Ben Francis

Ben Francis is a reporter at The New Zealand Herald. Francis has been first to reach Cap Dramas with six contract stories this season, early on one more, and has carried eight in all. The latest, on 12 August: Harris-Tavita signs two-year extension with Warriors.

Journalist · The New Zealand Herald

Against the field

• Scoops: 6 · mid 2 · 84th · 3 of 22
• Early: 1 · mid 0 · 84th · 2 of 22
• Stories carried: 8 · mid 9.5 · 34th · 14 of 22
• Heat: 28 · mid 12.9 · 70th · 7 of 22

Aug 2026

6 scoops · 1 early · 1 carried

• 19 Aug — Grant Anderson departs Storm for Warriors (early) · The New Zealand Herald · Grant Anderson · Brisbane
• 17 Aug — Metcalf leaves Warriors for Dragons (carried) · The New Zealand Herald · Luke Metcalf · Warriors
• 12 Aug — Harris-Tavita signs two-year extension with Warriors (first) · The New Zealand Herald · Chanel Harris-Tavita · Warriors
• 12 Aug — NRL: Jett Cleary granted Warriors release, expected to join Panthers (first) · The New Zealand Herald · Jett Cleary · Warriors
• 12 Aug — Nathan Cleary free to negotiate from November 1 (first) · The New Zealand Herald · Nathan Cleary · Penrith
• 12 Aug — Warriors: Jett Cleary seeks release from contract to return to Panthers (first) · The New Zealand Herald · Rocco Berry · Warriors
• 12 Aug — Brutal reviews for eliminated NRL teams... and the big signing they should make (first) · The New Zealand Herald · Sebastian Kris · Canberra
• 12 Aug — Tanah Boyd signs long-term with Warriors (first) · The New Zealand Herald · Tanah Boyd · Warriors