King's Birthday match (NRL)
| Location | Stadium Australia, Sydney |
|---|---|
| Teams | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta Eels (2022–present) St. George Illawarra Dragons (2015–2021) |
| First meeting | 8 June 2015 Canterbury 29 def. St. George Illawarra 16 |
| Latest meeting | 9 June 2025 Canterbury 30 def. Parramatta 12 |
| Next meeting | 8 June 2026 |
| Broadcasters | Fox League |
| Statistics | |
| Most wins | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 8 wins |
| Largest victory | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30 points (13 June 2022) |
The King's Birthday match (from 2015 to 2022, the Queen's Birthday match) is an annual rugby league match held 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.