2017 Malaysia Rugby League Division 2

2017 Malaysia Rugby League Division 2
2017 Malaysia Rugby League Division 2
Date	4 February 2017 – 12 March 2017
Matches played	15
	2018 →

The Malaysia Rugby League Division 1 2017 was the inaugural season of Malaysia Rugby League Division 2, 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[edit]

A total of 10 teams will compete in the 2017 season.

Home of Warriors RC
Terengganu RT
VIOBA Blues
USM Jokers
UTP Drillers
RMP Pahang
Kelleys
Qubyx Lions
Jerantut Rainforest RC
Navy ORCA

Season[edit]

In preliminary stage, all 10 teams were divided into two groups of three teams, and two groups of two teams, and a single round-robin tournament was held by all groups.

Standings[edit]

Group A[edit]

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points difference	Bonus point	Points
VIOBA	1	1	0	0	8	7	+1	0	4
Homes of Warriors RC	1	0	0	1	7	8	-1	1	2


Homes of Warriors RC	7 - 8	VIOBA Blues	SMS Tuanku Jaafar, Kuala Pilah

Group B[edit]

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points difference	Bonus point	Points
Navy ORCA	2	2	0	40	13	+27	1	9
USM Jokers	2	1	1	32	25	+7	1	6
RMP Pahang	2	0	2	20	54	-34	0	2


Navy Orca	15 - 3	USM Jokers	Lumut
USM Jokers	29 - 10	RMP Pahang	USM, Penang
RMP Pahang	10 - 25	Navy Orca	SEMSAS, Kuantan

Group C[edit]

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points difference	Bonus point	Points
UTP Drillers	2	2	0	40	31	+9	9
Kelleys	2	1	1	27	26	+1	1	6
Qubyx Lions	2	0	2	34	44	-10	2	4


Kelleys	10 - 13	UTP Drillers	Lembah Keramat
UTP Drillers	27 - 21	Qubyx Lions	UTP, Tronoh
Qubyx Lions	13 - 17	Kelleys	Putrajaya

Group D[edit]

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points difference	Bonus point	Points
Terengganu RT	1	1	0	0	15	14	+1	0	4
Jerantut Rainforest	1	0	0	1	14	15	-1	1	2


Jerantut Rainforest	14 - 15	Terengganu RT	Jerantut

Bold indicates teams that advanced 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[edit]

Week 1

	4 February 2017	Homes of Warriors RC	7 - 8	VIOBA Blues	SMS Tuanku Jaafar, Kuala Pilah
	16:30 (UTC+08:00)

	4 February 2017	Navy Orca	15 - 3	USM Jokers	Lumut
	16:30 (UTC+08:00)

	4 February 2017	Kelleys	10 - 13	UTP Drillers	Lembah Keramat
	16:30 (UTC+08:00)

Week 2

	11 February 2017	USM Jokers	29 - 10	RMP Pahang	USM, Penang
	16:30 (UTC+08:00)

	11 February 2017	UTP Drillers	27 - 21	Qubyx Lions	UTP, Tronoh
	16:30 (UTC+08:00)

	11 February 2017	Jerantut Rainforest	15 - 14	Terengganu RT	Jerantut
	16:30 (UTC+08:00)

Week 3

	18 February 2017	RMP Pahang	10 - 25	Navy Orca	SEMSAS, Kuantan
	16:30 (UTC+08:00)

	18 February 2017	Qubyx Lions	13 - 17	Kelleys	Putrajaya
	16:30 (UTC+08:00)

Final Round[edit]

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

25 February – UTP, Tronoh

UTP Drillers	41
		5 March – VI, Kuala Lumpur
Homes of Warriors RC	0
		UTP Drillers	0
25 February – Kuala Terengganu
		Terengganu RT	13
Terengganu RT	51
				12 March – Padang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur
USM Jokers	17
				Terengganu RT
25 February – VI, Kuala Lumpur
				Navy Orca
VIOBA Blues	20
		5 March – VI, Kuala Lumpur
Kelleys	7
		VIOBA Blues	13
25 February – Lumut
		Navy Orca	15
Navy Orca	11

Jerantut Rainforest	8

Quarter-final

	25 February 2017	UTP Drillers	41 - 0	Homes of Warriors RC	UTP, Tronoh
	16:30 (UTC+08:00)

	25 February 2017	Terengganu RT	51 - 17	USM Jokers	Kuala Terengganu
	16:30 (UTC+08:00)

	25 February 2017	VIOBA Blues	20 - 7	Kelleys	VI, Kuala Lumpur
	15:00 (UTC+08:00)

	25 February 2017	Navy Orca	11 - 8	Jerantut Rainforest	Lumut
	16:30 (UTC+08:00)

Semi-final

	5 March 2017	UTP Drillers	0 - 13	Terengganu RT	VI, Kuala Lumpur
	14:30 (UTC+08:00)

	5 March 2017	VIOBA Blues	13 - 15	Navy Orca	VI, Kuala Lumpur
	16:30 (UTC+08:00)

Final

	12 March 2017	Terengganu RT	v	Navy Orca	Padang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur
	14:30 (UTC+08:00)

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