# 2020 New Zealand rugby league season

The 2020 New Zealand rugby league season was the 113th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. The main feature of the year was the National Competition, run by the New Zealand Rugby League. The New Zealand Warriors were also competing in the 2020 NRL season.

## Men's national competitions

2020 was the 11th year of the national competition, which had a four team premiership, a four team North Island championship and a four team South Island championship.

### NZRL Premiership
#### Ladder

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| 1 | Akarana Falcons | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 22 | 5 |
| 2 | Counties Stingrays | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 50 | 5 |
| 3 | Canterbury Bulls | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 134 | 2 |
| 4 | Waikato | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 150 | 0 |

#### Grand Final

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date | Venue |
| Akarana Falcons | 64–18 | Counties Stingrays | 31 October 2020, 4:05pm | Trusts Stadium |

### North Island Championship
#### Ladder

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| 1 | Northern Swords | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 50 | 4 |
| 2 | Upper Central Stallions | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 60 | 4 |
| 3 | Wellington Orcas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 72 | 2 |
| 4 | Mid Central Vipers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 82 | 2 |

### South Island Championship
#### Ladder

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| 1 | Otago Whalers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 46 | 6 |
| 2 | Aoraki | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 48 | 4 |
| 3 | Southland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 59 | 2 |
| 4 | West Coast | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 92 | 0 |

### North vs South

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date | Venue |
| Northern Swords | 22–20 | Otago Whalers | 31 October 2020, 12:05pm | Trusts Stadium |

## Women's national competitions
### NZRL Women's Premiership
#### Ladder

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| 1 | Counties Stingrays | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 24 | 6 |
| 2 | Akarana Falcons | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 54 | 4 |
| 3 | Mid Central Vipers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 128 | 2 |
| 4 | Canterbury Bulls | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 154 | 0 |

#### Grand Final

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date | Venue |
| Counties Stingrays | 34–4 | Akarana Falcons | 31 October 2020, 2:05pm | Trusts Stadium |

### NZRL Women's Championship
#### Ladder

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| 1 | Upper Central Stallions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 34 | 6 |
| 2 | Auckland Vulcans | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 40 | 4 |
| 3 | Wellington Orcas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 64 | 2 |
| 4 | Northern Swords | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 100 | 0 |

#### Grand Final

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date | Venue |
| Upper Central Stallions | 12–10 | Auckland Vulcans | 31 October 2020, 10:00am | Trusts Stadium |