GETTING game time under the belt is important going into what promises to be another gruelling season throughout the top three tiers.
In the shape of friendlies, stars and clubs can do just that as they try and blow the cobwebs off following pre-season.
Here are those friendlies already confirmed:
Monday, December 26
Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Trinity – 11.30am kick-off
Saturday, December, 31
Featherstone Rovers vs Castleford Tigers – 12 noon kick-off
Sunday, January 15
Wakefield Trinity vs Halifax Panthers – 2pm kick-off (Reece Lyne testimonial)
Whitehaven vs Workington Town – 3pm kick-off
Widnes Vikings vs Rochdale Hornets – 3pm kick-off
Doncaster vs York – 3pm kick-off
Friday, January 20
Featherstone Rovers v Hull KR – 7.45pm kick-off
London Skolars vs London Broncos – 2pm kick-off
Sunday, January 22
Bradford Bulls vs Huddersfield Giants – 2pm kick-off
Whitehaven vs Wigan Warriors – 3pm kick-off
Barrow Raiders vs Workington Town – 3pm kick-off
Sheffield Eagles vs Hull FC – 3pm kick-off
Hunslet vs Halifax Panthers – 3pm kick-off
Keighley Cougars vs Castleford Tigers – 3pm kick-off (Jake Webster testimonial)
Doncaster vs Newcastle Thunder – 3pm kick-off
Oldham vs Widnes Vikings – 3pm kick-off
Sunday, January 29
Wakefield Trinity vs Featherstone Rovers – 2pm kick-off
Whitehaven vs Castleford Tigers – 3pm kick-off
Barrow Raiders vs Wigan Warriors – 3pm kick-off
Hunslet vs Batley Bulldogs – 3pm kick-off
Sheffield Eagles vs Doncaster – 3pm kick-off
Saturday, February 4
Warrington Wolves vs Leigh Leopards – TBC kick-off (Ben Currie testimonial)
Sunday, February 5
Wakefield Trinity vs Hull FC – 2pm kick-off
Hull KR vs Leeds Rhinos – 3pm kick-off
Wigan Warriors vs Salford Red Devils – 3pm kick-off
Castleford Tigers vs Huddersfield Giants – 3:30pm (Nathan Massey testimonial)
Saturday, February 11
St George Illawarra Dragons v St Helens – 9am kick-off UK time
Sunday, February 12
Hunslet vs Leeds Rhinos – 3pm kick-off
Huddersfield Giants vs Dewsbury Rams – 3pm kick-off