2023 NSW Cup season

The 2023 season of the New South Wales Cup was the 117th season of the premier state rugby league competition in New South Wales.

2023 New South Wales Cup
DurationMarch 3 - September 24
Teams13
Premiers South Sydney Rabbitohs (21 title)
Minor premiers North Sydney Bears
Matches played150
Top points scorer(s) Ronald Volkman (197)
Player of the year Dean Hawkins
Top try-scorer(s) Clayton Faulalo (29)

Season summary

The 2023 season of the New South Wales Cup commenced on the March 3. 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[1]

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.

Colours Club Home ground(s) Head coach
 Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles 4 Pines Park & HE Laybutt Field Greg Boulous
 Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium & Raiders Belconnen Justin Giteau[2]
 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Belmore Sports Ground & Stadium Australia David Tangata-Toa
 Newcastle Knights McDonald Jones Stadium Michael Monaghan
 Newtown Jets Henson Park George Ndaira
 New Zealand Warriors Mount Smart Stadium Slade Griffin
 North Sydney Bears North Sydney Oval Jason Taylor
 Parramatta Eels Kellyville Oval & CommBank Stadium Nathan Cayless
 Penrith Panthers BlueBet Stadium Ben Harden
 South Sydney Rabbitohs Ironmark High Performance Centre & Stadium Australia Joe O'Callaghan
 Sydney Roosters Wentworth Park Anthony Barnes
 St. George Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium & Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Bronx Goodwin
 Western Suburbs Magpies Lidcombe Oval Wayne Lambkin

Regular Season

Ladder
2023 NSW Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 North Sydney Bears 24 16 0 8 2 637 474 +163 36
2 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 15 0 9 2 584 533 +51 34
3 New Zealand Warriors 24 14 1 9 2 630 470 +160 33
4 Canberra Raiders 24 14 1 9 2 554 476 +78 33
5 Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles 24 13 2 9 2 629 524 +105 32
6 Newtown Jets 24 13 1 10 2 644 511 +133 31
7 Penrith Panthers 24 13 0 11 2 564 482 +82 30
8 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 11 3 10 2 569 501 +68 29
9 Parramatta Eels 24 11 1 12 2 480 683 -203 27
10 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 9 1 14 2 572 624 -52 23
11 Western Suburbs Magpies 24 8 2 14 2 508 685 -177 22
12 Newcastle Knights 24 8 0 16 2 516 749 -233 20
13 Sydney Roosters 24 5 0 19 2 492 667 -175 14

Source:[3]

Finals series

The top five teams qualified for the finals series, with these being Norths, Souths, New Zealand, Canberra and Blacktown.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee(s) Crowd
QUALIFYING AND ELIMINATION FINAL
Canberra Raiders 24 – 22 Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles Saturday 2nd September, 1:00pm North Sydney Oval 1,000
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26 – 12 New Zealand Warriors Saturday 3 September, 3:00pm
SEMI-FINALS
New Zealand Warriors 49 – 6 Canberra Raiders Saturday 9 September, 1:00pm Leichhardt Oval 3,000
North Sydney Bears 24 – 30 South Sydney Rabbitohs Saturday 9 September, 3:00pm
PRELIMINARY FINAL
North Sydney Bears 28 – 24 New Zealand Warriors Saturday 16 September, 3:00 pm Leichhardt Oval 3,000
GRAND FINAL
South Sydney Rabbitohs 22 – 18 North Sydney Bears Sunday 24 September, 3:00pm CommBank Stadium 10,173
Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalGrand final
1 North Sydney24 South Sydney22
South Sydney30 North Sydney18
2 South Sydney26 North Sydney28
3 New Zealand12 New Zealand24
New Zealand49
Canberra6
4 Canberra24
5 Blacktown22

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).

2023 The Knock-On Effect NSW Cup Grand Final
Sunday, 24 September
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
South Sydney Rabbitohs 22 – 18 North Sydney Bears
Tries: 4
Mitchell rugby ball 14'
O'Neill rugby ball 32'
Carr rugby ball 51'
Munro rugby ball 75'
Goals: 4
Hawkins rugby goalposts icon 16', 34', 76' (3/4)
 1st: 12–12
2nd: 10–8
Report
 Tries: 3
Smalley rugby ball 5'
Marschke rugby ball 25'
Porter rugby ball 68'
Goals: 3
Hayman rugby goalposts icon 27', 40', 70' (2/3)
CommBank Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 10,173
Player of the Match: Dean Hawkins

NRL State Championship
See also: 2023 NRL Grand Final

As premiers of the NSW Cup, the South Sydney Rabbitohs will face Queensland Cup premiers Brisbane Tigers in the NRL State Championship match.

2023 NRL State Championship
Sunday, 1 October
13:20pm AEDT (UTC+11)
South Sydney Rabbitohs 42 – 22 Brisbane Tigers
1st: 12 – 6
2nd: 30 – 16
Accor Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Bunker: Chris Butler
Touch judges: Tyson Brough, Cameron Paddy

Awards

Team of the Year
Position Nat Winner Club
Fullback Australia Isaiah Iongi Penrith Panthers
Wing New Zealand Clayton Faulalo Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles
Centre Cook Islands Kayal Iro Newtown Jets
Centre New Zealand Ali Leiataua New Zealand Warriors
Wing New Zealand Fetalaiga Pauga North Sydney Bears
Five-eighth Australia Jesse Marschke North Sydney Bears
Halfback Australia Dean Hawkins South Sydney Rabbitohs
Prop Australia Liam Henry Penrith Panthers
Hooker Greece Peter Mamouzelos South Sydney Rabbitohs
Prop Australia Trey Mooney Canberra Raiders
Second-row Australia Clay Webb Canberra Raiders
Second-row New Zealand Kalani Going New Zealand Warriors
Lock Australia Zach Dockar-Clay North Sydney Bears

See also

References
  1. "Draw". New South Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. "Canberra Raiders – Staff". Canberra Raiders. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  3. "Ladder". New South Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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