
Full NRL draw revealed: Rivalry round to finish season
The NRL is banking on a rivalry round to finish the revamped 2020 season with a bang, with arch rivals the Sydney Roosters and South Sydney Rabbitohs and Brisbane and North Queensland to face off in two massive blockbusters.
The Daily Telegraph can reveal the Roosters and Rabbitohs will end the year the same way they will start the re-booted NRL competition by facing off on the final Friday of the regular season.
The Broncos and Cowboys, who opened Townsville's new Queensland Country Bank Stadium in round one, will kick off the final-round scramble for finals positions on the Thursday night.

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Round 20 will also include a super Saturday for western Sydney clubs with Canterbury to face Penrith and the Wests Tigers and Parramatta to continue their bitter rivalry.
The winless Roosters - aiming to become the first team since the Eels in 1983 to win three consecutive premierships - have been dealt a tough start to the season.
They face South Sydney in round three before playing Brisbane, Canterbury and Parramatta in subsequent weeks.
The Roosters will face the Canberra Raiders twice in rounds 10 and 17 in rematches from the 2019 grand final.
Current ladder leaders Parramatta face an equally daunting task as they play Brisbane, Manly, Penrith, the Sydney Roosters and Canberra in the opening five weeks.

2020 NRL SEASON DRAW
Round 3
Thursday May 28
Broncos v Eels
Friday May 29
Cowboys v Titans
Roosters v Rabbitohs
Saturday May 30
Warriors v Dragons
Sharks v Tigers
Storm v Raiders
Sunday May 31
Panthers v Knights
Sea Eagles v Bulldogs
Round 4
Thursday June 4
Broncos v Roosters
Friday June 5
Panthers v Warriors
Storm v Rabbitohs
Saturday June 6
Eels v Sea Eagles
Cowboys v Sharks
Sunday June 7
Raiders v Knights
Titans v Tigers
Monday June 8
Bulldogs v Dragons


Round 5
Thursday June 11
Sea Eagles v Broncos
Friday June 12
Warriors v Cowboys
Eels v Panthers
Saturday June 13
Rabbitohs v Titans
Knights v Storm
Tigers v Raiders
Sunday June 14
Bulldogs v Roosters
Dragons v Sharks
Round 6
Thursday June 18
Knights v Broncos
Friday June 19
Rabbitohs v Warriors
Panthers v Storm
Saturday June 20
Titans v Dragons
Roosters v Eels
Tigers v Cowboys
Sunday June 21
Raiders v Sea Eagles
Sharks v Bulldogs
Round 7
Thursday June 25
Panthers v Rabbitohs
Friday June 26
Storm v Warriors
Roosters v Dragons
Saturday June 27
Cowboys v Knights
Eels v Raiders
Broncos v Titans
Sunday June 28
Sea Eagles v Sharks
Bulldogs v Tigers

Round 8
Thursday July 2
Storm v Roosters
Friday July 3
Raiders v Dragons
Eels v Cowboys
Saturday July 4
Titans v Sharks
Warriors v Broncos
Tigers v Panthers
Sunday July 5
Sea Eagles v Knights
Bulldogs v Rabbitohs
Round 9
Thursday July 9
Cowboys v Roosters
Friday July 10
Titans v Warriors
Rabbitohs v Tigers
Saturday July 11
Sharks v Panthers
Raiders v Storm
Broncos v Bulldogs
Sunday July 12
Knights v Eels
Dragons v Sea Eagles
Round 10
Thursday July 16
Roosters v Raiders
Friday July 17
Storm v Titans
Tigers v Broncos
Saturday July 18
Dragons v Bulldogs
Rabbitohs v Knights
Sea Eagles v Eels
Sunday July 19
Panthers v Cowboys
Warriors v Sharks

Round 11
Thursday July 23
Eels v Tigers
Friday July 24
Warriors v Roosters
Broncos v Storm
Saturday July 25
Cowboys v Sea Eagles
Raiders v Rabbitohs
Sharks v Dragons
Sunday July 26
Knights v Bulldogs
Titans v Panthers
Round 12
Thursday July 30
Dragons v Rabbitohs
Friday July 31
Tigers v Warriors
Broncos v Sharks
Saturday August 1
Roosters v Titans
Sea Eagles v Panthers
Cowboys v Raiders
Sunday August 2
Bulldogs v Eels
Storm v Knights
Round 13
Thursday August 6
Dragons v Roosters
Friday August 7
Sea Eagles v Warriors
Rabbitohs v Broncos
Saturday August 8
Storm v Bulldogs
Knights v Tigers
Panthers v Raiders
Sunday August 9
Titans v Cowboys
Sharks v Eels

Round 14
Thursday August 13
Roosters v Storm
Friday August 14
Warriors v Panthers
Eels v Dragons
Saturday August 15
Sharks v Titans
Cowboys v Rabbitohs
Raiders v Broncos
Sunday August 16
Knights v Sea Eagles
Tigers v Bulldogs
Round 15
Thursday August 20
Eels v Storm
Friday August 21
Panthers v Sharks
Broncos v Dragons
Saturday August 22
Titans v Raiders
Tigers v Roosters
Rabbitohs v Sea Eagles
Sunday August 23
Bulldogs v Warriors
Knights v Cowboys
Round 16
Thursday August 27
Eels v Rabbitohs
Friday August 28
Dragons v Titans
Roosters v Broncos
Saturday August 29
Warriors v Knights
Panthers v Tigers
Sharks v Cowboys
Sunday August 30
Storm v Sea Eagles
Raiders v Bulldogs

Round 17
Thursday September 3
Broncos v Panthers
Friday September 4
Knights v Sharks
Rabbitohs v Storm
Saturday September 5
Cowboys v Dragons
Sea Eagles v Tigers
Raiders v Roosters
Sunday September 6
Warriors v Eels
Bulldogs v Titans
Round 18
Thursday September 10
Tigers v Rabbitohs
Friday September 11
Bulldogs v Sea Eagles
Panthers v Eels
Saturday September 12
Dragons v Raiders
Roosters v Knights
Titans v Broncos
Sunday September 13
Sharks v Warriors
Storm v Cowboys

Round 19
Thursday September 17
Rabbitohs v Bulldogs
Friday September 18
Sea Eagles v Titans
Eels v Broncos
Saturday September 19
Cowboys v Panthers
Storm v Tigers
Roosters v Sharks
Sunday September 20
Raiders v Warriors
Knights v Dragons
Round 20
Thursday September 24
Broncos v Cowboys
Friday September 25
Titans v Knights
Rabbitohs v Roosters
Saturday September 26
Bulldogs v Panthers
Sharks v Raiders
Tigers v Eels
Sunday September 27
Warriors v Sea Eagles
Dragons v Storm
Originally published as Full NRL draw revealed: Rivalry round to finish season