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PRE SEASON

 

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Formal pre season competitions were conducted from 1967 to 1981

 

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With the exception of the 1975 season (which was a knock out format), it was in a pools qualifying format with finals

 

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Some of these seasons also included officially sanctioned trial matches

 

 

1967

 

Wills Cup Game 1: 24th February

Cronulla

Redfern Oval

18-12

Wills Cup Game 2: 5th March

Parramatta

Cumberland Oval

6-5

Wills Cup Game 3: 11th March

South Sydney

Redfern Oval

9-20

Wills Cup Game 4: 19th March

Balmain

Leichhardt Oval

4-10

 

1968

 

Wills Cup Game 1: 24th February Cronulla Penrith Park 12-10
Wills Cup Game 2: 2nd March Western Suburbs Lidcombe Oval 8-8
Wills Cup Game 3: 9th March Balmain Lidcombe Oval 7-7
Wills Cup Game 4: 16th March St. George Penrith Park 13-4
Wills Cup Semi Final: 20th March Parramatta Sydney Sports Ground 9-4
Wills Cup Final: 24th March Newtown Sydney Sports Ground 28-12

 

1969

 

Wills Cup Game 1: 22nd February Manly Brookvale Oval 5-9
Wills Cup Game 2: 1st March Canterbury Belmore Sports Ground 13-7
Wills Cup Game 3: 8th March Newtown Penrith Park 14-5
Wills Cup Game 4: 14th March Western Suburbs Penrith Park 16-22
Wills Cup Semi Final: 19th March Western Suburbs Sydney Sports Ground 4-30
Wills Cup Play Off: 19th March Manly Sydney Sports Ground 22-8

 

1970

 

Wills Cup Game 1: 20th February Western Suburbs Lidcombe Oval 4-4
Wills Cup Game 2: 1st March Cronulla Endeavour Field 11-16
Wills Cup Game 3: 7th March Wentworthville Penrith Park 34-7
Wills Cup Game 4: 14th March Canterbury Penrith Park 11-13

 

1971

 

Wills Cup Game 1: 19th February South Sydney Redfern Oval 8-12
Wills Cup Game 2: 28th February Newtown Penrith Park 6-12
Wills Cup Game 3: 7th March Eastern Suburbs Penrith Park 4-6
Wills Cup Game 4: 14th March St. George Jubilee Oval 0-30

 

1972

 

Wills Cup Game 1: 19th February Western Suburbs Lidcombe Oval 11-14
Wills Cup Game 2: 27th February Parramatta Cumberland Oval 10-8
Wills Cup Game 3: 4th March Eastern Suburbs Penrith Park 2-10
Wills Cup Game 4: 10th March Canterbury Belmore Sports Ground 6-8

 

1973

 

Wills Cup Game 1: 17th February Manly Brookvale Oval 5-22
Wills Cup Game 2: 25th February Cronulla Endeavour Field 6-26
Wills Cup Game 3: 3rd March Canterbury Penrith Park 10-13
Wills Cup Game 4: 10th March Newtown Henson Park 14-21

 

1974

 

Wills Cup Game 1: 24th February Parramatta Cumberland Oval 14-16
Wills Cup Game 2: 1st March South Sydney Redfern Oval 5-13
Wills Cup Game 3: 9th March Balmain Penrith Park 22-11
Wills Cup Game 4: 16th March Manly Penrith Park 7-18  

 

1975

 

Wills Cup Game 1: 22nd February Parramatta Cumberland Oval 13-16

 

1976

 

Wills Cup Game 1: 22nd February South Sydney Redfern Oval 11-10
Wills Cup Game 2: 28th February Manly Brookvale Oval 10-18
Wills Cup Game 3: 7th March North Sydney Penrith Park 18-11

 

1977

 

Wills Cup Game 1: 18th February South Sydney Redfern Oval 10-12
Wills Cup Game 2: 27th February Parramatta Cumberland Oval 16-4
Wills Cup Game 3: 6th March North Sydney Penrith Park 8-20

 

1978

 

Craven Mild Cup Game 1: 24th February St. George Belmore Sports Ground 4-2
Craven Mild Cup Game 2: 4th March Parramatta Cumberland Oval 10-16
Craven Mild Cup Game 3: 11th March Canterbury Belmore Sports Ground 2-12

 

1979

 

Craven Mild Cup Game 1: 24th February Parramatta Cumberland Oval 17-26
Craven Mild Cup Game 2: 4th March Western Suburbs Penrith Park 16-9
Craven Mild Cup Game 3: 11th March Balmain Penrith Park 16-17

 

1980

 

Craven Mild Cup Game 1: 1st March Canterbury Penrith Park 16-10
Craven Mild Cup Game 2: 7th March South Sydney Redfern Oval 15-31
Craven Mild Cup Game 3: 16th March Parramatta Cumberland Oval 11-13  

 

1981

 

Craven Mild Cup Game 1: 27th February North Sydney Penrith Park 6-10
Craven Mild Cup Game 2: 8th March Parramatta Penrith Park 0-26
Craven Mild Cup Game 3: 13th March Western Suburbs Lidcombe Oval 16-7

 

 

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Officially sanctioned trial matches were played from 1982 to 1989

 

 

1982

 

Trial Match: 6th February Cronulla Chris Cunningham Field 10-13
Trial Match: 14th February Parramatta Penrith Park 16-19

 

1983

 

Trial Match: 6th February Group 11 Pioneer Oval 14-0
Trial Match: 13th February Illawarra Penrith Park 8-16
Trial Match: 20th February Camden --- 74-0

 

1984

 

Trial Match: 3rd March Orange United Wade Park 40-14
Trial Match: 10th March Group 6 and 7 Windsor 38-0
Trial Match: 17th March Central Coast St. Marys 56-10

 

1985

 

Trial Match: 24th February Parramatta Penrith Park 3-2
Trial Match: 2nd March Illawarra Wollongong Showground 6-14

 

1986

 

Trial Match: 23rd February Parramatta Penrith Park 10-28
Trial Match: 1st March Illawarra Orana Park 6-16

 

1987

 

Wests Knockout: 31st January

Orana Park

 

Trial Match: 7th February Group 10 Penrith Park 18-0
Trial Match: 14th February Canberra Penrith Park 10-28

 

 

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In 1988, a seven a side short form tournament was introduced as part of the pre-season

 

 

1988

 

Nissan Sevens: 6th February

Parramatta Stadium

Trial Match: 13th February Orange CYMS Wade Park 42-8
Trial Match: 20th February Parramatta Penrith Park 21-14
Trial Match: 27th February Narromine Cale Oval 66-6

 

1989

 

Trial Match: 11th February Narromine Cale Oval 98-6
Alpha Romeo Challenge: 19th February Cronulla Maitland 6-14

Trial Match: 25th February

Western Suburbs

Armidale

24-12

Nissan Sevens: 4th March

Parramatta Stadium

 

 

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Formal pre season competitions were conducted from 1990 to 1995, with a greater emphasis on staging matches outside of the Sydney metropolitan area

 

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These competitions were in a knockout format, therefore in some seasons it also included officially mandated trial matches

 

 

1990

 

Channel 10 Challenge Cup Game 1: 11th February Brisbane Athletic Oval 18-10
Channel 10 Challenge Cup Qualifying Final: 23rd Feb Gold Coast Lavington Sports Ground 22-12
Channel 10 Challenge Cup Semi Final: 2nd March Western Suburbs Carrington Park 21-10

Channel 10 Challenge Cup Final: 7th March

Canberra

Parramatta Stadium

2-12

Nissan Sevens: 11th March Parramatta Stadium

 

1991

 

Nissan Sevens: 10th February

Parramatta Stadium

Lotto Challenge Cup Game 1: 24th February South Sydney Port Macquarie Regional Stadium 40-8
Lotto Challenge Cup Qualifying Final: 23rd February Eastern Suburbs Apex Oval 20-0
Lotto Challenge Cup Semi Final: 2nd March Canterbury Eric Weissel Oval 34-6
Lotto Challenge Cup Final: 7th March Brisbane Rugby League Park 16-20

 

1992

 

Nissan World Sevens: 7th, 8th and 9th February

Sydney Football Stadium

Tooheys Challenge Game 1: 18th February North Sydney Marathon Stadium 8-2
Tooheys Challenge Qualifying Final: 1st March Western Suburbs Eric Weissel Oval 14-16

 

1993

 

Coca Cola World Sevens: 5th, 6th and 7th February

Sydney Football Stadium

Trial Match Parramatta --- 22-14
Tooheys Challenge Game 1: 24th February Cronulla Parramatta Stadium 4-10
Trial Match: 28th February Brisbane Mackay 22-22

 

1994

 

Coca Cola World Sevens: 4th, 5th and 6th February

Sydney Football Stadium

Trial Match Mackay --- 44-4
Tooheys Challenge Game 1: 24th February Illawarra Penrith Stadium 10-20
Trial Match Canterbury Belmore Sports Ground 12-22
Trial Match Manly Brookvale Oval 4-22

 

1995

 

Coca Cola World Sevens: 3rd, 4th and 5th February

Sydney Football Stadium

Tooheys Challenge Game 1: 12th February Parramatta Parramatta Stadium 14-8
Tooheys Challenge Qualifying Final: 18th February North Sydney Bega Recreation Ground 18-19
Trial Match Illawarra Steelers Stadium 22-18

 

 

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In the 1996 pre-season, Penrith participated in Super League aligned trials, however in March the Federal Court handed down a decision that prevented any alternative rugby league competition being held until 2000, and later participated in the 1996 Optus Cup.

 

 

1996

 

Super League Trial North Queensland --- 50-22
Super League Trial Brisbane Port Morseby 4-22

 

 

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Super League successfully won their March 1996 appeal in October, and hence was a participant in the 1997 Telstra Cup competition

 

1997

 

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In December 1997, both the Australian Rugby League and Super League brokered a peace agreement, leading to the formation of the National Rugby League

 

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Officially sanctioned trial matches were played from 1998 to 2022

 

 

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In 2003, a seven a side short form tournament returned as part of the pre-season (the tournament was indefinitely suspended after 2004)

 

 

2003

 

Cougar World Sevens: 1st and 2nd February

Aussie Stadium

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2004

 

Cougar World Sevens: 24th and 25th January

Aussie Stadium

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2006

 

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In 2014, a nine a side short form tournament was introduced as part of the pre-season (from 2014 to 2017, and returning again for the solitary season in 2020)

 

 

2014

 

Trial Match: 8th February

Wests Tigers---

Kirkham Oval---

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Dick Smith Auckland Nines: 15th and 16th February

Eden Park

Trial Match: 23rd February

Newtown--- Sportingbet Stadium 52-8--

 

2015

 

Dick Smith Auckland Nines: 31st Jan and 1st Feb

Eden Park

Trial Match: 13th February

Wyong Roos

Morrie Breen Oval

36-8

Trial Match: 22nd February

Parramatta

Pepper Stadium

22-30

 

2016

 

Downer Auckland Nines: 6th and 7th February

Eden Park

Trial Match: 6th February

PNG Hunters

Oil Search National Stadium

20-12

Trial Match: 13th February

Canterbury

Pepper Stadium

24-20

Trial Match: 20th February

Parramatta

Pepper Stadium

8-22

 

2017

 

Downer Auckland Nines: 4th and 5th February

Eden Park

Trial Match: 11th February

Canterbury

Port Macquarie Regional Stadium

20-10

Trial Match: 18th February

Parramatta

Panthers Stadium

18-6

 

2018

 

Trial Match: 17th February Sydney Roosters Panthers Stadium 30-18
Trial Match: 23rd February Canterbury Belmore Sports GGame 10-24

 

2019

 

Trial Match: 23rd February South Sydney Redfern Oval 28-8
Trial Match: 2nd March Parramatta Panthers Stadium 20-0

 

2020

 

NRL Perth Nines: 4th and 5th February

Eden Park

Trial Match: 22nd February Wests Tigers Panthers Stadium 32-4
Trial Match: 29th February Parramatta Bega Recreation GGame 22-22

 

2021

 

Trial Match: 20th February Mounties St. Mary's Leagues Stadium 18-12
Trial Match: 27th February Parramatta Panthers Stadium 16-6

 

2022

 

NRL Pre Season Game 1: 20th February Cronulla CommBank Stadium 34-6
NRL Pre Season Game 2: 26th February Parramatta BlueBet Stadium 0-36

 

 

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In 2023, the NRL Pre Season Challenge was introduced - each match would play two matches with no finals, and a points system to declare the overall winner

 

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In 2023, it was an 18 team competition (17 premiership teams plus English club St. Helens) and the World Club Challenge doubling as one of the two matches for Penrith

 

 

2023

 

NRL Pre Season Challenge Game 1: 11th February Parramatta BlueBet Stadium 22-16
World Club Challenge: 18th February St. Helens BlueBet Stadium 12-13 (in Golden Point)

 

 

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Penrith did not participate in the 2024 Pre Season Challenge as they travelled to the UK for the 2024 World Club Challenge versus Wigan

 

 

2025

 

Witzer Pre Season Challenge Game 1: 7th February Canberra Sharks Stadium 16-22
Witzer Pre Season Challenge Game 2: 21st February Manly Leichhardt Oval ---

 

 

 

Page last updated 18 January 2025