2023 New Zealand rugby league season

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

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-finals				Final
	23 September - Trusts Arena
	Akarana	8
					1 October - Navigation Homes Stadium
	Counties Manukau	26
					Counties Manukau
	23 September - Trusts Arena
					Auckland
	Auckland	50
	Otago	6

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.

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• 2023 NRL season
• Super League XXVIII
• Elite One Championship 2022–2023