| 2017 Malaysia Rugby League Division 1 |
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| Date | 4 February 2017 – 12 March 2017 |
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| Matches played | 19 |
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The Malaysia Rugby League Division 1 2017 was the inaugural season of Malaysia Rugby League Division 1, Malaysia's domestic rugby union competition. The kick off will begin on 4 February 2017. Previously known as National Inter Club Championship (NICC), this season embarks the newly, organized league structure for more clubs to participate.
Teams
A total of 12 teams will compete in the 2017 season.
KL Saracens
Kota Bharu RC
IIUM Mustangs
SAHOCA RC
Silver Gaurus RC
ATM Blackhawks
Iskandar Troopers- KL Tigers
- UTM Pirates
- Edwardian Tiger
- Beringin Rendang RC
- JLJ Diraja
Season
In preliminary stage, all 12 teams were divided into 4 groups of three teams, and a single round-robin tournament was held by all groups.
Standings
Group A
| Team
|
Played
|
Won
|
Drawn
|
Lost
|
Points for
|
Points
against
|
Points
difference
|
Bonus
point
|
Points
|
| JLJ Diraja
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
56 |
13 |
+43 |
1 |
9
|
| UTM Pirates
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
21 |
35 |
-14 |
0 |
5
|
| Kota Bharu RC
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
23 |
52 |
-29 |
1 |
3
|
Group B
| Team
|
Played
|
Won
|
Drawn
|
Lost
|
Points for
|
Points
against
|
Points
difference
|
Bonus
point
|
Points
|
| KL Saracens
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
49 |
30 |
+19 |
1 |
9
|
| Edwardian Tiger
|
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
29 |
31 |
-2 |
1 |
4
|
| SAHOCA RC
|
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
25 |
42 |
-17 |
0 |
3
|
Group C
| Team
|
Played
|
Won
|
Drawn
|
Lost
|
Points for
|
Points
against
|
Points
difference
|
Bonus
point
|
Points
|
| Beringin Rendang
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
57 |
34 |
+23 |
1 |
9
|
| IIUM Mustangs
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
77 |
45 |
+32 |
1 |
6
|
| Iskandar Troopers
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
67 |
-55 |
0 |
2
|
Group D
| Team
|
Played
|
Won
|
Drawn
|
Lost
|
Points for
|
Points
against
|
Points
difference
|
Bonus
point
|
Points
|
| Silver Gaurus RC
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
87 |
13 |
+74 |
2 |
10
|
| KL Tigers
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
29 |
58 |
-29 |
0 |
5
|
| ATM Blackhawks
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
31 |
76 |
-45 |
1 |
2
|
Bold indicates teams that qualified to quarter-final.
Four points for a win, three for a draw, one for a loss, and no points for a bye.
One bonus point for the winning team scoring four or more tries (BP1), one bonus point for losing by seven or less by their opponent (BP2).
If teams are level on points in the standings at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
• Difference between points for and against
• Total number of points for
• Number of matches won
• Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
Grouping Stage Matches
- Week 1
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4 February 2017
|
Edwardian Tiger
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17 - 19
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KL Saracens
|
Esplanade, Taiping
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16:30 (UTC+08:00)
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- Week 2
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11 February 2017
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Silver Gaurus
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35 - 5
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KL Tigers
|
Ipoh
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16:30 (UTC+08:00)
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- Week 3
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18 February 2017
|
Iskandar Troopers
|
5 - 19
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Beringin Rendang
|
Mersing
|
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16:30 (UTC+08:00)
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Final Round
| Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Final |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 February – Kota Tinggi | | | | | |
|
| Beringin Rendang | 22 |
| 5 March – Padang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur |
| UTM Pirates | 10
| |
| Beringin Rendang | 12 |
| 25 February – STAR, Ipoh |
| | Silver Gaurus RC | 28
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| Silver Gaurus RC | 42 |
| | 12 March – UPM, Serdang |
| Edwardian Tigers | 3
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| Silver Gaurus RC | |
| 25 February – Port Dickson |
| | JLJ Diraja | |
| JLJ Diraja | 24 |
| 5 March – Padang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur | |
| IIUM Mustangs | 5
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| JLJ Diraja | 15 |
| 2 March[1] – UM |
| | KL Tigers | 12
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| KL Saracens | 19 |
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| KL Tigers | 29
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- Quarter-final
- Semi-final
- Final
See also
Notes
- ^ a b The earlier game was abandoned due to bad weather. The location of the game were relocated at University Malaya.
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