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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Eden Park, Auckland |
| Dates | 4–5 February |
| Teams | 16 Male 2 Female |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Sydney Roosters(1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Penrith Panthers |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Attendance | 22,000 |
| MVP | Connor Watson |
| Top try scorer(s) |  Jordan Kahu (6) Gideon Gela-Mosby (6) |
The 2017 NRL Auckland Nines (known as the Downer NRL Auckland Nines due to sponsorship) was the fourth NRL Auckland Nines competition. It was held on 4–5 February 2017 at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.[1] Just like previous tournaments, it was contested by all sixteen National Rugby League teams. The prize money was NZ$2.6 million. The draw for the competition was announced by the NRL on 17 November 2016.[2] The same pool names were used as in the 2015 and 2016 tournaments. The pool names were: Hunua, Waiheke, Rangitoto and Piha. The event included two international women's teams, the Kiwi Ferns and the Jillaroos, who competed in a three-game series won by the Jillaroos for the first time, with a 3-0 clean sweep. The tournament was again sponsored by Downer Group. The Sydney Roosters won the tournament by defeating the Penrith Panthers 10–8 in the final.
Tournament games
Hunua pool
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Queensland Cowboys
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 29 | +52 | 6 |
| Sydney Roosters
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 4 |
 Canberra Raiders
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 68 | −47 | 2 |
 South Sydney Rabbitohs
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 0 |
| 4 February 2017 | North Queensland Cowboys
|
27-15 | Sydney Roosters
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 12:40 AEDST |
Stadium: Eden Park |
| 4 February 2017 | Canberra Raiders
|
15-12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 13:05 AEDST |
Stadium: Eden Park |
| 4 February 2017 | North Queensland Cowboys
|
35-6 | Canberra Raiders
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 16:35 AEDST |
Stadium: Eden Park |
| 4 February 2017 | Sydney Roosters
|
14-7 | South Sydney Rabbitohs
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 17:00 AEDST |
Stadium: Eden Park |
| 5 February 2017 | North Queensland Cowboys
|
19-8 | South Sydney Rabbitohs
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 11:05 AEDST |
19 | 8 | Stadium: Eden Park |
| 5 February 2017 | Sydney Roosters
|
21-0 | Canberra Raiders
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 11:30 AEDST |
21 | 0 | Stadium: Eden Park |
Rangitoto pool
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Broncos
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 4 |
 Melbourne Storm
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 4 |
 Wests Tigers
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 2 |
 Newcastle Knights
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 2 |
| 4 February 2017 | Newcastle Knights
|
18-10 | Wests Tigers
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 11:50 AEDST |
Stadium: Eden Park |
| 4 February 2017 | Brisbane Broncos
|
18-4 | Melbourne Storm
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 12:15 AEDST |
Stadium: Eden Park |
| 4 February 2017 | Newcastle Knights
|
8-21 | Brisbane Broncos
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 15:45 AEDST |
8 | 21 | Stadium: Eden Park |
| 4 February 2017 | Wests Tigers
|
6-14 | Melbourne Storm
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 16:10 AEDST |
6 | 14 | Stadium: Eden Park |
| 5 February 2017 | Wests Tigers
|
17-11 | Brisbane Broncos
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 10:15 AEDST |
17 | 11 | Stadium: Eden Park |
| 5 February 2017 | Newcastle Knights
|
10-20 | Melbourne Storm
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 10:40 AEDST |
10 | 20 | Stadium: Eden Park |
Waiheke pool
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith Panthers
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 6 |
 Gold Coast Titans
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 4 |
 Cronulla Sharks
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 2 |
 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 73 | −41 | 0 |
| 4 February 2017 | Cronulla Sharks
|
4 - 25 | Gold Coast Titans
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 10:00 AEDST |
Tries: Kurt Capewell 10' Conversions: Kurt Capewell 0/1 |
Report | Bonus Point Tries: Kane Elgey 2' Tries: Nathaniel Peteru 4', Jarryd Hayne 6', Tyrone Roberts 14' Conversions: Tyrone Roberts 2/5 |
Stadium: Eden Park |
| 4 February 2017 | Penrith Panthers
|
28 - 18 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 10:25 AEDST |
Bonus Point Tries: James Tamou 4', James Tamou 15' Tries: Kaide Ellis 6', Malakai Watene-Zelezniak 8', Malakai Watene-Zelezniak 9' Conversions: Nathan Cleary 2/3, Zach Dockar-Clay 1/2 |
Report | Bonus Point Tries: Renouf To'oamaga 13', Matt Frawley 18' Tries: Francis Tualau 3' Conversions: Matt Frawley 1/1, Bradley Abbey 1/2 |
Stadium: Eden Park |
| 4 February 2017 | Cronulla Sharks
|
14-16 | Penrith Panthers
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 13:55 AEDST |
Tries: Manaia Cherrington 5', Matt Evans 6', Manaia Cherrington 17' Conversions: Manaia Cherrington 1/1, Gerard Beale 0/1, Wade Graham 0/1 |
Report | Tries: Moses Leota 9', Jed Cartwright 10', Corey Harawira-Naera 14' Conversions: Darren Nicholls 1/1, Corey Harawira-Naera 1/2 |
Stadium: Eden Park |