2016 NRL Under-20s season

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The 2016 NRL Under-20s season (known commercially as the 2016 Holden Cup due to sponsorship from Holden) was the ninth season of the National Rugby League's Under-20s competition. The draw and structure of the competition mirrored that of the NRL's 2016 Telstra Premiership season.

Season summary[]

Schedule[]

NYC Records[]

Ladder[]

2016 NYC season
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Penrith Panthers	24	18	2	4	2	851	382	+469	42
2	North Queensland Cowboys	24	16	1	7	2	770	520	+250	37
3	St George-Illawarra Dragons	24	15	1	8	2	737	545	+192	35
4	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	15	1	8	2	670	607	+63	35
5	Sydney Roosters (P)	24	14	1	9	2	710	642	+68	33
6	Wests Tigers	24	12	4	8	2	680	541	+139	32
7	Parramatta Eels	24	14	0	10	2	579	562	+17	32
8	Canberra Raiders	24	13	1	10	2	608	694	-86	31
9	Brisbane Broncos	24	11	1	12	2	660	576	+84	27
10	Newcastle Knights	24	11	1	12	2	589	678	-89	27
11	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	9	1	14	2	604	694	-90	23
12	Melbourne Storm	24	8	2	14	2	700	758	-58	22
13	Gold Coast Titans	24	9	0	15	2	627	698	-71	22
14	New Zealand Warriors	24	8	1	15	2	466	680	-214	20
15	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	7	0	17	2	468	742	-274	18
16	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	24	3	1	20	2	483	883	-400	11

Ladder Progression[]

Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.

Finals Series[]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time (Local)	Venue	Referees	Crowd
QUALIFYING & ELIMINATION FINALS
North Queensland Cowboys	30 – 34	St George Illawarra Dragons†	9 September 2016, 5:15 pm	Suncorp Stadium		43,170 (CR)
Sydney Roosters	48 – 0	Canberra Raiders	10 September 2016, 2:55 pm	GIO Stadium Canberra		25,592 (CR)
Wests Tigers	54 – 24	Parramatta Eels	11 September 2016, 11:10 am	Allianz Stadium		21,233 (CR)
Penrith Panthers	28 – 6	Cronulla Sutherland Sharks	11 September 2016, 1:30 pm	Allianz Stadium		22,631 (CR)
SEMI FINALS
North Queensland Cowboys	32 – 16	Wests Tigers	16 September 2016, 5:15 pm	1300SMILES Stadium
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	18 – 28	Sydney Roosters	17 September 2016, 5:15 pm	GIO Stadium Canberra
PRELIMINARY FINALS
Penrith Panthers	32 – 16	North Queensland Cowboys	23 September 2016, 2:55 pm	Allianz Stadium
St. George Illawarra Dragons	20 – 26	Sydney Roosters	23 September 2016, 5:15 pm	Allianz Stadium

† Match decided in extra time.

Grand final[]

Sunday, 2 October 1:35pm (AEDT)

Penrith Panthers U20s	28 – 30	Sydney Roosters U20s
Tries: Christian Crichton (16') 1 Corey Waddell (21') 1 Braidon Burns (24') 1 Kaide Ellis (34') 1 Wayde Egan (38') 1 Goals: Dylan Edwards 4/6 (17', 22', 35', 39')	1st: 28 - 6 2nd: 0 - 24	Tries: 2 (8', 65') Joseph Manu 1 (43') Nat Butcher 1 (49') Sitili Tupouniua 1 (73') Johnny Tuivasa-Sheck Goals: 5/5 Jesse Marshke (10', 44', 51', 66', 74')

ANZ Stadium, Sydney Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski, Drew Oultram Jack Gibson Medal: Nat Butcher Coaches: Anthony Barnes (Sydney Roosters) Cameron Ciraldo (Penrith Panthers)

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