The 2023 New South Wales Rugby League Presidents Cup was a competition to determine the best semi-professional Rugby League team in New South Wales. It was the fourth season of the competition. The winners of each conference will play a 2-week knockout series to determine the Presidents Cup winners.
Presidents Cup
The Ron Massey Cup will feature 9 teams in 2023, the same number as 2022. All 8 of the 9 teams are based in Sydney in 2022, with the other team based in Fiji.
Teams
Ladder
Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 5.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
- Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
Season Results
Source:
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Finals Series
The Denton Engineering Cup will feature 11 teams in 2023, 1 up from 2022.
Teams
Team of the Year
On Saturday 30 September 2023, the Newcastle Rugby League announced the official Team of the Year and Joint-Player of the Year.
- Fullback â Luke Sharpe (Wyong Roos)
- Winger â Honeti Tuha (Cessnock Goannas)
- Centre â Brayden Musgrove (Cessnock Goannas)
- Five-Eighth â Ryan Glanville (South Newcastle Lions)
- Halfback â Brock Lamb (Maitland Pickers)
- Prop â Nathan Kegg-King (Wyong Roos)
- Hooker â Luke Huth (Cessnock Goannas)
- Second Row â Nick Glohe (Lakes United)
- Lock â Ben Stone (Western Suburbs Rosellas)
- Coach â Matt Lantry (Maitland Pickers)
- Player of the Year â Brock Lamb (Maitland Pickers) & Luke Huth (Cessnock Goannas)
Other category winners were also announced:
- Rookie of the Year - Hayden Ritchie (The Entrance Tigers)
- Coach of the Year - Matt Lantry (Maitland Pickers)
- Hit of the Year - Josh Toole (Northern Hawks)
- Try of the Year - Hayden Loughrey (Western Suburbs Rosellas)
- Representative Player of the Year - Chad OâÂÂDonnell (Maitland Pickers)
- Leading pointscorer - Brock Lamb (Maitland Pickers)
- Leading tryscorer - Honeti Tuha (Cessnock Goannas)
LeagueCastle provides official statistics for the Newcastle Rugby League competition.
- Most try assists - Luke Sharpe 21 (Wyong Roos)
- Most line-break assists - Sam Clune 22 (Cessnock Goannas)
- Most tackles - Ben Stone 678 (Western Suburbs Rosellas)
- Most line breaks - Honeti Tuha 20 (Cessnock Goannas)
- Most metres run - Brayden Musgrove 2,626 (Cessnock Goannas)
- Most tackle breaks - Brayden Musgrove 97 (Cessnock Goannas)
Running a Dally-M Style voting competition based on best statistical performances (3/2/1 point votes per game), Leaguecastle announced their 2023 Newcastle Rugby League Team of the Year 1 and 2 as follows:
LeagueCastle Team of the Year
- Player/Stat Man of the Year â Mitch Black (South Newcastle Lions)
- Fullback â Luke Sharpe (Wyong Roos)
- Wingers â Honeti Tuha (Cessnock Goannas) & Matt Soper-Lawler (Maitland Pickers)
- Centres â Brayden Musgrove (Cessnock Goannas) & Lathan Hutchinson-Walters (Wyong Roos)
- Five-Eighth â Bayden Searle (Macquarie Scorpions)
- Halfback â Brock Lamb (Maitland Pickers)
- Props â Nick Glohe (Lakes United) & Jayden Butterfield (Maitland Pickers)
- Hooker â Mitch Black (South Newcastle Lions)
- Second Rows â Harry Croker (South Newcastle Lions) & Ryan Glanville (South Newcastle Lions)
- Lock â Luke Huth (Cessnock Goannas)
- Coach (most players to register at least 1 vote) â Jamy Forbes (Entrance Tigers)
- Bench - Sam Clune (Cessnock Goannas), Alex Langbridge (Maitland Pickers), Mitch Williams (Wyong Roos), TJ Mclean (Entrance Tigers), Connor Kirkwood (Macquarie Scorpions)
LeagueCastle Team of the Year 2
- Fullback â Harry O'Brien (Cessnock Goannas)
- Wingers â Will Niewenhuise (Maitland Pickers) & Kodi Crowther (Macquarie Scorpions)
- Centres â Kyle Mclean (Entrance Tigers) & Steve Widders (Western Suburbs Rosellas)
- Five-Eighth â Chad O'Donnell (Maitland Pickers)
- Halfback â Luke Walsh (Western Suburbs Rosellas)
- Props â Jake Goodwin (Western Suburbs Rosellas) & Nathan Kegg-King (Wyong Roos)
- Hooker â Dylan Phythian (Lakes United)
- Second Rows â Jake Woods (Entrance Tigers) & Will Mehan (Western Suburbs Rosellas)
- Lock â Ben Stone (Western Suburbs Rosellas)
- Bench - Cam Anderson (Central Newcastle), Grant Nelson (Entrance Tigers), Mao Uta (Entrance Tigers), Matt Cooper (Macquarie Scorpions), Timanu Alexander (Northern Hawks).
Ladder
Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 5.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
- Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
Season Results
Source:
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Finals Series
The 2023 Mojo Homes Illawarra Cup will feature 6 teams, down 2 from the 8 that competed in 2022.
Teams
Ladder
Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 4.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
- Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
Season Results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Finals Series
The 2023 Peter McDonald Premiership will feature a merged competition between the former Group 10 and Group 11 competitions. The competition format will be two conferences, with the top 4 from each conference qualifying for an 8 team finals series. The winner of each conference will win the Group 10 and Group 11 Premierships.
Teams
Group 10
Group 11
Group 10 Ladder
Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 4.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
- Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
Group 11 Ladder
Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 4.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
- Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
Season results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Finals Series
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