| 2022 New South Wales Cup | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers |  Penrith Panthers (4th title) |
| Minor premiers |  Newtown Jets |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Points scored | 6,226 |
| Top points scorer(s) |  Adam Keighran (161) |
| Player of the year | Kayal Iro |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Tom Carr (22) |
The 2022 season of the Knock on Effect New South Wales Cup was the 115th season of the premier state rugby league competition in New South Wales.
The 2022 season of the Knock-On Effect New South Wales Cup commenced on the weekend of 12–13 March 2022. [1] [2] Teams played 24 regular competition rounds, with the top five teams qualifying for the final series in September.
Penrith Panthers won the 2022 NSW Cup Grand Final, defeating Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 29–22 at CommBank Stadium to take their fourth premiership.
There are 12 teams competing in the 2022 NSW Cup.
| Colours | Club | Home ground(s) | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles | 4 Pines Park; HE Laybutt Field | Nathan Hogan [3] |
 | Canberra Raiders | GIO Stadium, Raiders Belconnen | Joel Carbone [4] |
 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Belmore Oval, Stadium Australia | David Tangata-Toa |
 | Mount Pritchard Mounties | Aubrey Keech Reserve | |
 | Newcastle Knights | McDonald Jones Stadium | Mark O'Meley |
| | Newtown Jets | Henson Park | Greg Matterson |
| | North Sydney Bears | North Sydney Oval | Jason Taylor |
 | Parramatta Eels | Kellyville Oval; CommBank Stadium | |
| | Penrith Panthers | BlueBet Stadium | Peter Wallace [6] |
 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Ironmark High Performance Centre, Stadium Australia | Dane Dorahy [7] |
 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium, Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | Russell Aitken |
 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Lidcombe Oval | Wayne Lambkin |
The New South Rugby League website maintains a competition ladder and Fixtures List (draw) for the New South Wales Cup.
The website, League Unlimited, also maintain a Ladder for the NSW Cup.
| 2022 NSW Cup | ||||||||||
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Newtown Jets | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 651 | 397 | +254 | 38 |
| 2 | Penrith Panthers (P) | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 655 | 352 | +313 | 37 |
| 3 | North Sydney Bears | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 631 | 447 | +184 | 33 |
| 4 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 574 | 398 | +176 | 33 |
| 5 | Parramatta Eels | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 538 | 388 | +150 | 30 |
| 6 | Canberra Raiders | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 567 | 513 | +54 | 29 |
| 7 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 513 | 453 | +60 | 27 |
| 8 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 529 | 621 | -92 | 24 |
| 9 | Mount Pritchard Mounties | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 412 | 648 | -236 | 20 |
| 10 | Newcastle Knights | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 439 | 571 | -132 | 18 |
| 11 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 417 | 722 | -305 | 15 |
| 12 | Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 290 | 718 | -428 | 8 |
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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| Date and Time | Venue | Referee(s) | ||||
| QUALIFYING AND ELIMINATION FINAL | ||||||
| Penrith Panthers | 22 – 14 | North Sydney Bears | Saturday 3 September (3:10 pm) | St Mary's Leagues Stadium | Cameron Paddy | |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 18 – 6 | Parramatta Eels | Saturday 3 September (5:15 pm) | St Mary's Leagues Stadium | Darian Furner | |
| SEMI-FINALS | ||||||
| Newtown Jets | 18 – 26 | Penrith Panthers | Saturday 10 September (1:00 pm) | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | Darian Furner | |
| North Sydney Bears | 10 – 22 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Saturday 10 September (5:00 pm) | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | Cameron Paddy | |
| PRELIMINARY FINAL | ||||||
| Newtown Jets | 26 – 28 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Saturday 17 September (3:10 pm) | Leichhardt Oval | Darian Furner | |
| GRAND FINAL | ||||||
| Penrith Panthers | 29 – 22 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Sunday 25 September (3:00 pm) | CommBank Stadium | Darian Furner | |
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Newtown | 18 | Penrith | 29 | ||||||||||||||
| Penrith | 28 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Penrith | 22 | Newtown | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Sydney | 14 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 28 | ||||||||||||||
| North Sydney | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Canterbury-Bankstown | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Parramatta | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Penrith Panthers | 29 – 22 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
|---|---|---|
| Tries:5 Turuva  7', 74'Falls 18'Cole 36'Luke 60'Goals:4 Falls  19', 38', 61', 75'(4/5)Field goals:1 O'Sullivan 39' | 1st: 17–6 2nd: 12–14 Report Stats | Tries:4 Okunbor 13', 56'Casey 46'Topine 66'Goals:3 Wakeham 14', 48', 67'(3/4) |
CommBank Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 6,210 Referee: Darian Furner Touch judges: Liam Nicholls, Nick Beashel Player of the Match: Soni Luke |
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As premiers of the NSW Cup, the Penrith Panthers faced Queensland Cup premiers Norths Devils in the NRL State Championship match.
Sunday, 2 October 1:35pm (AEDT) |
| Penrith Panthers | 44 – 10 |  Norths Devils |
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| Tries: J'maine Hopgood 7', 71' Soni Luke Goals: | 1st: 18 – 0 2nd: 26 – 10 scorecard | Tries: Tony Tumusa Goals: |
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