Location | Stadium Australia, Sydney, New South Wales |
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Teams | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs St. George Illawarra Dragons Parramatta Eels |
First meeting | 8 June 2015 Canterbury 29 def. St. George Illawarra 16 |
Latest meeting | 14 June 2021 Canterbury 28 def. St George Illawarra 6 |
Next meeting | 13 June 2022 |
Broadcasters | Fox League |
Statistics | |
Most wins | Canterbury 5 wins |
Largest victory | St. George Illawarra 24 points (10 June 2019) |
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.
In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the match was moved to Bankwest Stadium and played behind closed doors. [1]
Team | Played | Games Won | Draws | Games Lost | Points For | Points Against | Point Difference |
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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 157 | 96 | +61 |
St. George Illawarra Dragons | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 96 | 157 | -61 |
Team | Played | Games Won | Draws | Games Lost | Points For | Points Against | Point Difference |
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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 56 | +12 |
Parramatta Eels | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 68 | –12 |
8 June 2015Round 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 |
13 June 2016Round 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 |
12 June 2017Round 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 |
11 June 2018Round 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 |
10 June 2019Round 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 |
8 June 2020Round 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 |
14 June 2021Round 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 |
13 June 2022Round 14 | Canterbury | 34 – 4 | Parramatta Eels | Sydney |
4:00 PM | Tries: Josh Addo-Carr 6', 47', 52', Jake Averillo 14', 72', Jacob Kiraz 26' Goals: Matt Burton 16', 28', 48', 54', 73' | Report | Tries: Will Penisini 67' Goals: N/A | Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 20,184 |
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