irony, should scans confirm an ACL rupture as expected, the man likely to replace Boyd in the Wahs’ No.7 jersey is the man he replaced, Luke Metcalf.

2026 will be Metcalf’s last season in the Warriors squad having signed with the Dragons from 2027.

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