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. The draw was released on 30 October 2013. It was a two-day, nine-a-side, knockout tournament held at

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. All sixteen NRL clubs and 256 players competed over the one weekend (February 15 – February 16) with

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$2.25 million prize money split between the teams. The

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won the tournament defeating the

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16 – 7.

Tournament games

Yellow pool

Green pool

Blue pool

Red pool

Finals

Players

Team of the Tournament

Brisbane Broncos

Canberra Raiders

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

Gold Coast Titans

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

Melbourne Storm

Newcastle Knights

North Queensland Cowboys

Parramatta Eels

Penrith Panthers

South Sydney Rabbitohs

St. George Illawarra Dragons

Sydney Roosters

New Zealand Warriors

Wests Tigers

Jillaroos

Kiwi Ferns

References

External links

Official Website

Live Scores
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