2023 NSW Cup season

The 2023 season of the New South Wales Cup was the 117th season of the premier state rugby league competition in New South Wales.

Season summary
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

Teams
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.

Ladder
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Finals series
The top five teams qualified for the finals series, with these being Norths, Souths, New Zealand, Canberra and Blacktown.

Grand Final
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).

NRL State Championship
As premiers of the NSW Cup, the South Sydney Rabbitohs will face Queensland Cup premiers Brisbane Tigers in the NRL State Championship match.

Awards

 * Player of the Year:  Dean Hawkins
 * Top Tryscorer: Clayton Faulalo (29)
 * Top Pointscorer:  Ronald Volkman (197)