The 2022 New Zealand rugby league season was the 115th 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.
National Premiership Select matches were broadcast live by Sky Sport.
Teams Four teams contested the National Premiership, all in a single division round robin followed by a final. TeamCity/RegionHome Grounds Akarana FalconsAucklandMount Smart Stadium, Auckland Pulman Park, Auckland Canterbury BullsChristchurchNgā Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch Counties Manukau StingraysSouth AucklandMount Smart Stadium, Auckland Waikato ManaHamiltonFMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
Results
Round 1 HomeScoreAwayDateVenue Akarana Falcons32–20 Counties Manukau10 SeptemberPulman Park (Field 1) Canterbury Bulls42–12 Waikato11 SeptemberNga Puna Wai
Round 2 HomeScoreAwayDateVenue Waikato6–68 Akarana Falcons17 SeptemberFMG Stadium Waikato Canterbury Bulls26–18 Counties Manukau18 SeptemberNga Puna Wai
Round 3 HomeScoreAwayDateVenue Waikato30–38 Counties Manukau24 SeptemberFMG Stadium Waikato Canterbury Bulls12–50 Akarana Falcons25 SeptemberNga Puna Wai
Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsStage Akarana Falcons (P)330015038 +11212Grand Final Canterbury Bulls32018080010 Counties Manukau31027688 -1210 Waikato (R)300348148 -10010 Note: (P) = Premiers, (R) = Relegated to Championship for 2023
Final +National Competition Grand FinalHomeScoreAwayDateVenue Akarana Falcons46–4 Canterbury Bulls1 OctoberNorth Harbour Stadium
National Championship Select matches were broadcast live by Sky Sport.
Teams Eight teams contested the National Championship, with four in the North Island Championship pool and four in the South Island Championship pool. TeamCity/RegionHome GroundsNorth Island Conference Auckland VulcansAucklandMount Smart Stadium, Auckland Mid-Central VipersNew PlymouthYarrow Stadium, New Plymouth Upper Central StallionsTauranga & RotoruaRotorua International Stadium, Rotorua Wellington OrcasWellingtonJerry Collins Stadium, PoriruaSouth Island Conference Aoraki EelsSouth ChristchurchNga Puna Wai, Christchurch Otago Rugby LeagueDunedinForsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Southland RamsInvercargillRugby Park Stadium, Invercargill West Coast ChargersGreymouthWingham Park, Greymouth
Ladder
North Island Championship TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsStage Auckland Vulcans (P)303012426986National Championship Final Upper Central Stallions30125870 -122 Mid-Central Vipers30126088 -282 Wellington Orcas30124098 -582 Note: (P) = Promoted to Premiership for 2023
South Island Championship TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsStage Otago Rugby League330012960696South Island Semi-Final Southland Rams320194104 -104 West Coast Chargers31028461232 Aoraki Eels300364146 -820 Note: (P) = Promoted to Premiership for 2023
Finals +National Championship FinalsHomeScoreAwayDateVenueSemi Final (South Island Final) Otago Rugby League34–0 Southland Rams24 SeptemberOtagoChampionship Final Auckland Vulcans48–12 Otago Rugby League1 OctoberNorth Harbour Stadium
Club Competitions
Auckland
The 2022 season was the 115th season of the Auckland Rugby League Premiership. In the First Grade Fox Memorial Premiership, the Pt Chevalier Pirates claimed a 14 – 12 victory over the Glenora Bears in the final at Mount Smart Stadium.
In the final of the Fox Memorial Championship, the Northcote Tigers defeated the Pakuranga Jaguars 32 – 28.
Other Competitions
Australian Competitions
The New Zealand Warriors played in their 28th professional first grade season in the Australian National Rugby League competition.
On 3 July, during the 2022 NRL season, Auckland's Mount Smart Stadium hosted its first NRL game in over two years when the Warriors defeated the Wests Tigers 22–2 in front of a sellout crowd of 26,009 fans in round 16.
The Warriors finished 15th and missed the finals as a result.
See also
2022 NRL season Super League XXVII Elite One Championship 2021–2022 Elite One Championship 2022–2023 2022 PNGNRL season
References