2017 Malaysia Rugby League Division 1
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.
2017 Malaysia Rugby League Division 1 | |
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Date | 4 February 2017 – 12 March 2017 |
Matches played | 19 |
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.
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 |
JLJ Diraja ![]() | 22 - 3 | ![]() | Port Dickson |
UTM Pirates ![]() | 18 - 13 | ![]() | UTM Skudai, Johor |
Kota Bharu RC ![]() | 10 - 34 | ![]() | Kota Bharu |
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 |
Edwardian Tiger ![]() | 17 - 19 | ![]() | Esplanade, Taiping |
KL Saracens ![]() | 30 - 13 | ![]() | UM, Kuala Lumpur |
SAHOCA RC ![]() | 12 - 12 | ![]() | Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid, Alor Setar |
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 |
IIUM Mustangs ![]() | 48 - 7 | ![]() | IIUM, Gombak |
Beringin Rendang ![]() | 38 - 29 | ![]() | Kota Tinggi |
Iskandar Troopers ![]() | 5 - 19 | ![]() | Kota Tinggi |
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 |
ATM Blackhawks ![]() | 8 - 52 | ![]() | Padang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur |
Silver Gaurus ![]() | 35 - 5 | ![]() | Ipoh |
KL Tigers ![]() | 24 - 23 | ![]() | VI, Kuala Lumpur |
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
4 February 2017 | JLJ Diraja ![]() |
22 - 3 | ![]() |
Port Dickson | ||
16:30 (UTC+08:00) |
4 February 2017 | Edwardian Tiger ![]() |
17 - 19 | ![]() |
Esplanade, Taiping | ||
16:30 (UTC+08:00) |
4 February 2017 | IIUM Mustangs ![]() |
48 - 7 | ![]() |
IIUM, Gombak | ||
16:30 (UTC+08:00) |
5 February 2017 | ATM Blackhawks ![]() |
8 - 52 | ![]() |
Padang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur | ||
16:30 (UTC+08:00) |
- Week 2
11 February 2017 | UTM Pirates ![]() |
18 - 13 | ![]() |
UTM, Skudai | ||
16:30 (UTC+08:00) |
11 February 2017 | KL Saracens ![]() |
30 - 13 | ![]() |
UM, Kuala Lumpur | ||
16:30 (UTC+08:00) |
11 February 2017 | Beringin Rendang ![]() |
38 - 29 | ![]() |
Kota Tinggi | ||
16:30 (UTC+08:00) |
11 February 2017 | Silver Gaurus ![]() |
35 - 5 | ![]() |
Ipoh | ||
16:30 (UTC+08:00) |
- Week 3
18 February 2017 | Kota Bharu RC ![]() |
10 - 34 | ![]() |
Kota Bharu | ||
16:30 (UTC+08:00) |
18 February 2017 | SAHOCA RC ![]() |
12 - 12 | ![]() |
Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid, Alor Setar | ||
16:30 (UTC+08:00) |
18 February 2017 | Iskandar Troopers ![]() |
5 - 19 | ![]() |
Mersing | ||
16:30 (UTC+08:00) |
18 February 2017 | KL Tigers ![]() |
24 - 23 | ![]() |
VI, Kuala Lumpur | ||
16:30 (UTC+08:00) |
Final Round
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
25 February – Kota Tinggi | ||||||||||
![]() | 22 | |||||||||
5 March – Padang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur | ||||||||||
![]() | 10 | |||||||||
![]() | 12 | |||||||||
25 February – STAR, Ipoh | ||||||||||
![]() | 28 | |||||||||
![]() | 42 | |||||||||
12 March – UPM, Serdang | ||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||
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25 February – Port Dickson | ||||||||||
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![]() | 24 | |||||||||
5 March – Padang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur | ||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||
![]() | 15 | |||||||||
2 March[1] – UM | ||||||||||
![]() | 12 | |||||||||
![]() | 19 | |||||||||
![]() | 29 | |||||||||
- Quarter-final
25 February 2017 | Beringin Rendang ![]() |
22 - 10 | ![]() |
Kota Tinggi | ||
16:30 (UTC+08:00) |
25 February 2017 | Silver Gaurus RC ![]() |
42 - 3 | ![]() |
STAR, Ipoh | ||
15:00 (UTC+08:00) |
25 February 2017 | JLJ Diraja ![]() |
24 - 5 | ![]() |
Port Dickson | ||
16:30 (UTC+08:00) |
2 March 2017 [1] | KL Saracens ![]() |
19 - 29 | ![]() |
UM, Kuala Lumpur | ||
16:30 (UTC+08:00) |
- Semi-final
5 March 2017 | Beringin Rendang ![]() |
12 - 28 | ![]() |
Padang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur | ||
14:30 (UTC+08:00) |
5 March 2017 | JLJ Diraja ![]() |
15 - 12 | ![]() |
Padang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur | ||
16:30 (UTC+08:00) |
- Final
12 March 2017 | Silver Gaurus RC ![]() |
v | ![]() |
UPM, Serdang | ||
16:00 (UTC+08:00) |
See also
Notes
- The earlier game was abandoned due to bad weather. The location of the game were relocated at University Malaya.