The 2020 NRL Nines was the fifth edition of the

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and the first one hosted outside of

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. It was played at HBF Park,

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on 14–15 February 2020. Just like previous tournaments, it was contested by all 16

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teams, but for the first time, the four

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teams played as well, as opposed to the Jillaroos and

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like in former editions. The men's tournament was split into four pools of four teams (1, 2, 3 & 4) and then into two groups of two teams in each pool (A & B). Each side was initially to play two games, against the teams from the other group of their pool. The top two teams in each pool then played off in a knockout-style tournament. The women's tournament, meanwhile, was a round-robin with each team playing three games, one against each of the others, before the top two teams met in the final. The tournament was drawn on 6 December 2019. The

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took out the men's title, beating the

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23–14 in the final. Meanwhile, the Dragons won the women's title, with a 28–4 victory over the

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Men's tournament

Pool 1

Pool 2

Pool 3

Pool 4

Finals

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Grand Final

Women's tournament

Pool Stage

Grand Final

Team of the Tournament

Men

Women

References

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