| Year: | 2023 |
| Competition: | New South Wales Cup |
| Duration: | 3 March - 24 September |
| Teams: | 13 |
| Premiers: | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Count: | 21st |
| Minor Premiers: | North Sydney Bears |
| Matches: | 150 |
| Top Point Scorer: | Ronald Volkman (197) |
| Top Try Scorer: | Clayton Faulalo (29) |
| Player Of The Year: | Dean Hawkins |
| Prevseason Year: | 2022 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2024 |
The 2023 season of the New South Wales Cup was the 117th season of the premier state rugby league competition in New South Wales.
The 2023 season of the New South Wales Cup commenced on the 3 March. Teams played 26 regular competition rounds, with the top five teams qualifying for the final series in September.
Round 10 will be only played at 2 grounds as part of magic round that being North Sydney Oval and HE Laybutt Field[1]
There are 13 teams competing in the competition in 2023, with eleven based in New South Wales itself, as well as one in the Australian Capital Territory and one from New Zealand.
| Colours | Club | Home ground(s) | Head coach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles | 4 Pines Park & HE Laybutt Field | Greg Boulous | ||
| Canberra Raiders | GIO Stadium & Raiders Belconnen | Justin Giteau[2] | ||
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Belmore Sports Ground & Stadium Australia | David Tangata-Toa | ||
| Newcastle Knights | McDonald Jones Stadium | Michael Monaghan | ||
| Newtown Jets | Henson Park | George Ndaira | ||
| New Zealand Warriors | Mount Smart Stadium | Slade Griffin | ||
| North Sydney Bears | North Sydney Oval | Jason Taylor | ||
| Parramatta Eels | Kellyville Oval & CommBank Stadium | Nathan Cayless | ||
| Penrith Panthers | BlueBet Stadium | Ben Harden | ||
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Ironmark High Performance Centre & Stadium Australia | Joe O'Callaghan | ||
| Sydney Roosters | Wentworth Park | Anthony Barnes | ||
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium & Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | Bronx Goodwin | ||
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Lidcombe Oval | Wayne Lambkin |
| 2023 NSW Cup | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | |||||||||||
| 1 | North Sydney Bears | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 637 | 474 | +163 | 36 | |
| 2 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 584 | 533 | +51 | 34 | |
| 3 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 630 | 470 | +160 | 33 | |
| 4 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 554 | 476 | +78 | 33 | |
| 5 | Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 629 | 524 | +105 | 32 | |
| 6 | Newtown Jets | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 644 | 511 | +133 | 31 | |
| 7 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 564 | 482 | +82 | 30 | |
| 8 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 569 | 501 | +68 | 29 | |
| 9 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 480 | 683 | -203 | 27 | |
| 10 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 572 | 624 | -52 | 23 | |
| 11 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 508 | 685 | -177 | 22 | |
| 12 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 516 | 749 | -233 | 20 | |
| 13 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 492 | 667 | -175 | 14 | |
The top five teams qualified for the finals series, with these being Norths, Souths, New Zealand, Canberra and Blacktown.
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee(s) | Crowd | ||||
| QUALIFYING AND ELIMINATION FINAL | |||||||
| Canberra Raiders | 24 – 22 | Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles | Saturday 2 September, 1:00pm | North Sydney Oval | 1,000 | ||
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 26 – 12 | New Zealand Warriors | Saturday 3 September, 3:00pm | ||||
| SEMI-FINALS | |||||||
| New Zealand Warriors | 49 – 6 | Canberra Raiders | Saturday 9 September, 1:00pm | Leichhardt Oval | 3,000 | ||
| North Sydney Bears | 24 – 30 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Saturday 9 September, 3:00pm | ||||
| PRELIMINARY FINAL | |||||||
| North Sydney Bears | 28 – 24 | New Zealand Warriors | Saturday 16 September, 3:00 pm | Leichhardt Oval | 3,000 | ||
| GRAND FINAL | |||||||
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 22 – 18 | North Sydney Bears | Sunday 24 September, 3:00pm | CommBank Stadium | 10,173 | ||
Both Souths and Norths went into the Grand Final with lengthy droughts, at 40 and 30 years respectively. The two sides also met in a NSW Cup Grand Final for the first time in 97 years (1926).
See also: 2023 NRL Grand Final. As premiers of the NSW Cup, the South Sydney Rabbitohs will face Queensland Cup premiers Brisbane Tigers in the NRL State Championship match.
