2023 NRL pre-season results

2023 NRL pre-season
Duration4 February 2023 – 19 February 2023
Teams17
Premiers Manly Warringah (1st title)
Matches played21
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The 2023 NRL pre-season will be played between the 4th and 19th February 2023, before a 11-day lead up until the beginning of the 2023 NRL season.[1]

Background

The 2023 pre-season saw the introduction of the inaugural Pre-season Challenge, with bonus points rewarding teams for scoring tries, making line breaks and offloading.[2] Rotorua hosted the All Stars match, which was the first time the match was played in New Zealand.[3]

The season marked the return of the World Club Challenge, between reigning NRL premiers Penrith Panthers and 2022 Super League winners St Helens. It was the first edition of the match since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Standings

The winner of the Pre-season Challenge would receive $100,000 AUD.[2] Only matches in the second and third week of the pre-season counted towards the standings, excluding the All Stars match.

Twelve competition points are awarded for a win and six for a draw. One bonus competition point is awarded for each of the following: 5 or more tries, 5 or more line breaks, and 10 or more offloads.[5]

Key to colours in table
Winners of 2023 NRL Pre-season Challenge
2023 NRL Pre-season Challenge[6]
Pos Team Pld W D L BP PF PA PD Pts
1 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 2 2 0 0 5 58 44 +14 29
2 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2 2 0 0 4 64 32 +32 28
3 St Helens 2 2 0 0 3 42 30 +12 211
4 Gold Coast Titans 2 1 1 0 3 64 40 +24 21
5 Brisbane Broncos 2 1 1 0 2 44 42 +2 20
6 Penrith Panthers 2 1 0 1 1 34 26 +6 191
7 Melbourne Storm 2 1 0 1 4 48 38 +10 16
8 Parramatta Eels 2 1 0 1 3 52 36 +16 15
9 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2 1 0 1 3 70 54 +16 15
10 Sydney Roosters 2 1 0 1 3 48 52 -4 15
11 Wests Tigers 2 1 0 1 3 48 52 -4 15
12 New Zealand Warriors 2 1 0 1 2 54 36 +18 14
13 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2 1 0 1 2 50 54 -4 14
14 Dolphins 2 0 1 1 3 38 62 -24 9
15 North Queensland Cowboys 2 0 1 1 0 40 42 -2 6
16 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2 0 0 2 2 42 72 -30 2
17 Newcastle Knights 2 0 0 2 2 30 64 -34 2
18 Canberra Raiders 2 0 0 2 1 22 70 -48 1

Notes:
1 St Helens and Penrith each received six NRL Pre-season Challenge competition points for 'drawing' the 2023 World Club Challenge match that was won by St Helens in golden point extra time.

Fixtures

Trials

4 February 2023
19:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Central Queensland Capras 8–24 Dolphins
Report
Marley Brown Oval, Gladstone
Attendance: 4,500

All Stars

Main article: 2023 All Stars match
11 February 2023
17:50 NZDT (UTC+13:00)
Māori All Stars Māori people 24–28 Indigenous All Stars
Report
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Attendance: 17,644
Referee: Gerard Sutton

First week

9 February 2023
18:00 NZDT (UTC+13:00)
New Zealand Warriors 48–12 Wests Tigers
Report
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Belinda Sharpe
10 February 2023
20:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
South Sydney Rabbitohs 28–30 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Report
Industree Group Stadium, Gosford
Attendance: 9,807
Referee: Todd Smith
11 February 2023
18:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Penrith Panthers 22–16 Parramatta Eels
Report
Bluebet Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 3,525
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
11 February 2023
20:05 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
St George Illawarra Dragons 18–30 St Helens
Report
WIN Stadium, Wollongong
Attendance: 6,463
Referee: Liam Kennedy
12 February 2023
13:50 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Melbourne Storm 24–32 Sydney Roosters
Report
GMHBA Stadium, Geelong
Attendance: 7,857
Referee: Chris Sutton
12 February 2023
15:55 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Canberra Raiders 18–34 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Report
Ack Weyman Oval, Moruya
Attendance: 4,535
Referee: Peter Gough
12 February 2023
18:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
North Queensland Cowboys 22–22 Dolphins
Report
Barlow Park, Cairns
Attendance: 6,922
Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
12 February 2023
20:05 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Brisbane Broncos 24–24 Gold Coast Titans
Report
Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast
Referee: Darian Furner

Second week

17 February 2023
17:55 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Newcastle Knights 14–36 Parramatta Eels
Report
Industree Group Stadium, Gosford
Attendance: 10,744
Referee: Grant Atkins
17 February 2023
20:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Sydney Roosters 16–28 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Report
Industree Group Stadium, Gosford
Attendance: 10,744
Referee: Chris Butler
See also: Charity Shield (NRL)
18 February 2023
16:20 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
St George Illawarra Dragons 24–42 South Sydney Rabbitohs
Report
Glen Willow Oval, Mudgee
Attendance: 8,317
Referee: Peter Gough
Main article: 2023 World Club Challenge
18 February 2023
18:50 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Penrith Panthers 12–13 St Helens
Report
Bluebet Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 13,873
Referee: Ashley Klein
18 February 2023
19:55 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Brisbane Broncos 20–18 North Queensland Cowboys
Report
Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast
Attendance: 4,605
Referee: Todd Smith
19 February 2023
14:50 NZDT (UTC+13:00)
New Zealand Warriors 6–24 Melbourne Storm
Report
Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
19 February 2023
14:55 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Wests Tigers 36–4 Canberra Raiders
Report
Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 7,801
Referee: Ben Cummins
19 February 2023
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16–36 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Report
Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 7,801
Referee: Liam Kennedy
19 February 2023
19:05 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Dolphins 16–40 Gold Coast Titans
Report
Kayo Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 7,206
Referee: Adam Gee

See also

References

  1. ^ "Draw". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  2. ^ a b "2023 Pre-Season Challenge: Everything you need to know". NRL.com. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. ^ Rosser, Corey (11 February 2023). "'Destined for greatness': Hynes earns highest praise from coach". NRL.com. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  4. ^ "World Club Challenge: How to watch St Helens' clash with Penrith Panthers and NRL Pre-Season Challenge games on Sky". Sky Sports.
  5. ^ Pryde, Scott (2023-02-17). "NRL pre-season challenge ladder: Bonus point rules explained, full fixtures, standings, results". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  6. ^ "2023 NRL Pre-Season Challenge ladder". NRL.com. Retrieved 19 February 2023.