| 2017 Malaysia Rugby League Premier |
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| Date |
4 February 2017 – 1 April 2016 |
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| Matches played |
39 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| Group B |
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| 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 |
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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
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Grouping stage matches
- Week 1
- Week 2
- Week 3
- Week 4
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25 February 2016 |
Politeknik Merlimau  |
8 - 12 |
 Iskandar Raiders |
Padang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur |
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16:30 (UTC+08:00) |
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- Week 5
References
- ↑ The game was abandoned due to bad weather. The final result was considered as a draw for both teams.
