Easter Monday match (NRL)

The Easter Monday match 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 Parramatta home matches were held at Western Sydney Stadium from 2019.

Easter Monday match
SportRugby league
LocationSydney, Australia
Teams Parramatta Eels
Wests Tigers
First meeting21 April 2014
Wests Tigers 21–18 Parramatta
Latest meeting5 April 2021
Wests Tigers 22–36 Parramatta
Next meeting18 April 2022
BroadcastersFox League
Nine Network
Statistics
Most wins Parramatta Eels
4 wins
Largest victory Parramatta Eels
45 points (22 April 2019)

Background

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 7 4 0 3 165 123 +38
Wests Tigers 7 3 0 4 123 165 -38

All-time results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Reference
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
  1. "Eels thrash Tigers to open new stadium in style". National Rugby League. 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  2. "NRL 2014 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  3. "NRL 2015 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  4. "NRL 2016 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  5. "NRL 2017 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  6. "NRL 2018 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  7. "NRL 2019 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  8. "Wests Tigers v Eels". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2020-11-26.


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