2018 National Rugby Championship - NRC Draw

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National-Rugby-Championship-logo Domestic rugby fans can find the full 2018 National Rugby Championship draw here.

The 2018 NRC season kicked off on Saturday, September 1, and finished up with the grand final on Saturday, October 27.

The Sydney Rays and Greater Sydney Rams merged to form one club, while the Western Force will took part in the competition for the first time, taking over from the Perth Spirit.

Below is the complete list of 2018 NRC fixtures. Please note that all times are listed in AEST/AEDT (Sydney and Melbourne time).

The 2019 NRC draw will likely be announced in July.

2018 NRC draw

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Semi-Finals | Grand Final |

Round 1
Date	Time	Home	Away	Venue
Sat 1 Sep	1pm	Fijian Drua	Melbourne Rising	Ratu Cakobau Park
Sat 1 Sep	5pm	Canberra Vikings	Queensland Country	Viking Park
Sun 2 Sep	3pm	Brisbane City	Western Force	Norths Rugby Club
Wed 19 Sep*	7pm	Sydney	NSW Country Eagles	Leichhardt Oval
Round 2
Date	Time	Home	Away	Venue
Sat 8 Sep	1pm	Fijian Drua	Brisbane City	Churchill Park
Sat 8 Sep	3pm	Sydney	Canberra Vikings	Concord Oval
Sun 9 Sep	3pm	Queensland Country	Melbourne Rising	Mike Carney Park
Sun 9 Sep	3pm	Western Force	NSW Country Eagles	UWA Sports Park
Round 3
Date	Home	Away	Time	Venue
Sat 15 Sep	3pm	Sydney	Brisbane City	Woollahra Oval
Sat 15 Sep	1pm	NSW Country Eagles	Melbourne Rising	Glen Willow Sports Stadium
Sat 15 Sep	1pm	Queensland Country	Fijian Drua	BB Print Stadium
Sun 16 Sep	3pm	Canberra Vikings	Western Force	Viking Park
Round 4
Date	Home	Away	Time	Venue
Sat 22 Sep	12:30pm	Melbourne Rising	Brisbane City	Bailey Reserve
Sat 22 Sep	3pm	Queensland Country	Western Force	Bond University
Sun 23 Sep	1pm	NSW Country Eagles	Canberra Vikings	UNE Bellevue Oval
Sun 23 Sep	1pm	Fijian Drua	Sydney	Concord Oval
Round 5
Date	Home	Away	Time	Venue
Sat 29 Sep	1pm	Fijian Drua	NSW Country Eagles	Ratu Cakobau Park
Sat 29 Sep	7pm	Canberra Vikings	Melbourne Rising	Viking Park
Sun 30 Sep	3pm	Brisbane City	Queensland Country	Wests Rugby Club
Sun 30 Sep	3pm	Western Force	Sydney	UWA Sports Park
Round 6
Date	Time	Home	Away	Venue
Sat 6 Oct	3pm	Fijian Drua	Canberra Vikings	Churchill Park
Sat 6 Oct	3pm	Queensland Country	Sydney	Bond University
Sun 7 Oct	3pm	NSW Country Eagles	Brisbane City	Wests Rugby Club
Sun 7 Oct	3pm	Melbourne Rising	Western Force	GMHBA Stadium
Round 7
Date	Time	Home	Away	Venue
Sat 13 Oct	3pm	NSW Country Eagles	Queensland Country	Scully Park
Sat 13 Oct	3pm	Western Force	Fijian Drua	UWA Sports Park
Sun 14 Oct	3pm	Melbourne Rising	Sydney	St. Patrick’s School
Sun 14 Oct	3pm	Brisbane City	Canberra Vikings	Easts Rugby Club
Semi-finals
Date	Time	Home	Away	Venue
Sat 20 Oct	3:00 PM	Fijian Drua	Canberra Vikings	Churchill Park
Sun 21 Oct	3:00 PM	Queensland Country	Western Force	Bond University
Grand Final
Date	Time	Home	Away	Venue
Sat 27 Oct	12:30 PM	Fijian Drua	Queensland Country	Churchill Park

*This game was played later to accommodate the Shute Shield Final.