Malaysia Rugby League Premier 2017

Malaysia Rugby League Premier 2017
Date 4 February 2017 – 1 April 2016
Matches played 39
2016
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The Malaysia Rugby League Premier 2017 was the 17th season of Malaysia Rugby League Premier, Malaysia's domestic rugby union competition. The kick off will begin on 4 February 2017. This season embarks the newly, organized league structure, with more involvement of clubs from entire Malaysia to develop the excitement of rugby scene in Malaysia.

Teams

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

Season

In preliminary stage, all 12 teams were divided into 2 groups, and a single round-robin tournament was held by both groups.

Standings

  Teams 1 to 4 (Green background) at the end of the preliminary competition rounds qualify for the final stage.
  The lowest-placed teams (Red background) were relegated.

Group A
Pos Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Mersing Eagles 5 4 1 0 159 77 +82 4 0 23
2 Iskandar Raiders 5 4 0 1 115 120 -5 3 0 20
3 UPM Angels 5 2 0 3 101 108 -7 1 3 15
4 NS Wanderers 5 1 1 3 96 98 -2 1 3 14
5 Politeknik Merlimau 5 2 0 3 98 117 -19 0 1 12
6 COBRA 5 1 0 4 74 124 -50 0 3 11
Group B
Pos Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Keris Conlay 5 5 0 0 208 53 +155 5 0 25
2 ASAS RC 5 4 0 1 160 85 +78 4 0 21
3 UiTM Lions 5 3 0 2 172 115 +57 1 1 16
4 SSTMI 5 2 0 3 153 128 +25 2 1 14
5 DBKL 5 1 0 4 152 140 +12 1 1 10
6 Panthers Blowpipes 5 0 0 5 42 369 -327 0 0 5

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 four 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
    Week 2
    Week 3
    Week 4
    Week 5

    See also

    References

    1. The game was abandoned due to bad weather. The final result was considered as a draw for both teams.
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