# 2017 Malaysia Rugby League Division 2

The Malaysia Rugby League Division 1 2017 was the inaugural season of Malaysia Rugby League Division 2, Malaysia's domestic rugby union competition. The kick off will begin on 4 February 2017. Previously known as National Inter Club Championship (NICC), this season embarks the newly, organized league structure for more clubs to participate.

## Teams

A total of 10 teams will compete in the 2017 season.
* Home of Warriors RC
* Terengganu RT
* VIOBA Blues
* USM Jokers
* UTP Drillers
* RMP Pahang
* Kelleys
* Qubyx Lions
* Jerantut Rainforest RC
* Navy ORCA

## Season

In preliminary stage, all 10 teams were divided into two groups of three teams, and two groups of two teams, and a single round-robin tournament was held by all groups.

### Standings
#### Group A

| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points difference | Bonus point | Points |
| VIOBA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 0 | 4 |
| Homes of Warriors RC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 1 | 2 |
| Homes of Warriors RC | 7 - 8 | VIOBA Blues | SMS Tuanku Jaafar, Kuala Pilah |

#### Group B

| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points difference | Bonus point | Points |
| Navy ORCA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13 | +27 | 1 | 9 |
| USM Jokers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 1 | 6 |
| RMP Pahang | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 54 | -34 | 0 | 2 |
| Navy Orca | 15 - 3 | USM Jokers | Lumut |
| USM Jokers | 29 - 10 | RMP Pahang | USM, Penang |
| RMP Pahang | 10 - 25 | Navy Orca | SEMSAS, Kuantan |

#### Group C

| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points difference | Bonus point | Points |
| UTP Drillers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 9 |
| Kelleys | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 1 | 6 |
| Qubyx Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 44 | -10 | 2 | 4 |
| Kelleys | 10 - 13 | UTP Drillers | Lembah Keramat |
| UTP Drillers | 27 - 21 | Qubyx Lions | UTP, Tronoh |
| Qubyx Lions | 13 - 17 | Kelleys | Putrajaya |

#### Group D

| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points difference | Bonus point | Points |
| Terengganu RT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 0 | 4 |
| Jerantut Rainforest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jerantut Rainforest | 14 - 15 | Terengganu RT | Jerantut |
Bold indicates teams that advanced to quarter-final.
Four points for a win, three for a draw, one for a loss, and no points for a bye. One bonus point for the winning team scoring four or more tries (BP1), one bonus point for losing by seven or less by their opponent (BP2). If teams are level on points in the standings at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:  • Difference between points for and against  • Total number of points for  • Number of matches won  • Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams

### Final Round

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 25 February – UTP, Tronoh | 25 February – UTP, Tronoh | | | |
| UTP Drillers | 41 | | | |
| UTP Drillers | 41 | 5 March – VI, Kuala Lumpur | 5 March – VI, Kuala Lumpur | | |
| Homes of Warriors RC | 0 | 5 March – VI, Kuala Lumpur | 5 March – VI, Kuala Lumpur | |
| Homes of Warriors RC | 0 | UTP Drillers | 0 | |
| 25 February – Kuala Terengganu | 25 February – Kuala Terengganu | | UTP Drillers | 0 | |
| 25 February – Kuala Terengganu | 25 February – Kuala Terengganu | Terengganu RT | 13 | |
| Terengganu RT | 51 | Terengganu RT | 13 | |
| Terengganu RT | 51 | | | | 12 March – Padang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur | 12 March – Padang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur |
| USM Jokers | 17 | | | | 12 March – Padang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur | 12 March – Padang Bellamy, Kuala Lumpur |
| USM Jokers | 17 | | | | Terengganu RT | |
| 25 February – VI, Kuala Lumpur | 25 February – VI, Kuala Lumpur | | | | | Terengganu RT |
| 25 February – VI, Kuala Lumpur | 25 February – VI, Kuala Lumpur | | | | Navy Orca | |
| VIOBA Blues | 20 | | | | Navy Orca | |
| VIOBA Blues | 20 | 5 March – VI, Kuala Lumpur | 5 March – VI, Kuala Lumpur | | | |
| Kelleys | 7 | 5 March – VI, Kuala Lumpur | 5 March – VI, Kuala Lumpur | | | |
| Kelleys | 7 | VIOBA Blues | 13 | | | |
| 25 February – Lumut | 25 February – Lumut | | VIOBA Blues | 13 | | |
| 25 February – Lumut | 25 February – Lumut | Navy Orca | 15 | |
| Navy Orca | 11 | Navy Orca | 15 | |
| Jerantut Rainforest | 8 | | | |