NRL Easter Monday Game

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 was originally played at Stadium Australia, however has been held at Western Sydney Stadium since 2019.

NRL Easter Monday Game
LocaleANZ Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales
Bankwest Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales
Teams Parramatta Eels
Wests Tigers
First meeting6 April 2015
Wests Tigers 22 def. Parramatta 6
Latest meeting22 April 2019
Parramatta 51 def. Wests Tigers 6
Next meeting5 April 2021
BroadcastersFox League
Statistics
Most winsParramatta
3 wins
Largest victoryParramatta
45 points (22 April 2019)

The match has traditionally drawn large crowds, including selling out the opening of the new Western Sydney Stadium, where the Eels defeated the Tigers by a record-breaking 51–6.[1]

Head to head
Team Played Games Won Draws Games Lost Points For Points Against Point Difference
Parramatta Eels 5 3 0 2 111 84 +27
Wests Tigers 5 2 0 3 84 111 -27

Results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Reference
6 April 2015 Parramatta Eels 6–22 Wests Tigers ANZ Stadium, Sydney 35,510 [2]
28 March 2016 Wests Tigers 0–8 Parramatta Eels ANZ Stadium, Sydney 36,112 [3]
17 April 2017 Parramatta Eels 26–22 Wests Tigers ANZ Stadium, Sydney 28,249 [4]
2 April 2018 Wests Tigers 30–20 Parramatta Eels ANZ Stadium, Sydney 30,420 [5]
22 April 2019 Parramatta Eels 51–6 Wests Tigers Bankwest Stadium, Sydney 29,047 [6]
5 April 2021 Wests Tigers – Parramatta Eels Bankwest Stadium, Sydney [7]

References
  1. "Eels thrash Tigers to open new stadium in style". National Rugby League. 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  2. "NRL 2015 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  3. "NRL 2016 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  4. "NRL 2017 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  5. "NRL 2018 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  6. "NRL 2019 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  7. "Wests Tigers v Eels". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2020-11-26.


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