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
The 2017 Queensland Cup season was the 22nd season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, known as the Intrust Super Cup due to sponsorship from Intrust Super, featured 1 ...
in the
2017 NRL State Championship.
Illawarra RLFC
The Illawarra Rugby League Football Club were an Australian rugby league football club based in Illawarra formed in 2012. Originally known as the Illawarra Cutters, they became known as the Illawarra RLFC before the 2017 Intrust Super Premiersh ...
are the defending champions, following their 21–20 victory against the Mounties in the 2016 grand final.
A
NSW Residents side, selected from the Premiership, lost 6–36 to the Queensland Residents on 7 May.
Current teams
In 2017, 12 clubs are fielding teams in the Intrust Super Premiership. The Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles replaced the Manly Sea Eagles. The Illawarra Cutters were renamed as the Illawarra RLFC.
A team from Fiji applied to enter the competition, gaining support from
Petero Civoniceva
Petero Civoniceva ( (Thee-vo-nee-thee-vah); born 21 April 1976), is a Fijian-Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representa ...
and the Fijian government,
but the
NSWRL board determined that they were not ready for the 2017 season. The team would have played from the 15,000-capacity
ANZ National Stadium
The HFC Bank Stadium ( formally known as ANZ Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Suva, Fiji.
HFC Stadium is used primarily for rugby league, rugby union and football matches, and features a track as well as a pitch suitable for worldwide comp ...
in Suva.
[
]Pat Weisner
Patrick Weisner (born 17 March 1982) is a professional rugby league coach and a former professional rugby league footballer who played for Ireland at international level.
Background
Weisner was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Play ...
started the season as coach of the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles, before being fired and replaced by Steven Hales.[ The Bulldogs named Ray Moujalli as their captain.]
Ladder
Finals
Grand Final
NRL State Championship
As premiers of the NSW Cup, the Penrith Panthers faced Queensland Cup premiers Papua New Guinea Hunters in the annual NRL State Championship match.
References
External links
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