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2022 New Zealand rugby league season
Rugby league season
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]
| NZRL National Competition 2022 | |
|---|---|
| League | National Competition |
| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers |  Akarana Falcons (9th title) |
| Minor premiers | Akarana Falcons |
| Broadcast partners | Sky Sport |
Select matches were broadcast live by Sky Sport.[2]
Teams
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
Round 1
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Home | Score | Away | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akarana Falcons |
46–4 | Canterbury Bulls |
1 October | North Harbour Stadium |
Select matches were broadcast live by Sky Sport.[2]
Teams
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
North Island Championship
| 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
| 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
| 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 |
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.[5]
In the final of the Fox Memorial Championship, the Northcote Tigers defeated the Pakuranga Jaguars 32 – 28.[5]
Other 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.[6]
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