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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
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1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981

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Officially
sanctioned trial matches were played from 1982 to 1989
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1982
1983
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
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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
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1988
Nissan Sevens: 6th
February |
Parramatta
Stadium
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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
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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
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1990
Channel 10 Challenge Cup Game 1: 11th
February |
Brisbane
|
Athletic Oval |
18-10
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Channel 10 Challenge Cup
Qualifying Final:
23rd Feb |
Gold Coast |
Lavington Sports
Ground |
22-12
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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
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Nissan Sevens: 11th
March |
Parramatta Stadium |
1991
Nissan Sevens: 10th
February |
Parramatta Stadium
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Lotto Challenge Cup Game 1: 24th
February |
South Sydney
|
Port Macquarie
Regional Stadium |
40-8
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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
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Tooheys Challenge Game 1: 18th
February |
North Sydney |
Marathon Stadium
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8-2
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Tooheys Challenge
Qualifying Final: 1st
March |
Western Suburbs |
Eric Weissel Oval |
14-16
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1993
Coca Cola World Sevens:
5th, 6th and 7th February |
Sydney Football Stadium
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Trial Match |
Parramatta |
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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
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Trial Match |
Mackay |
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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
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Tooheys Challenge Game 1: 12th
February |
Parramatta
|
Parramatta
Stadium |
14-8
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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.
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1996
Super League Trial |
North Queensland |
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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
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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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1998
1999
2000
2001
2002

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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)
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2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

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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)
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2014
Trial Match: 8th February |
Wests Tigers--- |
Kirkham Oval--- |
8-32--- |
Dick Smith Auckland Nines:
15th and 16th February |
Eden Park
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Trial Match: 23rd February |
Newtown--- |
Sportingbet Stadium |
52-8-- |
2015
Dick Smith Auckland Nines:
31st Jan and 1st Feb |
Eden Park
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Trial Match: 13th February |
Wyong Roos |
Morrie Breen Oval |
36-8
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Trial Match: 22nd February |
Parramatta |
Pepper Stadium |
22-30 |
2016
Downer Auckland Nines:
6th and 7th February |
Eden Park
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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
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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
2021
2022

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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

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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
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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 |
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18 January 2025 |