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 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) |
Tournament games edit
Hunua pool edit
| 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 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 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 edit
| 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 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 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 edit
| 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 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 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 |
| 4 February 2017 | Gold Coast Titans
|
17-10 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 14:20 AEDST |
Stadium: Eden Park |
| 5 February 2017 | Cronulla Sharks
|
28-4 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 08:35 AEDST |
28 | 4 | Stadium: Eden Park |
| 5 February 2017 | Gold Coast Titans
|
4-22 | Penrith Panthers
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 09:00 AEDST |
4 | 22 | Stadium: Eden Park |
Piha pool edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Parramatta Eels
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 23 | +43 | 6 |
 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 4 |
 St George Illawarra Dragons
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 2 |
 New Zealand Warriors
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 46 | −25 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 4 February 2017 | St. George Illawarra Dragons
|
11-32 | Parramatta Eels
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 10:50 AEDST |
11 | 32 | Stadium: Eden Park |
| 4 February 2017 | New Zealand Warriors
|
11-15 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 15:15 AEDST |
11 | 15 | Stadium: Eden Park |
| 4 February 2017 | St. George Illawarra Dragons
|
20-23 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 14:45 AEDST |
20 | 23 | Stadium: Eden Park |
| 4 February 2017 | New Zealand Warriors
|
0-17 | Parramatta Eels
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 17:10 AEDST |
0 | 17 | Stadium: Eden Park |
| 5 February 2017 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
|
12-17 | Parramatta Eels
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 09:25 AEDST |
12 | 17 | Stadium: Eden Park |
| 5 February 2017 | New Zealand Warriors
|
10-14 | St George Illawarra Dragons
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 09:50 AEDST |
10 | 14 | Stadium: Eden Park |
Finals edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Penrith Panthers
| 16 | |||||||||||||
| Manly Sea Eagles
| 12 | |||||||||||||
| Penrith Panthers
| 13 | |||||||||||||
| Parramatta Eels
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Parramatta Eels
| 14 | |||||||||||||
| Gold Coast Titans
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Penrith Panthers
| 8 | |||||||||||||
| Sydney Roosters
| 10 | |||||||||||||
| Brisbane Broncos
| 14 | |||||||||||||
| Sydney Roosters
| 15 | |||||||||||||
| Sydney Roosters
| 21 | |||||||||||||
| Melbourne Storm
| 16 | |||||||||||||
| North Queensland Cowboys
| 12 | |||||||||||||
| Melbourne Storm
| 25 | |||||||||||||
Quarterfinals edit
| 5 February 2017 | Penrith Panthers
|
16-12 (Golden Try) |
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 11:55 AEDST |
Bonus Point Tries: Waqa Blake 2', Sione Katoa 16' Tries: Tyrone May 20' Conversions: Corey Harawira-Naera 1/2 |
Report | Bonus Point Tries: Brian Kelly 7', Dylan Walker 13' Conversions: Cameron Cullen 1/2 |
Stadium: Eden Park |
| 5 February 2017 | Parramatta Eels
|
14-0 | Gold Coast Titans
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 12:20 AEDST |
Tries: Bevan French 7', Semi Radradra 13', Bevan French 16' Conversions: Corey Norman 1/1, Clinton Gutherson 0/1, Jamal Fogarty 0/1 |
Report | Stadium: Eden Park |
| 5 February 2017 | Brisbane Broncos
|
14-15 | Sydney Roosters
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 13:05 AEDST |
Tries: Jordan Kahu 12', Mitchell Cronin 14', Sam Lavea 16' Conversions: Jordan Kahu 1/2 |
Report | Bonus Point Tries: Chris Smith 3' Tries: Connor Watson 6', Ryan Matterson 8' Conversions: Latrell Mitchell 1/3 |
Stadium: Eden Park |
| 5 February 2017 | North Queensland Cowboys
|
12-25 | Melbourne Storm
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 13:30 AEDST |
Stadium: Eden Park |
Semi-finals edit
| 5 February 2017 | Penrith Panthers
|
13-0 | Parramatta Eels
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 14:40 AEDST |
13 | 0 | Stadium: Eden Park |
| 5 February 2017 | Sydney Roosters
|
21-16 | Melbourne Storm
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 15:05 AEDST |
21 | 16 | Stadium: Eden Park |
Final edit
| 5 February 2017 | Penrith Panthers
|
8-10 | Sydney Roosters
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 16:40 AEDST |
8 | 10 | Stadium: Eden Park |
Ferns v Jillaroos edit
| 4 February 2017 | Kiwi Ferns 
|
4-20 |  Australian Jillaroos
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 13:30 AEDST |
Try: Kani Conversions: 0/1 |
Highlights Report |
Bonus Point Tries: Apps, Baker Tries: Kelly Conversions: 3/3 |
Stadium: Eden Park |
| 5 February 2017 | Kiwi Ferns
|
0-8 | Australian Jillaroos
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 13:55 AEDST |
Nil | Tries: Baker, Bremner Conversions: 0/2 |
Stadium: Eden Park |
| 5 February 2017 | Kiwi Ferns
|
4-14 | Australian Jillaroos
|
Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 15:50 AEDST |
Tries: Noble | Report | Tries: Kelly Baker, Breayley Conversions: 1/3 |
Stadium: Eden Park |
Team of the tournament edit
Connor Watson was named the player of the tournament. The team of the tournament was;[3]
References edit
- ^ "2017 Downer Auckland Nines dates announced". nrl.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Check out the complete draw for the 2017 Auckland Nines". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ Rosser, Corey (5 February 2017). "Auckland Nines team of the tournament". NRL.com. National Rugby League. Retrieved 7 June 2022.