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
Eden Park is New Zealand's largest sports stadium, with a capacity of 50,000. Located in central Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, it is three kilometres southwest of the CBD, on the boundary between the suburbs of Mount Eden and King ...
in
Auckland,
New Zealand. Just like previous tournaments, it was contested by all sixteen
National Rugby League teams. The prize money was . The draw for the competition was announced by the NRL on 17 November 2016. The same pool names were used as in the 2015 and 2016 tournaments. The pool names were:
Hunua
Hunua () is a small settlement in the rural outskirts of south Auckland, New Zealand.
Hunua is east of Papakura, from Hunua Falls and lies at the foot of the Hunua Ranges, from where Auckland obtains most of its water supply. The literal tran ...
,
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
Rangitoto pool
Waiheke pool
Piha pool
Finals
Quarterfinals
Semi-finals
Final
Ferns v Jillaroos
Team of the tournament
Connor Watson
Connor Watson (born 31 May 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL.
He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League, and played for the Cou ...
was named the player of the tournament. The team of the tournament was;
References
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NRL Auckland Nines
Auckland Nines
The NRL Nines is a rugby league nines competition, normally held during the NRL preseason each year. It was initially held in Auckland, New Zealand, between 2014 and 2017 before going on hiatus. Returning in 2020, hosting duties moved to Perth ...