NZRL National Competition 2023
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Broadcast partnersSky 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]

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]

Team City/Region Home Grounds
Akarana Falcons Auckland Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland

Sunnynook Park, Auckland

Auckland Vulcans Auckland Cornwall Park, Auckland
Canterbury Bulls Christchurch Nga Puna Wai, Christchurch
Counties Manukau Stingrays South Auckland Massey Park, South Auckland
Otago Whalers Dunedin Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Waikato Mana Hamilton FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton

Regular Season

Round 1

Home Score Away Date and Time Venue
Auckland Vulcans 48 – 22 Waikato 2/9/2023 12:00pm Cornwall Park
Canterbury Bulls 0 – 44 Counties Manukau 2/9/2023 2:00pm Nga Puna Wai Sports Hub
Otago Whalers 22 – 42 Akarana Falcons 3/9/2023 12:00pm Forsyth Barr Stadium

Round 2

Home Score Away Date and Time Venue
Akarana Falcons 30 – 20 Waikato 9/9/2023 2:00pm Sunnynook Park
Counties Manukau 36 – 20 Otago Whalers 10/9/2023 12:00pm Massey Park
Canterbury Bulls 8 – 56 Auckland Vulcans 10/9/2023 2:00pm Nga Puna Wai Sports Hub

Round 3

Home Score Away Date and Time Venue
Auckland Vulcans 22 – 20 Akarana Falcons 16/9/2023 2:00pm Cornwall Park
Waikato 10 – 62 Counties Manukau 16/9/2023 2:00pm Resthills Park
Otago Whalers 32 – 14 Canterbury Bulls 17/9/2023 12:00pm Forsyth Barr Stadium

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
Pool A
1 Auckland Vulcans 3 3 0 126 50 76 6
2 Akarana Falcons 3 2 1 92 64 28 4
3 Waikato 3 0 3 52 140 -88 0
Pool B
1 Counties Manukau 3 3 0 142 30 112 6
2 Otago Whalers 3 1 2 74 92 -18 2
3 Canterbury Bulls 3 0 3 22 132 -110 0

Finals

Home Score Away Date and Time Venue
Semi Finals
Akarana Falcons 8 – 26 Counties Manukau 23/9/2023

12:00pm

 The Trusts Arena
Auckland Vulcans 50 – 6 Otago Whalers 23/9/2023

3:00pm

 The Trusts Arena
Relegation Match
Canterbury Bulls vs Waikato 1/10/2023

12:00pm

 Navigation Homes Stadium
Grand Final
Counties Manukau vs Auckland Vulcans 1/10/2023

2:00pm

 Navigation Homes Stadium

Chart

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
23 September - Trusts Arena
 
 
 Akarana8
 
1 October - Navigation Homes Stadium
 
 Counties Manukau26
 
 Counties Manukau
 
23 September - Trusts Arena
 
 Auckland
 
 Auckland50
 
 
 Otago6
 

National Championship

North Island Championship

Home Score Away Date and Time Venue
Coastline Mariners 28 – 42 Northern Swords 10/9/2023

12:00pm

 Mitchell Park
Northern Swords 24 – 40 Bay of Plenty Lakers 17/9/2023

1:00pm

 Unknown
Bay of Plenty Lakers 22 – 0 Coastline Mariners 23/9/2023

12:00pm

 Puketawhero Park

South Island Championship Pool 1

Home Score Away Date and Time Venue
Hawke's Bay Unicorns 36 – 6 Manawatu Mustangs 10/9/2023

11:00am

 Coronation Park
Hawke's Bay Unicorns 18 – 42 Wellington Orcas 10/9/2023

1:00pm

 Coronation Park
Manawatu Mustangs 16 – 32 Wellington Orcas 10/9/2023

3:00pm

 Coronation Park

South Island Championship Pool 2

Home Score Away Date and Time Venue
Aoraki Eels 46 – 16 West Coast Chargers 16/9/2023

1:30pm

 Ashbury Park
West Coast Chargers 24 – 20 Aoraki Eels 23/9/2023

1:00pm

 Wingham Park

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
Pool A
1 Bay of Plenty Lakers 2 2 0 62 24 38 4
2 Northern Swords 2 1 1 66 68 -2 2
3 Coastline Mariners 2 0 2 28 64 -36 0
National Men's Championship (South Island)
1 Wellington Orcas 2 2 0 74 34 40 4
2 Hawke's Bay Unicorns 2 1 1 54 48 6 2
3 Manawatu Mustangs 2 0 2 22 68 -46 0
National Men's Championship (South Island)
1 Aoraki Eels 2 1 1 66 40 26 2
2 West Coast Chargers 2 1 1 40 66 -26 2
3 Southland Rams (withdrew) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Finals

Home Score Away Date and Time Venue
Semi Finals
Bay of Plenty Lakers Wellington Orcas
Aoraki Eels Bye
Grand Final

Chart

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Bay of Plenty
 
 
 
 Wellington
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 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 2023-09-24.
  2. ↑ "National Competition Archives". New Zealand Rugby League. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  3. ↑ "New Zealand Rugby League Official Page". New Zealand Rugby League. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
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