2023 New Zealand rugby league season

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NZRL National Competition 2023
League National Competition
Teams12
Premiers Auckland Vulcans (1st title)
Broadcast partners Sky Sport
 

The 2023 New Zealand rugby league season was the 116th season of rugby league played in New Zealand. The main feature of the year was the National Competition, run by the New Zealand Rugby League. [1]

Contents

National Premiership

Select matches were broadcast live by Sky Sport. [2]

Teams

Six teams contested the National Premiership, all in a single division round robin followed by a final. [3]

TeamCity/RegionHome Grounds
Rochdale colours.svg Akarana Falcons Auckland Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland

Sunnynook Park, Auckland

Workingtoncolours.svg Auckland Vulcans Auckland Cornwall Park, Auckland
North Sydney colours.svg Canterbury Bulls Christchurch Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch
St. George colours.svg Counties Manukau Stingrays South Auckland Massey Park, South Auckland
Parramatta colours.svg Otago Whalers Dunedin Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Waikatoleague.png Waikato Mana Hamilton FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton

Regular Season

Round 1

HomeScoreAwayDate and TimeVenue
Workingtoncolours.svg Auckland Vulcans 48 – 22 Waikatoleague.png Waikato 2 September 2023 12:00 noonCornwall Park
North Sydney colours.svg Canterbury Bulls 0 – 44 St. George colours.svg Counties Manukau 2 September 2023 2:00pm Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub
Parramatta colours.svg Otago Whalers 22 – 42 Rochdale colours.svg Akarana Falcons 3 September 2023 12:00pm Forsyth Barr Stadium

Round 2

HomeScoreAwayDate and TimeVenue
Rochdale colours.svg Akarana Falcons 30 – 20 Waikatoleague.png Waikato 9 September 2023 2:00pmSunnynook Park
St. George colours.svg Counties Manukau 36 – 20 Parramatta colours.svg Otago Whalers 10 September 2023 12:00pmMassey Park
North Sydney colours.svg Canterbury Bulls 8 – 56 Workingtoncolours.svg Auckland Vulcans 10 September 2023 2:00pm Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub

Round 3

HomeScoreAwayDate and TimeVenue
Workingtoncolours.svg Auckland Vulcans 22 – 20 Rochdale colours.svg Akarana Falcons 16 September 2023 2:00pmCornwall Park
Waikatoleague.png Waikato 10 – 62 St. George colours.svg Counties Manukau 16 September 2023 2:00pmResthills Park
Parramatta colours.svg Otago Whalers 32 – 14 North Sydney colours.svg Canterbury Bulls 17 September 2023 12:00pm Forsyth Barr Stadium

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Pool A
1 Workingtoncolours.svg Auckland Vulcans 33012650766
2 Rochdale colours.svg Akarana Falcons 3219264284
3 Waikatoleague.png Waikato 30352140-880
Pool B
1 St. George colours.svg Counties Manukau 330142301126
2 Parramatta colours.svg Otago Whalers 3127492-182
3 North Sydney colours.svg Canterbury Bulls 30322132-1100

Finals

HomeScoreAwayDate and TimeVenue
Semi Finals
Rochdale colours.svg Akarana Falcons 8 – 26 St. George colours.svg Counties Manukau 23 September 2023

12:00pm

 The Trusts Arena
Workingtoncolours.svg Auckland Vulcans 50 – 6 Parramatta colours.svg Otago Whalers 23 September 2023

3:00pm

 The Trusts Arena
Relegation Match
North Sydney colours.svg Canterbury Bulls vs Waikatoleague.png Waikato 1 October 2023

12:00pm

 Navigation Homes Stadium
Grand Final
St. George colours.svg Counties Manukau 4-70 [4] Workingtoncolours.svg Auckland Vulcans 1 October 2023

2:00pm

 Navigation Homes Stadium

Chart

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
23 September - Trusts Arena
 
 
 Rochdale colours.svg Akarana8
 
1 October - Navigation Homes Stadium
 
 St. George colours.svg Counties Manukau26
 
 St. George colours.svg Counties Manukau4
 
23 September - Trusts Arena
 
 Workingtoncolours.svg Auckland70
 
 Workingtoncolours.svg Auckland50
 
 
 Parramatta colours.svg Otago6
 

National Championship

North Island Championship

HomeScoreAwayDate and TimeVenue
Newcastle colours.svg Coastline Mariners 28 – 42 Canterbury colours.svg Northern Swords 10 September 2023

12:00pm

Mitchell Park
Canterbury colours.svg Northern Swords 24 – 40 Parramatta colours.svg Bay of Plenty Lakers 17 September 2023

1:00pm

Unknown
Parramatta colours.svg Bay of Plenty Lakers 22 – 0 Newcastle colours.svg Coastline Mariners 23 September 2023

12:00pm

Puketawhero Park

South Island Championship Pool 1

HomeScoreAwayDate and TimeVenue
Western Suburbs colours.svg Hawke's Bay Unicorns 36 – 6 Ireland colours.svg Manawatu Mustangs 10 September 2023

11:00am

Coronation Park
Western Suburbs colours.svg Hawke's Bay Unicorns 18 – 42 Wellington colours.svg Wellington Orcas 10 September 2023

1:00pm

Coronation Park
Ireland colours.svg Manawatu Mustangs 16 – 32 Wellington colours.svg Wellington Orcas 10 September 2023

3:00pm

Coronation Park

South Island Championship Pool 2

HomeScoreAwayDate and TimeVenue
Ireland colours.svg Aoraki Eels 46 – 16 Illawarra colours.svg West Coast Chargers 16 September 2023

1:30pm

Ashbury Park
Illawarra colours.svg West Coast Chargers 24 – 20 Ireland colours.svg Aoraki Eels 23 September 2023

1:00pm

Wingham Park

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Pool A
1 Parramatta colours.svg Bay of Plenty Lakers 2206224384
2 Canterbury colours.svg Northern Swords 2116668-22
3 Newcastle colours.svg Coastline Mariners 2022864-360
National Men's Championship (South Island)
1 Wellington colours.svg Wellington Orcas 2207434404
2 Western Suburbs colours.svg Hawke's Bay Unicorns 211544862
3 Ireland colours.svg Manawatu Mustangs 2022268-460
National Men's Championship (South Island)
1 Ireland colours.svg Aoraki Eels 2116640262
2 Illawarra colours.svg West Coast Chargers 2114066-262
3 Ramscolours.svg Southland Rams (withdrew)0000000

Finals

HomeScoreAwayDate and TimeVenue
Semi Finals
Parramatta colours.svg Bay of Plenty Lakers Wellington colours.svg Wellington Orcas
Ireland colours.svg Aoraki Eels Bye
Grand Final
Parramatta colours.svg Bay of Plenty Lakers 62-16 [5] Ireland colours.svg Aoraki Eels 7 October 2023 Trusts Arena

Chart

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Parramatta colours.svg Bay of Plenty
 
 
 
 Wellington colours.svg Wellington
 
 Parramatta colours.svg Bay of Plenty62
 
 
 
 Ireland colours.svg Aoraki16
 
 Ireland colours.svg Aoraki
 
 
Bye
 

Club Competitions

Auckland

The 2023 season was the 115th season of the Auckland Rugby League Premiership.

Other Competitions

Australian Competitions

The New Zealand Warriors played in their 29th professional first grade season in the Australian National Rugby League competition.

The Warriors finished 4th after the regular season with a 16–8 record for the season. In the Qualifying Final, the Warriors lost 32–6 to the Penrith Panthers. As a result, they faced the Newcastle Knights in the second week of the finals at home at Go Media Stadium and won 40–10. The side then travelled to play the Brisbane Broncos in the Preliminary Final, where they lost 42-12 and were eliminated from the competition a game short of the Grand Final.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NZ Rugby League". www.sporty.co.nz. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "National Competition Archives". New Zealand Rugby League. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "New Zealand Rugby League Official Page". New Zealand Rugby League. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Auckland Vulcans crowned NZRL National Premiers |" . Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Bay of Plenty Men & Waikato Women Claim National Championship Titles |" . Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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