One New Zealand Warriors head coach Andrew Webster was keen to attract Capewell having previously worked with him at Penrith: “Kurt is a winner with tremendous passion and a terrific work ethic. I thoroughly enjoyed working with him when we were both at Penrith and I know from that experience that he’ll add so much to our
squad and to the club in an overall sense. He totally fits the profile of the type of player we want at the One New Zealand Warriors.”
Of his signing One New Zealand Warriors general manager recruitment, pathways and development Andrew
McFadden said: “We’re thrilled to be able to lock in a player of Kurt’s quality and experience immediately, With room in our squad we tabled a long-term offer in the hope of bringing Kurt to club from 2024. Quite apart from
what Kurt will provide as a player, he’ll be immensely valuable with his experience in a mentoring role for the young back rowers we have coming through the
