2017 NSW Cup 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.

2017 Intrust Super Premiership NSW
LeagueNSW Cup
Duration25 Rounds
Teams12
Broadcast partnersFox League
2017 season
Premiers Penrith Panthers
Minor Premiers Wyong Roos

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]

Current teams

In 2017, 12 clubs are fielding teams in the Intrust Super Premiership. The Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles replaced the Manly Sea Eagles.[4][5] The Illawarra Cutters were renamed as the Illawarra RLFC.[6][7]

A team from Fiji applied to enter the competition, gaining support from Petero Civoniceva and the Fijian government,[8] but the NSWRL board determined that they were not ready for the 2017 season.[9][10][11] The team would have played from the 15,000-capacity ANZ National Stadium in 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] The Bulldogs named 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]		 H.E. 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] WIN Stadium, Wollongong 2012 2012 St. George-Illawarra Dragons
Mount Pritchard Mounties Steve Antonelli[21][22] Mt 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] Mt Smart Stadium 2007 2014 New Zealand Warriors
North Sydney Bears Ben Gardiner[27] North Sydney Oval, Sydney 1908 2008 South Sydney Rabbitohs
Penrith Panthers Garth Brennan[28][29] Pepper 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.

Ladder
2017 New South Wales Cup
Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Wyong Roos1613111454252+20229
2 New Zealand Warriors169331376274+10223
3 Penrith Panthers178162339230+10921
4 Mount Pritchard Mounties168161336330+619
5 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs167261304254+1518
6 North Sydney Bears177082241259−1818
7 Illawarra RLFC167081310372−6216
8 Newcastle Knights165182302388−8615
9 Wentworthville Magpies166091331307+2414
10 Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles165092306368−6214
11 Newtown Jets165191290365−7513
12 Wests Tigers1640111252442−19010

Finals
Main article: 2017 NSW Cup finals series

Grand Final
24 September
6:45 (AEST)
Wyong Roos 12-20 Penrith Panthers
Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 2,000
FB1Luke Sharpe
WG2Johnny Tuivasa-Sheck
CE3Paul Momirovski
CE4Joseph Manu
WG5Chris Centrone
FE6Jayden Nikorima
HB7Mitch Cornish
PR8Lindsay Collins
HK9Mitchell Williams (c)
PR14Eloni Vunakece
SR11Brock Gray
SR12Justin Toomey-White
LK13Nat Butcher
Interchange:
BE10Chris Smith
BE15Grant Garvey
BE16Jake Lewis
BE17Brenden Santi
Coach:
Rip Taylor
FB1Mason Cerruto
WG2Maika Sivo
CE3Jed Cartwright
CE4Tony Satini
WG5Christian Crichton
FE6Jarome Luai
HB7Darren Nicholls (c)
PR8Kaide Ellis
HK9Mitch Rein
PR10Sitaleki Akauola
SR11Viliame Kikau
SR20Moses Leota
LK19Sione Katoa
Interchange:
BE12Corey Waddell
BE14Tom Eisenhuth
BE15Oliver Clark
BE16Nick Tui-Loso
Coach:
Garth Brennan

NRL State Championship
See also: 2017 NRL Grand Final

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
3:40pm (AEDT)
Penrith Panthers 42 – 18 Papua New Guinea Hunters
Tries:
Tony Satini (9', 11', 16', 40') 4
Darren Nicholls (20') 1
Viliame Kikau (31') 1
Christian Crichton (38') 1
Maika Sivo (47') 1
Goals:
Darren Nicholls 5/8
(13', 17', 22', 34', 39')
Sin Bin:
Jarome Luai (68')		 1st: 38 – 2
2nd: 4 – 16
 Tries:
1 (69') Adex Wera
1 (72') Bland Abavu
1 (77') Ase Boas
Goals:
3/4 Ase Boas
(3' pen, 70', 77')
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Jarrod Cole, Chris Treneman
Man-of-the-Match medal: Kaide Ellis

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