# 2020 NRL Nines

The 2020 NRL Nines was the fifth edition of the NRL Nines rugby league nines and the first one hosted outside of Auckland. It was played at HBF Park, Perth on 14–15 February 2020. Just like previous tournaments, it was contested by all 16 National Rugby League teams, but for the first time, the four NRL Women's Premiership teams played as well, as opposed to the Jillaroos and Kiwi Ferns 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 Cowboys took out the men's title, beating the Dragons 23–14 in the final. Meanwhile, the Dragons won the women's title, with a 28–4 victory over the Broncos.

## Men's tournament
### Pool 1

Pool 1 :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Newcastle Knights | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 4 | +46 | 4 |
| Penrith Panthers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 2 |
| Sydney Roosters | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 43 | −29 | 2 |
| New Zealand Warriors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 48 | −40 | 0 |

### Pool 2

Pool 2 :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 2 |
| Parramatta Eels | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 2 |
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 2 |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 2 |

### Pool 3

Pool 3 :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Gold Coast Titans | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 4 |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 2 |
| Wests Tigers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 2 |
| Canberra Raiders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 56 | −38 | 0 |

### Pool 4

Pool 4 :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| North Queensland Cowboys | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 4 |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 2 |
| Brisbane Broncos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 2 |
| Melbourne Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 30 | −18 | 0 |

### Finals

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Newcastle Knights | Newcastle Knights | 7 | | | | | | |
| Parramatta Eels | Parramatta Eels | 14 | | | | | | |
| Parramatta Eels | Parramatta Eels | 14 | Parramatta Eels | Parramatta Eels | 6 | | | |
| | | | St. George Illawarra Dragons | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 8 | | | |
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 17 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 8 | | | |
| Penrith Panthers | Penrith Panthers | 14 | | | | | | |
| Penrith Panthers | Penrith Panthers | 14 | | | | St. George Illawarra Dragons | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 14 |
| | | | | | | North Queensland Cowboys | North Queensland Cowboys | 23 |
| Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | | | | | | | North Queensland Cowboys | North Queensland Cowboys | 23 |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 0 | | | | | | |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 0 | Gold Coast Titans | Gold Coast Titans | 10 | | | |
| | | | North Queensland Cowboys | North Queensland Cowboys | 19 | | | |
| North Queensland Cowboys | North Queensland Cowboys | 20 | North Queensland Cowboys | North Queensland Cowboys | 19 | | | |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Grand Final
## Women's tournament
### Pool Stage

Women's Pool :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Brisbane Broncos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 10 | +44 | 6 |
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 2 |
| Sydney Roosters | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 2 |
| New Zealand Warriors | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 62 | −38 | 2 |

### Grand Final
## Team of the Tournament
### Men

| # | Player |
| 1 | Scott Drinkwater |
| 2 | Clint Gutherson |
| 3 | Mason Lino |
| 4 | Tyrone Peachey |
| 5 | Jason Taumalolo |
| 6 | Phillip Sami |
| 7 | Luke Metcalf |
| 8 | Cody Ramsey |
| 9 | Viliame Kikau |

### Women

| # | Player |
| 1 | Maddie Studdon |
| 2 | Hannah Southwell |
| 3 | Sam Bremner |
| 4 | Raecene McGregor |
| 5 | Tamika Upton |
| 6 | Chelsea Lenarduzzi |
| 7 | Nita Maynard |
| 8 | Keeley Davis |
| 9 | Kezie Apps |