2022 New Zealand rugby league season

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NZRL National Competition 2022
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Premiers Akarana Falcons (9th title)
Minor premiers Akarana Falcons
Broadcast partnersSky Sport

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.[1]

National Premiership[edit]

Select matches were broadcast live by Sky Sport.[2]

Teams[edit]

Four 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

Pulman Park, Auckland

Canterbury Bulls Christchurch Nga Puna Wai, Christchurch
Counties Manukau Stingrays South Auckland Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
Waikato Mana Hamilton FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton

Results[edit]

Round 1[edit]

Home Score Away Date Venue
Akarana Falcons 32–20 Counties Manukau 10 September Pulman Park (Field 1)
Canterbury Bulls 42–12 Waikato 11 September Nga Puna Wai

Round 2[edit]

Home Score Away Date Venue
Waikato 6–68 Akarana Falcons 17 September FMG Stadium Waikato
Canterbury Bulls 26–18 Counties Manukau 18 September Nga Puna Wai

Round 3[edit]

Home Score Away Date Venue
Waikato 30–38 Counties Manukau 24 September FMG Stadium Waikato
Canterbury Bulls 12–50 Akarana Falcons 25 September Nga Puna Wai

Ladder[edit]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Stage
Akarana Falcons (P) 3 3 0 0 150 38 +112 12 Grand Final
Canterbury Bulls 3 2 0 1 80 80 0 10
Counties Manukau 3 1 0 2 76 88 -12 10
Waikato (R) 3 0 0 3 48 148 -100 10

Note: (P) = Premiers, (R) = Relegated to Championship for 2023

Final[edit]

National Competition Grand Final[4][2]
Home Score Away Date Venue
Akarana Falcons 46–4 Canterbury Bulls 1 October North Harbour Stadium

National Championship[edit]

Select matches were broadcast live by Sky Sport.[2]

Teams[edit]

Eight teams contested the National Championship, with four in the North Island Championship pool and four in the South Island Championship pool.[3]

Team City/Region Home Grounds
North Island Conference
Auckland Vulcans Auckland Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
Mid-Central Vipers New Plymouth Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
Upper Central Stallions Tauranga & Rotorua Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Wellington Orcas Wellington Jerry Collins Stadium, Porirua
South Island Conference
Aoraki Eels South Christchurch Nga Puna Wai, Christchurch
Otago Rugby League Dunedin Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Southland Rams Invercargill Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
West Coast Chargers Greymouth Wingham Park, Greymouth

Ladder[edit]

North Island Championship[edit]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Stage
Auckland Vulcans (P) 3 0 3 0 124 26 98 6 National Championship Final
Upper Central Stallions 3 0 1 2 58 70 -12 2
Mid-Central Vipers 3 0 1 2 60 88 -28 2
Wellington Orcas 3 0 1 2 40 98 -58 2

Note: (P) = Promoted to Premiership for 2023

South Island Championship[edit]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Stage
Otago Rugby League 3 3 0 0 129 60 69 6 South Island Semi-Final
Southland Rams 3 2 0 1 94 104 -10 4
West Coast Chargers 3 1 0 2 84 61 23 2
Aoraki Eels 3 0 0 3 64 146 -82 0

Note: (P) = Promoted to Premiership for 2023

Finals[edit]

National Championship Finals[1][2]
Home Score Away Date Venue
Semi Final (South Island Final)
Otago Rugby League 34–0 Southland Rams 24 September Otago
Championship Final
Auckland Vulcans 48–12 Otago Rugby League 1 October North Harbour Stadium

Club Competitions[edit]

Auckland[edit]

Main article: 2022 Auckland Rugby League season

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.[5]

In the final of the Fox Memorial Championship, the Northcote Tigers defeated the Pakuranga Jaguars 32 – 28.[5]

Other Competitions[edit]

Australian Competitions[edit]

Main article: 2022 New Zealand Warriors season

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.[6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "NZ Rugby League". www.sporty.co.nz. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  2. ^ a b c d "National Competition Archives". New Zealand Rugby League. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  3. ^ a b "New Zealand Rugby League Official Page". New Zealand Rugby League. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  4. ^ Evans, Will (2022-10-01). "NEW ERA GLAZING BULLS GO DOWN TO FALCONS IN PREMIERSHIP FINAL". Canterbury Rugby League – Home to the Canterbury Bulls. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  5. ^ a b "MATCH REPORTS | 2022 Fox Memorial Grand Finals". www.aucklandleague.co.nz. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  6. ^ "Warriors". Warriors. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
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