The Parramatta Eels will return to the 2017 Downer Auckland Nines at Eden Park and will feature alongside the St. George Illawarra Dragons, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the New Zealand Warriors in the Piha pool.
The tournament will be played at Eden Park in Auckland on February 4-5, 2017.
The Blue and Gold squad, and winners of the 2016 Auckland Nines, will be announced closer to the date, with the Club’s Auckland Nines jersey to be released later this month.
2017 AUCKLAND NINES POOLS
Pihu Pool
New Zealand Warriors, St. George-Illawarra Dragons, Parramatta Eels, Manly Sea Eagles
Waiheke Pool
Cronulla Sharks, Gold Coast Titans, Penrith Panthers, Canterbury Bankstown-Bulldogs
Rangitoto Pool
Wests Tigers, Brisbane Broncos, Melbourne Storm, Newcastle Knights
Hunua Pool
North Queensland Cowboys, Sydney Roosters, Canberra Raiders, South Sydney Rabbitohs
2017 AUCKLAND NINES DRAW
DAY 1 — Saturday, February 4, 2016
Game 1 — 10:00am — Cronulla Sharks vs. Gold Coast Titans
Game 2 — 10:25am — Penrith Panthers vs. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Game 3 — 10:50am — St. George-Illawarra Dragons vs. Parramatta Eels
Game 4 — 11:15am — New Zealand Warriors vs. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Game 5 — 11:50am — Newcastle Knights vs. Wests Tigers
Game 6 — 12:15pm — Brisbane Broncos vs. Melbourne Storm
Game 7 — 12:40pm — North Queensland Cowboys vs. Sydney Roosters
Game 8 — 1:05pm — Canberra Raiders vs. South Sydney Rabbitohs
WOMEN'S 1 — 1:30pm — New Zealand Women's vs. Australia Women's
Game 9 — 1:55pm — Cronulla Sharks vs. Penrith Panthers
Game 10 — 2:20pm — Gold Coast Titans vs. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Game 11 — 2:45pm — St. George-Illawarra Dragons vs. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Game 12 — 3:10pm — New Zealand Warriors vs. Parramatta Eels
Game 13 — 3:45pm — Newcastle Knights vs. Brisbane Broncos
Game 14 — 4:10pm — Wests Tigers vs. Melbourne Storm
Game 15 — 4:35pm — North Queensland Cowboys vs. Canberra Raiders
Game 16 — 5:00pm — Sydney Roosters vs. South Sydney Rabbitohs
DAY 2 — Sunday, February 5, 2016
Game 17 — 8:35am — Cronulla Sharks vs. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Game 18 — 9:00am — Gold Coast Titans vs. Penrith Panthers
Game 19 — 9:25am — Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles vs. Parramatta Eels
Game 20 — 9:50am — New Zealand Warriors vs. St. George-Illawarra Dragons
Game 21 — 10:15am — Wests Tigers vs. Brisbane Broncos
Game 22 — 10:40am — Newcastle Knights vs. Melbourne Storm
Game 23 — 11:05am — North Queensland Cowboys vs. South Sydney Rabbitohs
Game 24 — 11:30am — Sydney Roosters vs. Canberra Raiders
QF1 — 11:55am — Winner Waiheke Pool vs. Runner-Up Rangitito Pool
QF2 — 12:20pm — Winner Rangitoto Pool vs. Runner-Up Waiheke Pool
QF3 — 1:05pm — Winner Hunua Pool vs. Runner-Up Piha Pool
QF4 — 1:30pm — Winner Piha Pool vs. Runner-Up Hunua Pool
WOMEN'S 2 — 1:55pm — New Zealand Women's vs. Australia Women's
SF1 — 2:40pm — Winner Qualifying Final 1 vs. Winner Qualifying Final 2
SF2 — 3:05pm — Winner Qualifying Final 3 vs. Winner Qualifying Final 4
WOMEN'S 3 — 3:50pm — New Zealand Women's vs. Australia Women's
Final — 4:40pm — Winner Semi Final 1 vs. Winner Semi Final 2
* NOTE ALL TIMES LISTED ARE IN AEDT, TWO HOURS AHEAD OF NZDT
2017 DOWNER NRL AUCKLAND NINES
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Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 February, 2017
• All 16 NRL clubs together in Auckland
• Featuring 288+ star players
• To date: 49 Kangaroos; 46 Kiwis players; 46 State of Origin; 16 Fijian; 6 English; 28 Samoan; 23 Tongan reps have appeared at the NRL Auckland Nines
• 31 action packed games
• More speed! More tries! More fun!
• 9 players per team, 9 minute halves
• NZ $2.6 million dollars + in prize money
• Over 80,000 fans expected over 2 days
