2026 Witzer Pre-Season Challenge: Everything you need to know

The Witzer Pre-Season Challenge starts February 7, featuring 16 matches over three weeks and double-headers.

Canberra Raiders Club

The Witzer Pre-Season Challenge kicks off on February 7 and will feature 16 matches across three weeks including four double-header matchdays.

From Queanbeyan and Mudgee in NSW to Mackay and the Sunshine Coast in Queensland and Napier in New Zealand, the Pre-Season Challenge offers an early glimpse at the NRL stars in action as teams put the finishing touches on their Premiership preparations.

The Witzer Pre-Season Challenge launches with the four Las Vegas teams - Dragons, Bulldogs, Knights, Cowboys - featuring in Round 1 at Jubilee Oval.

In Round 2, the Raiders return to their spiritual home at Seiffert Oval in Queanbeyan to face the Storm, while McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle plays host to a double-header featuring the Wests Tigers vs Roosters and Knights vs Bulldogs...

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