The Malaysia Rugby League Division 1 2017 was the inaugural season of Malaysia Rugby League Division 1, Malaysia's domestic rugby union competition. The kick off will begin on 4 February 2017. Previously known as National Inter Club Championship (NICC), this season embarks the newly, organized league structure for more clubs to participate.
A total of 12 teams will compete in the 2017 season.
In preliminary stage, all 12 teams were divided into 4 groups of three teams, and a single round-robin tournament was held by all groups.
Bold indicates teams that qualified to quarter-final.
<small>Four points for a win, three for a draw, one for a loss, and no points for a bye.<br /> One bonus point for the winning team scoring four or more tries (BP1), one bonus point for losing by seven or less by their opponent (BP2).<br /> If teams are level on points in the standings at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:<br /> Difference between points for and against<br /> Total number of points for<br /> Number of matches won<br /> Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams<br /></small>