| Year: | 2022 |
| Competition: | New South Wales Cup |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Count: | 4th |
| Matches: | 132 |
| Points: | 6,226 |
| Top Point Scorer: | Adam Keighran (161) |
| Top Try Scorer: | Tom Carr (22) |
| Nextseason Year: | 2023 |
The 2022 season of the Knock on Effect New South Wales Cup was the 115th season of the premier state rugby league competition in New South Wales.
The 2022 season of the Knock-On Effect New South Wales Cup commenced on the weekend of 12–13 March 2022.[1] [2] Teams played 24 regular competition rounds, with the top five teams qualifying for the final series in September.
Penrith Panthers won the 2022 NSW Cup Grand Final, defeating Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 29–22 at CommBank Stadium to take their fourth premiership.
There are 12 teams competing in the 2022 NSW Cup.
| Colours | Club | Home ground(s) | Head coach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles | 4 Pines Park
| Nathan Hogan[3] | ||
| Canberra Raiders | GIO Stadium, Raiders Belconnen | Joel Carbone[4] | ||
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Belmore Oval, Stadium Australia | David Tangata-Toa | ||
| Mount Pritchard Mounties | Aubrey Keech Reserve | Brock Sheppard | ||
| Newcastle Knights | McDonald Jones Stadium | Mark O'Meley | ||
| Newtown Jets | Henson Park | Greg Matterson | ||
| North Sydney Bears | North Sydney Oval | Jason Taylor | ||
| Parramatta Eels | Kellyville Oval; CommBank Stadium | Jordan Rankin[5] | ||
| Penrith Panthers | BlueBet Stadium | Peter Wallace[6] | ||
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Ironmark High Performance Centre, Stadium Australia | Dane Dorahy[7] | ||
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium, Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | Russell Aitken | ||
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Lidcombe Oval | Wayne Lambkin |
The New South Rugby League website maintains a competition ladder and Fixtures List (draw) for the New South Wales Cup.
The website, League Unlimited, also maintain a Ladder for the NSW Cup.
| 2022 NSW Cup | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | |||||||||||
| 1 | Newtown Jets | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 651 | 397 | +254 | 38 | |
| 2 | Penrith Panthers (P) | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 655 | 352 | +313 | 37 | |
| 3 | North Sydney Bears | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 631 | 447 | +184 | 33 | |
| 4 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 574 | 398 | +176 | 33 | |
| 5 | Parramatta Eels | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 538 | 388 | +150 | 30 | |
| 6 | Canberra Raiders | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 567 | 513 | +54 | 29 | |
| 7 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 513 | 453 | +60 | 27 | |
| 8 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 529 | 621 | -92 | 24 | |
| 9 | Mount Pritchard Mounties | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 412 | 648 | -236 | 20 | |
| 10 | Newcastle Knights | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 439 | 571 | -132 | 18 | |
| 11 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 417 | 722 | -305 | 15 | |
| 12 | Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 290 | 718 | -428 | 8 | |
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee(s) | ||||
| QUALIFYING AND ELIMINATION FINAL | ||||||
| Penrith Panthers | North Sydney Bears | Saturday 3 September (3:10 pm) | St Mary's Leagues Stadium | Cameron Paddy | ||
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Parramatta Eels | Saturday 3 September (5:15 pm) | St Mary's Leagues Stadium | Darian Furner | ||
| SEMI-FINALS | ||||||
| Newtown Jets | Penrith Panthers | Saturday 10 September (1:00 pm) | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | Darian Furner | ||
| North Sydney Bears | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Saturday 10 September (5:00 pm) | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | Cameron Paddy | ||
| PRELIMINARY FINAL | ||||||
| Newtown Jets | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Saturday 17 September (3:10 pm) | Leichhardt Oval | Darian Furner | ||
| GRAND FINAL | ||||||
| Penrith Panthers | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Sunday 25 September (3:00 pm) | CommBank Stadium | Darian Furner | ||
See also: 2022 NRL Grand Final. As premiers of the NSW Cup, the Penrith Panthers faced Queensland Cup premiers Norths Devils in the NRL State Championship match.
