The King's Birthday match (from 2015 to 2022, the Queen's Birthday match) is an annual rugby league match held on the King's Birthday Holiday in Australia between the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the St. George Illawarra Dragons or Parramatta Eels. It is traditionally played at Stadium Australia. The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs won the first three clashes, but St. George Illawarra won the following two. The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs however won the two following encounters.
The game was the first of two on the holiday when it started, but due to the scrapping of Monday night football it is now the centrepiece event on the King's Birthday Holiday. The match traditionally kicks off at 4pm. The game is the centrepiece of the long weekend's big lineup each year.
In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the match was moved to Bankwest Stadium and played behind closed doors.
Head to head
Canterbury-Bankstown v St George Illawarra (2015–2021) +TeamPlayedGames wonDrawsGames lostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoint Difference Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs750215796+61 St. George Illawarra Dragons720596157 -61
Canterbury-Bankstown v Parramatta (since 2022) +TeamPlayedGames wonDrawsGames lostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoint Difference Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs32016856+12 Parramatta Eels31025668–12
Results summary YearHomeScoreAwayVenueAttendance2015 Canterbury-Bankstown29 – 16 St. George IllawarraStadium Australia27,2912016 St. George Illawarra16 – 34 Canterbury-BankstownStadium Australia20,1532017 Canterbury-Bankstown16 – 2 St. George IllawarraStadium Australia24,0832018 Canterbury-Bankstown16 – 18 St. George IllawarraStadium Australia21,3762019 Canterbury-Bankstown12 – 36 St. George IllawarraStadium Australia16,0032020 Canterbury-Bankstown22 – 2 St. George IllawarraWestern Sydney StadiumN/A2021 Canterbury-Bankstown28 – 6 St. George IllawarraStadium Australia17,3822022 Canterbury-Bankstown34 – 4 ParramattaStadium Australia20,1842023 Canterbury-Bankstown12 – 34 ParramattaStadium Australia33,8662024 Canterbury-Bankstown22 – 18 ParramattaStadium Australia45,4962025 Canterbury-Bankstown30 – 12 ParramattaStadium Australia59,8782026 Canterbury-Bankstown14 – 12 ParramattaStadium Australia37,638
Year-by-year results 2015
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See also
Rivalries in the National Rugby League King's Birthday match (AFL) i4Give Foundation
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