2020 New Zealand rugby league season

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The 2020 New Zealand rugby league season was the 113th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. The main feature of the year was the National Competition, run by the New Zealand Rugby League. The New Zealand Warriors were also competing in the 2020 NRL season.

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Men's national competitions

2020 was the 11th year of the national competition, which had a four team premiership, a four team North Island championship and a four team South Island championship. [1]

NZRL Premiership

Ladder

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPts
1 Akarana Falcons 3210150225
2 Counties Stingrays 321098505
3 Canterbury Bulls 3102581342
4 Waikato 3003501500

Grand Final

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
DateVenue
Akarana Falcons 64–18 Counties Stingrays 31 October 2020, 4:05pm Trusts Stadium

North Island Championship

Ladder

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPts
1 Northern Swords 320174504
2 Upper Central Stallions 320168604
3 Wellington Orcas 310266722
4 Mid Central Vipers 310256822

South Island Championship

Ladder

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPts
1 Otago Whalers 3300101466
2 Aoraki 320168484
3 Southland 310272592
4 West Coast 300322920

North vs South

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
DateVenue
Northern Swords 22–20 Otago Whalers 31 October 2020, 12:05pm Trusts Stadium

Women's national competitions

NZRL Women's Premiership

Ladder

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPts
1 Counties Stingrays 3300168246
2 Akarana Falcons 3201120544
3 Mid Central Vipers 3102481282
4 Canterbury Bulls 3003241540

Grand Final

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
DateVenue
Counties Stingrays 34–4 Akarana Falcons 31 October 2020, 2:05pm Trusts Stadium

NZRL Women's Championship

Ladder

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPts
1 Upper Central Stallions 330082346
2 Auckland Vulcans 320184404
3 Wellington Orcas 310242642
4 Northern Swords 3003301000

Grand Final

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
DateVenue
Upper Central Stallions 12–10 Auckland Vulcans 31 October 2020, 10:00am Trusts Stadium

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 NZRL National Competitions to include first-ever Sky Sport Women's Premiership". New Zealand Rugby League. 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
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