Rugby league season
The 2017 New South Wales Cup season was the tenth season of the New South Wales Cup administered by the New South Wales Rugby League , and the second known as the Intrust Super Premiership NSW due sponsorship reasons. The competition acts as a second-tier league to the ten New South Wales-based National Rugby League clubs, as well the Canberra Raiders and New Zealand Warriors .
The winner of the Premiership will compete against the winner of the 2017 Queensland Cup in the 2017 NRL State Championship . Illawarra RLFC are the defending champions, following their 21–20 victory against the Mounties in the 2016 grand final.[ 1] [ 2]
A NSW Residents side , selected from the Premiership, lost 6–36 to the Queensland Residents on 7 May.[ 3]
In 2017, 12 clubs fielded teams in the Intrust Super Premiership . The Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles replaced the Manly Sea Eagles.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
A team from Fiji applied to enter the competition, gaining support from Petero Civoniceva and the Fijian government,[ 8] NSWRL board determined that they were not ready for the 2017 season.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] National Stadium, Suva .[ 8]
Pat Weisner started the season as coach of the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles , before being fired and replaced by Steven Hales.[ 12] [ 13] Ray Moujalli as their captain.[ 14]
Colors
Club
Coach
Stadium
Founded
Joined*
NRL affiliate
Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles Steven Hales[ 12] [ 15] Pat Weisner [ 16] [ 13]
HE Laybutt Field, Blacktown
1962
2017
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Steve Georgallis [ 17] [ 18] Belmore Sports Ground , Belmore
1934
2008
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Illawarra RLFC Matthew Head[ 19] [ 20]
Wollongong Showground , Wollongong
2012
2012
St George Illawarra Dragons
Mount Pritchard Mounties Steve Antonelli [ 21] [ 22] Mount Pritchard Oval , Mount Pritchard
2012
2012
Canberra Raiders
Newcastle Knights Simon Woolford [ 23] [ 24] Hunter Stadium , Newcastle
1988
2012
Newcastle Knights
Newtown Jets Greg Matterson[ 25]
Henson Park , Marrickville
1908
2008
Cronulla Sharks
New Zealand Warriors Ricky Henry[ 26]
Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland
2007
2014
New Zealand Warriors
North Sydney Bears Ben Gardiner[ 27]
North Sydney Oval , North Sydney
1908
2008
South Sydney Rabbitohs
Penrith Panthers Garth Brennan[ 28] [ 29]
Penrith Stadium , Penrith
1966
2008
Penrith Panthers
Wentworthville Magpies Nathan Cayless [ 30] [ 31] Ringrose Park, Wentworthville
1963
2008
Parramatta Eels
Wests Tigers David Heath[ 32]
Campbelltown Stadium , Campbelltown Leichhardt Oval , Leichhardt
1999
2013
Wests Tigers
Wyong Roos Rip Taylor[ 33]
Morrie Breen Oval , Kanwal
1910
2013
Sydney Roosters
*: The season the team joined is in the NSW Cup, not any other competition before this.
2017 New South Wales Cup
Team
Pld
W
D
L
B
PF
PA
PD
Pts
1
16
13
1
1
1
454
252
+202
29
2
16
9
3
3
1
376
274
+102
23
3
17
8
1
6
2
339
230
+109
21
4
16
8
1
6
1
336
330
+6
19
5
16
7
2
6
1
304
254
+15
18
6
17
7
0
8
2
241
259
−18
18
7
16
7
0
8
1
310
372
−62
16
8
16
5
1
8
2
302
388
−86
15
9
16
6
0
9
1
331
307
+24
14
10
16
5
0
9
2
306
368
−62
14
11
16
5
1
9
1
290
365
−75
13
12
16
4
0
11
1
252
442
−190
10
NRL State Championship [ edit ]
As premiers of the NSW Cup, the Penrith Panthers faced Queensland Cup premiers Papua New Guinea Hunters in the annual NRL State Championship match.
Sunday, 1 October
ANZ Stadium ,
Sydney Referee: Jarrod Cole, Chris Treneman
Man-of-the-Match medal: Kaide Ellis
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Penrith Panthers
Wyong Roos
New Zealand Warriors
Mount Pritchard Mounties
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
North Sydney Bears
Illawarra RLFC
Newcastle Knights
Wentworthville Magpies
Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles
Newtown Jets
Wests Tigers
Papua New Guinea Hunters
