The 2023 NRL Pre-season Challenge was played between the 9th and 19th February 2023, before a 11-day lead up until the beginning of the 2023 NRL season.
Background The 2023 pre-season saw the introduction of the inaugural Pre-season Challenge, with bonus points rewarding teams for scoring tries, making line breaks and offloading.
As the 2023 World Club Challenge was hosted in Australia, the competition was incorporated into the final week of the Pre-season Challenge, which also resulted in St Helens participating in the NRL Pre-season Challenge in both weeks.
Standings The winner of the Pre-season Challenge would receive $100,000 AUD.
Twelve competition points are awarded for a win and six for a draw. One bonus competition point is awarded for each of the following: 5 or more tries, 5 or more line breaks, and 10 or more offloads. Key to colours in table Winners of 2023 NRL Pre-season Challenge 2023 NRL Pre-season Challenge Team 1 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles220055844+14292 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks220046432+32283 St Helens220034230+122114 Gold Coast Titans211036440+24215 Brisbane Broncos211024442+2206 Penrith Panthers210113426+61917 Melbourne Storm210144838+10168 Parramatta Eels210135236+16159 South Sydney Rabbitohs210137054+161510 Sydney Roosters210134852-41511 Wests Tigers210134852-41512 New Zealand Warriors210125436+181413 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs210125054-41414 Dolphins201133862-24915 North Queensland Cowboys201104042-2616 St. George Illawarra Dragons200224272-30217 Newcastle Knights200223064-34218 Canberra Raiders200212270-481 Notes:
Fixtures First week
Second week
See also
2023 NRL season 2023 NRL season results
References