King's Birthday match (NRL)

The King's Birthday match (from 2014 to 2022, the Queen's Birthday match) is held annually on the King's Birthday Holiday in Australia between the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the St. George Illawarra Dragons or Parramatta Eels. It is traditionally played at Stadium Australia. The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs won the first three clashes, but St. George Illawarra won the following two. The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs however won the two following encounters. The game was the first of two on the holiday when it started, but due to the scrapping of Monday night football it is now the centrepiece event on the King's Birthday Holiday. The match traditionally kicks off at 4pm. The game is the centrepiece of the long weekend's big lineup each year.

King's Birthday match
LocationStadium Australia, Sydney, New South Wales
Teams Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
St. George Illawarra Dragons
Parramatta Eels
First meeting8 June 2015
Canterbury 29 def. St. George Illawarra 16
Latest meeting14 June 2021
Canterbury 28 def. St George Illawarra 6
Next meeting13 June 2022
BroadcastersFox League
Statistics
Most winsCanterbury
5 wins
Largest victorySt. George Illawarra
24 points (10 June 2019)

In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the match was moved to Bankwest Stadium and played behind closed doors.[1]

Head to head

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Canterbury-Bankstown v St George Illawarra (2015–2021)

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Team Played Games Won Draws Games Lost Points For Points Against Point Difference
  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 7 5 0 2 157 96 +61
  St. George Illawarra Dragons 7 2 0 5 96 157 -61

Canterbury-Bankstown v Parramatta (since 2022)

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Team Played Games Won Draws Games Lost Points For Points Against Point Difference
  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 3 2 0 1 68 56 +12
  Parramatta Eels 3 1 0 2 56 68 –12

Results

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2015

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8 June 2015 Round 13   Canterbury 29 – 16   St George Illawarra Sydney
4:00 PM Tries:

Curtis Rona '7, Josh Morris '20, Tim Lafai '62, Tim Browne '66, Sam Kasiano '76

Goals:

Trent Hodkinson '22, '77, Moses Mbye '63, '68.
Report Tries:

Gareth Widdop '32, '46, Peter Mata'utia '57.

Goals:

Gareth Widdop '34, '47
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 27,291

2016

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13 June 2016 Round 14   Canterbury 34 – 16   St George Illawarra Sydney
4:00 PM Tries:

Sam Perrett '15, Michael Lichaa '29, Moses Mbye '31, Curtis Rona '57, Will Hopoate '60, Josh Reynolds '70.

Goals:

Kerrod Holland '29, 32', '60, '70
Report Tries:

Kurt Mann '10, '48, Tyson Frizell '37.

Goals:

Gareth Widdop '11, '38
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 20,153

2017

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12 June 2017 Round 14   Canterbury 16 – 2   St George Illawarra Sydney
4:00 PM Tries:

Josh Morris '54, Michael Lichaa '69, Marcelo Montoya '74

Goals:

Moses Mbye '55, '71
Report Tries:

Goals:

Gareth Widdop '21
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 24,083

2018

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11 June 2018 Round 14   Canterbury 16 – 18   St George Illawarra Sydney
4:00 PM Tries:

Adam Elliott '17, Will Hopoate '44, Brett Morris 47'

Goals:

Moses Mbye '18, '48
Report Tries:

Euan Aitken '2, Tariq Sims '8, Nene Macdonald '34

Goals:

Gareth Widdop '34, '56, '66
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 21,376

2019

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10 June 2019 Round 13   Canterbury 12 – 36   St George Illawarra Sydney
4:05 PM Tries:

Raymond Faitala-Mariner '2, Kieran Foran '69

Goals:

Nick Meaney '3, '70
Report Tries:

Mikaele Ravalawa '9, '72, Corey Norman '13, Jonus Pearson '26, Ben Hunt '53, Zac Lomax '60

Goals:

Zac Lomax '10, '15, '28, '55, '61, '74
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 16,003

2020

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8 June 2020 Round 4   Canterbury 22 – 2   St George Illawarra Sydney
4:05 PM Tries:

Adam Elliott 19', Nick Meaney 50', Reimis Smith 70'

Goals:

Nick Meaney 20', 26', 32', 51', 71'
Report Tries:

Goals:

Zac Lomax 3'
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 0

2021

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14 June 2021 Round 14   Canterbury 28 – 6   St. George Illawarra Sydney
4:00 PM Tries: Jake Averillo 28', 41', Jeremy Marshall-King 51'. Adam Elliott 68' Goals: Jake Averillo 9', 29', 43', 53', 62', 77' Report Tries: Brayden Wiliame 20' Goals: Corey Norman 22' Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 17,382

2022

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Round 14: 13 June 2022
16:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs   34–4   Parramatta Eels
Tries: Addo-Carr   6'47'52'
Averillo   14'72'
Kiraz   26'
Goals: Burton   16', 28', 48', 54', 73'
Report
Tries: Penisini   67'
Accor Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 20,184
Referee: Ashley Klein

2023

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Round 15: 12 June 2023
16:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs   12–34   Parramatta Eels
Tries: Burton   15'
Perham   58'
Goals: Burton 2/2   16', 59'
Report
Tries: Gutherson   4'22'24'
Simonsson   30'
Penisini   50'
Sivo   64'
Goals: Moses 5/6   6', 23', 25', 31', 65'
Accor Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 33,866
Referee: Liam Kennedy

2024

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Round 14: 10 June 2024
16:00 AEST
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs   22–18   Parramatta Eels
Tries: Crichton   12'67'
Wilson   17'74'
Goals: Burton 3/4   19', 67', 75'
Report
Tries: Talagi   6'
Penisini   33'
Tuilagi   44'
Goals: Moses 3/3   7', 34', 46'
Accor Stadium
Attendance: 45,496
Referee: Peter Gough

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rivalries and intrigue headline round three draw for NRL restart". National Rugby League. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
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