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
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
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
Group A
TeamPlayed Won DrawnLostPoints for PointsagainstPointsdifferenceBonuspointPointsVIOBA110087+104Homes of Warriors RC100178-112
Homes of Warriors RC 7 - 8 VIOBA BluesSMS Tuanku Jaafar, Kuala Pilah
Group B
TeamPlayed Won DrawnLostPoints for PointsagainstPointsdifferenceBonuspointPointsNavy ORCA22004013+2719USM Jokers21013225+716RMP Pahang20022054-3402
Navy Orca 15 - 3 USM JokersLumutUSM Jokers 29 - 10 RMP PahangUSM, PenangRMP Pahang 10 - 25 Navy OrcaSEMSAS, Kuantan
Group C
TeamPlayed Won DrawnLostPoints for PointsagainstPointsdifferenceBonuspointPointsUTP Drillers22004031+99Kelleys21012726+116Qubyx Lions20023444-1024
Kelleys 10 - 13 UTP DrillersLembah KeramatUTP Drillers 27 - 21 Qubyx LionsUTP, TronohQubyx Lions 13 - 17 KelleysPutrajaya
Group D
TeamPlayed Won DrawnLostPoints for PointsagainstPointsdifferenceBonuspointPointsTerengganu RT11001514+104Jerantut Rainforest10011415-112
Jerantut Rainforest 14 - 15 Terengganu RTJerantut
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
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Final Round
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final
See also
Malaysia Rugby League Division 1
External links Malaysia Rugby Malaysia Rugby Union