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
Date4 February 2017 – 12 March 2017
Matches played19

Teams

A total of 12 teams will compete in the 2017 season.

  • Selangor KL Saracens
  • Kelantan Kota Bharu RC
  • Kuala Lumpur IIUM Mustangs
  • Kedah SAHOCA RC
  • Perak Silver Gaurus RC
  • ATM Blackhawks
  • Johor Iskandar Troopers
  • Selangor KL Tigers
  • Johor UTM Pirates
  • Perak Edwardian Tiger
  • Johor 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 22005613+4319
UTM Pirates 21012135-1405
Kota Bharu RC 20022352-2913
JLJ Diraja 22 - 3Johor UTM PiratesPort Dickson
UTM Pirates Johor18 - 13Kelantan Kota Bharu RCUTM Skudai, Johor
Kota Bharu RC Kelantan10 - 34 JLJ DirajaKota Bharu

Group B
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points
against		 Points
difference		 Bonus
point		 Points
KL Saracens 22004930+1919
Edwardian Tiger 20112931-214
SAHOCA RC 20112542-1703
Edwardian Tiger Perak17 - 19Selangor KL SaracensEsplanade, Taiping
KL Saracens Selangor30 - 13Kedah SAHOCA RCUM, Kuala Lumpur
SAHOCA RC Kedah12 - 12Perak Edwardian TigerKolej Sultan Abdul Hamid, Alor Setar

Group C
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points
against		 Points
difference		 Bonus
point		 Points
Beringin Rendang 22005734+2319
IIUM Mustangs 21017745+3216
Iskandar Troopers 20021267-5502
IIUM Mustangs Kuala Lumpur48 - 7Johor Iskandar TroopersIIUM, Gombak
Beringin Rendang Johor38 - 29Kuala Lumpur IIUM MustangsKota Tinggi
Iskandar Troopers Johor5 - 19Johor Beringin RendangKota Tinggi

Group D
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points
against		 Points
difference		 Bonus
point		 Points
Silver Gaurus RC 22008713+74210
KL Tigers 21012958-2905
ATM Blackhawks 21013176-4512
ATM Blackhawks 8 - 52Perak Silver Gaurus RCPadang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur
Silver Gaurus Perak35 - 5Selangor KL TigersIpoh
KL Tigers Selangor24 - 23 ATM BlackhawksVI, 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 Johor UTM Pirates Port Dickson  
16:30 (UTC+08:00)
4 February 2017 Edwardian Tiger Perak 17 - 19 Selangor KL Saracens Esplanade, Taiping  
16:30 (UTC+08:00)
4 February 2017 IIUM Mustangs Kuala Lumpur 48 - 7 Johor Iskandar Troopers IIUM, Gombak  
16:30 (UTC+08:00)
5 February 2017 ATM Blackhawks 8 - 52 Perak Silver Gaurus RC Padang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur  
16:30 (UTC+08:00)
Week 2
11 February 2017 UTM Pirates Johor 18 - 13 Kelantan Kota Bharu RC UTM, Skudai  
16:30 (UTC+08:00)
11 February 2017 KL Saracens Selangor 30 - 13 Kedah SAHOCA RC UM, Kuala Lumpur  
16:30 (UTC+08:00)
11 February 2017 Beringin Rendang Johor 38 - 29 Kuala Lumpur IIUM Mustangs Kota Tinggi  
16:30 (UTC+08:00)
11 February 2017 Silver Gaurus Perak 35 - 5 Selangor KL Tigers Ipoh  
16:30 (UTC+08:00)
Week 3
18 February 2017 Kota Bharu RC Kelantan 10 - 34 JLJ Diraja Kota Bharu  
16:30 (UTC+08:00)
18 February 2017 SAHOCA RC Kedah 12 - 12 Perak Edwardian Tiger Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid, Alor Setar  
16:30 (UTC+08:00)
18 February 2017 Iskandar Troopers Johor 5 - 19 Johor Beringin Rendang Mersing  
16:30 (UTC+08:00)
18 February 2017 KL Tigers Selangor 24 - 23 ATM Blackhawks VI, Kuala Lumpur  
16:30 (UTC+08:00)

Final Round
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
25 February – Kota Tinggi
 
 
Johor Beringin Rendang22
 
5 March – Padang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur
 
Johor UTM Pirates10
 
Johor Beringin Rendang12
 
25 February – STAR, Ipoh
 
Perak Silver Gaurus RC28
 
PerakSilver Gaurus RC42
 
12 March – UPM, Serdang
 
Perak Edwardian Tigers3
 
Perak Silver Gaurus RC
 
25 February – Port Dickson
 
 JLJ Diraja
 
 JLJ Diraja24
 
5 March – Padang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur
 
Kuala Lumpur IIUM Mustangs5
 
 JLJ Diraja15
 
2 March[1] – UM
 
Selangor KL Tigers12
 
Selangor KL Saracens19
 
 
Selangor KL Tigers29
 
Quarter-final
25 February 2017 Beringin Rendang Johor 22 - 10 Johor UTM Pirates Kota Tinggi  
16:30 (UTC+08:00)
25 February 2017 Silver Gaurus RC Perak 42 - 3 Perak Edwardian Tiger STAR, Ipoh  
15:00 (UTC+08:00)
25 February 2017 JLJ Diraja 24 - 5 Kuala Lumpur IIUM Mustangs Port Dickson  
16:30 (UTC+08:00)
2 March 2017 [1] KL Saracens Selangor 19 - 29 Selangor KL Tigers UM, Kuala Lumpur  
16:30 (UTC+08:00)
Semi-final
5 March 2017 Beringin Rendang Johor 12 - 28 Perak Silver Gaurus RC Padang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur  
14:30 (UTC+08:00)
5 March 2017 JLJ Diraja 15 - 12 Selangor KL Tigers Padang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur  
16:30 (UTC+08:00)
Final
12 March 2017 Silver Gaurus RC Perak v JLJ Diraja UPM, Serdang  
16:00 (UTC+08:00)

See also

Notes
  1. The earlier game was abandoned due to bad weather. The location of the game were relocated at University Malaya.
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