The Malaysia Rugby League Division 1 2017 was the inaugural season of Malaysia Rugby League Division 1, 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 12 teams will compete in the 2017 season.
KL Saracens Kota Bharu RC IIUM Mustangs SAHOCA RC Silver Gaurus RC ATM Blackhawks Iskandar Troopers KL Tigers UTM Pirates Edwardian Tiger Beringin Rendang RC JLJ Diraja
Season
In preliminary stage, all 12 teams were divided into 4 groups of three teams, and a single round-robin tournament was held by all groups.
Standings
Group A
TeamPlayed Won DrawnLostPoints for PointsagainstPointsdifferenceBonuspointPointsJLJ Diraja22005613+4319UTM Pirates21012135-1405Kota Bharu RC20022352-2913
JLJ Diraja 22 - 3 UTM PiratesPort DicksonUTM Pirates 18 - 13 Kota Bharu RCUTM Skudai, JohorKota Bharu RC 10 - 34 JLJ DirajaKota Bharu
Group B
TeamPlayed Won DrawnLostPoints for PointsagainstPointsdifferenceBonuspointPointsKL Saracens22004930+1919Edwardian Tiger20112931-214SAHOCA RC20112542-1703
Edwardian Tiger 17 - 19 KL SaracensEsplanade, TaipingKL Saracens 30 - 13 SAHOCA RCUM, Kuala LumpurSAHOCA RC 12 - 12 Edwardian TigerKolej Sultan Abdul Hamid, Alor Setar
Group C
TeamPlayed Won DrawnLostPoints for PointsagainstPointsdifferenceBonuspointPointsBeringin Rendang22005734+2319IIUM Mustangs21017745+3216Iskandar Troopers20021267-5502
IIUM Mustangs 48 - 7 Iskandar TroopersIIUM, GombakBeringin Rendang 38 - 29 IIUM MustangsKota TinggiIskandar Troopers 5 - 19 Beringin RendangKota Tinggi
Group D
TeamPlayed Won DrawnLostPoints for Pointsagainst PointsdifferenceBonuspointPointsSilver Gaurus RC22008713+74210KL Tigers21012958-2905ATM Blackhawks21013176-4512
ATM Blackhawks 8 - 52 Silver Gaurus RCPadang Bellamy, Kuala LumpurSilver Gaurus 35 - 5 KL TigersIpohKL Tigers 24 - 23 ATM BlackhawksVI, Kuala Lumpur
Bold indicates teams that qualified 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
Notes
External links Malaysia Rugby Malaysia Rugby Union