Canberra Raiders NRL News

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The Parramatta Eels will be taking part in the NRL's 2024 Pre-Season Challenge, facing off against the Canberra Raiders and Gold Coast Titans in trial matches.

The Eels' pre-season campaign will begin with a match against the Raiders on Saturday, February 17 at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium.

Following this, they will travel to Queensland to take on the Titans on Sunday, February 25 in Ipswich.

These trial matches will provide the Eels with valuable game time and an opportunity to fine-tune their skills ahead of the upcoming NRL season.

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The Canberra Times

Could State of Origin footy be headed back to the capital in 2024?

Canberra successfully hosted Women's Origin in 2022 when it was a standalone game, but next year the event is set to become a three-game series, just like it is for the men.

That opens the door for the capital to once again welcome NSW and Queensland fans to Canberra Stadium for the iconic mate-versus-mate clash.

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Fox League

The NRL has announced its pre-season challenge schedule, revealing 16 games will be played starting from February 15.

The pre-season challenge will begin with the Bulldogs and Storm facing off at Belmore Sports Ground on Thursday February 15.

The competition will use the same format as the 2023 season, with $100,000 in prize money up for grabs and bonus points for tries, line breaks and offloads.

Each team will be allowed to name 28 players per week, giving coaches a chance to prepare their teams ahead of the 2024 season's launch in Las Vegas.

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