NRL Easter Monday Game
Location | Stadium Australia Western Sydney Stadium |
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Teams | Parramatta Eels Wests Tigers |
First meeting | 21 April 2014 Wests Tigers 21 def. Parramatta 18 |
Latest meeting | 13 June 2021 Parramatta 40 def. Wests Tigers 12 |
Next meeting | 18 April 2022 |
Broadcasters | Fox League |
Statistics | |
Most wins | Parramatta 4 wins |
Largest victory | Parramatta 45 points (22 April 2019) |
The National Rugby League's Easter Monday Game is held annually on the Easter Monday holiday in Australia between the Parramatta Eels and Wests Tigers. It is generally played at Stadium Australia, however was held at Western Sydney Stadium in 2019.
The match has traditionally drawn large crowds, including selling out the opening of the new Western Sydney Stadium, where the Parramatta club defeated the Wests Tigers by a record-breaking 51–6.[1]
No event was held in 2020 due to the season being suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Head to head[]
Team | Played | Games Won | Draws | Games Lost | Points For | Points Against | Point Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parramatta Eels | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 147 | 106 | +41 |
Wests Tigers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 106 | 147 | -41 |
Results[]
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Reference |
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21 April 2014 | Parramatta Eels | 18–21 | Wests Tigers | Stadium Australia | 50,688 | [2] |
6 April 2015 | Parramatta Eels | 6–22 | Wests Tigers | Stadium Australia | 35,510 | [3] |
28 March 2016 | Wests Tigers | 0–8 | Parramatta Eels | Stadium Australia | 36,112 | [4] |
17 April 2017 | Parramatta Eels | 26–22 | Wests Tigers | Stadium Australia | 28,249 | [5] |
2 April 2018 | Wests Tigers | 30–20 | Parramatta Eels | Stadium Australia | 30,420 | [6] |
22 April 2019 | Parramatta Eels | 51–6 | Wests Tigers | Western Sydney Stadium | 29,047 | [7] |
5 April 2021 | Wests Tigers | 22–36 | Parramatta Eels | Stadium Australia | 29,056 | [8] |
References[]
- ^ "Eels thrash Tigers to open new stadium in style". National Rugby League. 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ "NRL 2014 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ "NRL 2015 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ "NRL 2016 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ "NRL 2017 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ "NRL 2018 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ "NRL 2019 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ "Wests Tigers v Eels". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
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