title: 2022 Super W season
text: # 2022 Super W season
  
  The 2022 Super W season was the fifth edition of the Super W competition. The Fijiana Drua joined the five Super W teams for the 2022 season, and won the championship. The New South Wales Waratahs were the four-time, back-to-back defending champions.
  
  ## Competition format
  
  With six teams, each team played five regular season matches. The top three teams at the end of the regular season progressed to the finals. The second and third placed teams competed in a semi-final elimination round on April 14. The winner progressed to the Grand Final on April 24 and played the first placed team for the championship.
  
  ## Competition
  
  ### Ladder
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Fijiana Drua (C) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 51 | +133 | 4 | 0 | 24 | Qualification for Final |
  | 2 | New South Wales Waratahs | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 70 | +115 | 4 | 0 | 20 | Qualification for Semi-final |
  | 3 | Queensland Reds | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 95 | +30 | 2 | 0 | 14 | Qualification for Semi-final |
  | 4 | ACT Brumbies | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 78 | 99 | –21 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
  | 5 | Melbourne Rebels | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 205 | –168 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
  | 6 | Western Force | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 146 | –89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
  
  ### Regular season
  
  **Round 4**
  
  Bye round
  
  ### Finals
  
  **Bracket**
  
  | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | | 23 April – Melbourne Rec. Stadium | 23 April – Melbourne Rec. Stadium |
  | | | Fijiana Drua | 32 |
  | 14 April – Eric Tweedale Oval | 14 April – Eric Tweedale Oval | | Fijiana Drua | 32 |
  | 14 April – Eric Tweedale Oval | 14 April – Eric Tweedale Oval | New South Wales Waratahs | 26 |
  | New South Wales Waratahs | 36 | New South Wales Waratahs | 26 |
  | Queensland Reds | 0 | | |
  