Pre Season Trials

The first round of official NRL Pre-Season Trials will start on Saturday, February 21, with the Storm hosting the Knights in Melbourne, the Broncos playing the Raiders at Redcliffe, the Dragons and Bulldogs clashing in the Mercury Challenge in Wollongong, the Titans and Sharks venturing to the Top End for their match in Darwin, the Panthers and Eels clashing at Penrith and the Roosters and Wests Tigers playing for the Foundation Cup at the SFS.

On Sunday, February 22, the Warriors will host the Cowboys in Auckland.

The annual Charity Shield clash between the Rabbitohs and Dragons at ANZ Stadium on Saturday, February 28, will be the highlight of a second week of official NRL trials that also features the Titans and Warriors in Lismore, the Cowboys and Panthers in Cairns, the Eels and Roosters in Gosford, the Knights tackling the Sharks in Cessnock, the Broncos and Storm playing on the Sunshine Coast and Raiders and Bulldogs clashing in Brisbane.

Premiers Manly will warm up for their World Club Challenge campaign with a match against London Harlequins on Sunday, February 22, in London, before tackling Leeds Rhinos in the World Club Challenge Final at Elland Road on Sunday, March 1.

2009 Trial Matches

February

Saturday 7th:
Broncos v Wide Bay Selection (Albert Park, Gympie, Queensland)

Sunday 8th:
Rabbitohs v Wests Tigers (Redfern Oval, Redfern, NSW) - Return to Redfern

Thursday 12th:
Warriors v Storm (Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand)

Saturday 14th:
Dragons v Roosters (Members Equity Stadium, Perth, WA)
Eels v Panthers (Exies Oval, Griffith, NSW)
Rabbitohs v Panthers (BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, NSW)
Broncos v Titans (Kougari Oval, Wynnum, Queensland) 7pm

Friday 20th:
Storm v Knights (VISY Park, Melbourne, Victoria)

Saturday 21st:
Broncos v Raiders (Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe, Queensland) 7pm
Dragons v Bulldogs (WIN Stadium, Wollongong, NSW) – Mercury Challenge
Panthers v Eels (CUA Stadium, Penrith. NSW)
Titans v Sharks (Richardson Park, Darwin, NT)

Sunday 22nd:
Roosters v Wests Tigers (SFS, Sydney, NSW) – Foundation Cup
Warriors v Cowboys (North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand)

Saturday 28th:
Rabbitohs v Dragons (ANZ Stadium, Homebush, NSW) – Charity Shield
Raiders v Bulldogs (Meakin Park, Logan, Queensland)
Storm v Broncos (Stockland Park, Kawana Waters, Queensland)
Knights v Sharks (Baddeley Park, Cessnock, NSW)
Eels v Roosters (Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford, NSW)
Cowboys v Panthers (Barlow Park, Cairns, Queensland)
Titans v Warriors (Oaks Oval, Lismore, NSW)


March

Sunday 1st:
Leeds v Sea Eagles (Elland Road, Leeds, United Kingdom) – World Club Challenge

Source: NRL News