The NRL in 2008 gets underway with a stack of trial games around the country, as the NRL takes the game to bush and promotes it against strong rival codes. The bush is regularly forgotten as a Rugby League breeding ground and as the AFL continues to push hard into the western states and the remote areas – the NRL and Rugby League in general needs to keep working hard to increase popularity.
Here’s a list of the trial games for NRL 2008 and where they will be played:
Brisbane Broncos:-
16/2/08 v North QLD Cowboys @Browne Park, Rockhampton
23/2/08 v Canberra Raiders @ Wade Park, Orange
01/03/08 v Melbourne Storm @ Dolphin Park, Redcliffe
Canterbury Bulldogs:-
23/2/08 v St George-Illawarra Dragons @ WIN Stadium
29/02/08 v Penrith Panthers @ Telstra Stadium
Canberra Raiders:-
16/02/08 v Gold Coast Titans @ Briggs Rd Sporting Complex, Ipswich
23/02/08 v Brisbane Broncos @ Wade Park, Orange
01/03/08 v North QLD Cowboys @ Brothers RL Park, Mackay
Cronulla Sharks:-
23/02/08 v South Sydney Rabbitohs @ Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
01/03/08 v Newcastle Knights @ Cessnock
Gold Coast Titans:-
16/02/08 v Canberra Raiders @ Briggs Rd Sporting Complex, Ipswich
23/02/08 v North QLD Cowboys @ Barlow Park, Cairns
01/03/08 v Wests Tigers @ Skilled Stadium, Robina
Manly Sea-Eagles:-
16/02/08 v Melbourne Storm @ Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Melbourne Storm:-
16/02/08 v Manly Sea-Eagles @ Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
22/02/08 World Club Challenge – v Leeds Rhinos @ Elland Road, Leeds
01/03/08 v Brisbane Broncos @ Dolphin Park, Redcliffe
Newcastle Knights:-
15/02/08 v New Zealand Warriors @ North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
01/03/08 v Cronulla Sharks @ Cessnock
New Zealand Warriors:-
15/02/08 v Newcastle Knights @ North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
29/02/08 v Manly Sea-Eagles @ Kawana Waters
North QLD Cowboys:-
16/02/08 v Brisbane Broncos @ Browne Park, Rockhampton
23/02/08 v Gold Coast Titans @ Barlow Park, Cairns
01/03/0/8 v Canberra Raiders @ Brothers RL Club, Mackay
Parramatta Eels:-
22/02/08 v Penrith Panthers @ Lavington Oval, Albury
01/03/08 v Sydney Roosters @ Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Penrith Panthers:-
22/02/08 v Parramatta Eels @ Lavington Oval, Albury
29/02/08 v Canterbury Bulldogs @ Telstra Stadium
South Sydney Rabbitohs:-
26/01/08 v Leeds Rhinos @ Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
23/02/08 v Cronulla Sharks @ Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
01/03/08 Charity Shield – v St George-Illawarra Dragons @ Telstra Stadium
St George-Illawarra Dragons:-
23/02/08 v Canterbury Bulldogs @ WIN Stadium
01/03/08 Charity Shield – v South Sydney Rabbitohs @ Telstra Stadium
Sydney Roosters:-
15/02/08 v Combined Group 1 and 2 @ Coffs Harnour
23/02/08 v Wests Tigers @ Sydney Football Stadium
01/03/08 v Parramatta Eels @ Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Wests Tigers:-
23/02/08 v Sydney Roosters @ Sydney Football Stadium
01/03/08 v Gold Coast Titans @ Skilled Stadium, Robina