The 2023 season of the New South Wales Cup was the 117th season of the premier state rugby league competition in New South Wales.
Season summary The 2023 season of the New South Wales Cup commenced on the 3 March. Teams played 26 regular competition rounds, with the top five teams qualifying for the final series in September.
Round 10 will be only played at 2 grounds as part of magic round that being North Sydney Oval and HE Laybutt Field
Teams There are 13 teams competing in the competition in 2023, with eleven based in New South Wales itself, as well as one in the Australian Capital Territory and one from New Zealand. ColoursClubHome ground(s)Head coachBlacktown Workers Sea Eagles4 Pines Park & HE Laybutt FieldGreg BoulousCanberra RaidersGIO Stadium & Raiders BelconnenJustin GiteauCanterbury-Bankstown BulldogsBelmore Sports Ground & Stadium AustraliaDavid Tangata-ToaNewcastle KnightsMcDonald Jones StadiumMichael MonaghanNewtown JetsHenson ParkGeorge NdairaNew Zealand WarriorsMount Smart StadiumSlade GriffinNorth Sydney BearsNorth Sydney OvalJason TaylorParramatta EelsKellyville Oval & CommBank StadiumNathan CaylessPenrith PanthersBlueBet StadiumBen HardenSouth Sydney RabbitohsIronmark High Performance Centre & Stadium AustraliaJoe O'CallaghanSydney RoostersWentworth ParkAnthony BarnesSt. George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium & Netstrata Jubilee StadiumBronx GoodwinWestern Suburbs MagpiesLidcombe OvalWayne Lambkin
Regular season
Ladder 2023 NSW CupTeam1 North Sydney Bears2416082637474 +163362 South Sydney Rabbitohs2415092584533 +51343 New Zealand Warriors2414192630470 +160334 Canberra Raiders2414192554476 +78335 Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles2413292629524 +105326 Newtown Jets24131102644511 +133317 Penrith Panthers24130112564482 +82308 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs24113102569501 +68299 Parramatta Eels24111122480683 -2032710 St. George Illawarra Dragons2491142572624 -522311 Western Suburbs Magpies2482142508685 -1772212 Newcastle Knights2480162516749 -2332013 Sydney Roosters2450192492667 -17514 Source:
Finals series The top five teams qualified for the finals series, with these being Norths, Souths, New Zealand, Canberra and Blacktown. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueReferee(s)CrowdQUALIFYING AND ELIMINATION FINAL Canberra Raiders24 – 22 Blacktown Workers Sea EaglesSaturday 2 September, 1:00pmNorth Sydney Oval1,000 South Sydney Rabbitohs26 – 12 New Zealand WarriorsSaturday 3 September, 3:00pmSEMI-FINALS New Zealand Warriors49 – 6 Canberra RaidersSaturday 9 September, 1:00pmLeichhardt Oval3,000 North Sydney Bears24 – 30 South Sydney RabbitohsSaturday 9 September, 3:00pmPRELIMINARY FINAL North Sydney Bears28 – 24 New Zealand WarriorsSaturday 16 September, 3:00 pmLeichhardt Oval3,000GRAND FINAL South Sydney Rabbitohs22 – 18 North Sydney BearsSunday 24 September, 3:00pmCommBank Stadium10,173
Grand Final Both Souths and Norths went into the Grand Final with lengthy droughts, at 40 and 30 years respectively. The two sides also met in a NSW Cup Grand Final for the first time in 97 years (1926).
NRL State Championship
As premiers of the NSW Cup, the South Sydney Rabbitohs will face Queensland Cup premiers Brisbane Tigers in the NRL State Championship match.
Awards
Player of the Year: Dean Hawkins Top Tryscorer: Clayton Faulalo (29) Top Pointscorer: Ronald Volkman (197)
Team of the Year PositionNatWinnerClubIsaiah Iongi Penrith PanthersClayton Faulalo Blacktown Workers Sea EaglesKayal Iro Newtown JetsAli Leiataua New Zealand WarriorsFetalaiga Pauga North Sydney BearsJesse Marschke North Sydney BearsDean Hawkins South Sydney RabbitohsLiam Henry Penrith PanthersPeter Mamouzelos South Sydney RabbitohsTrey Mooney Canberra RaidersClay Webb Canberra RaidersKalani Going New Zealand WarriorsZach Dockar-Clay North Sydney Bears
See also
2023 New South Wales Rugby League
References