THE 2025 campaign is almost round the corner for Super League, Championship and League One sides.
Of course, practice makes perfect and all 36 professional clubs have organised pre-season friendlies inn order to gain valuable game time ahead of the new season.
Here are all those upcoming:
Sunday, January 5
Barrow Raiders vs Whitehaven – The Northern Competitions Stadium, 2pm kick-off
Friday, January 10
Sheffield Eagles vs Castleford Tigers – Millennium Stadium (Featherstone Rovers), 7.30pm kick-off – Quentin Laulu Togaga’e testimonial
Widnes Vikings vs North Wales Crusaders – DCBL Stadium, 7.30pm kick-off
Sunday, January 12
Dewsbury Rams vs Bradford Bulls – FLAIR Stadium, 1.30pm kick-off
Oldham vs Rochdale Hornets – Boundary Park, 3pm kick-off – Law Cup
Doncaster vs Hull FC Reserves – Eco-Power Stadium, 3pm kick-off
Halifax Panthers vs Warrington Wolves – The Shay, 3pm kick-off – James Saltonstall testimonial
Featherstone Rovers vs Goole Vikings – Millennium Stadium, 3pm kick-off
Hunslet vs York Knights – South Leeds Stadium, 3pm kick-off
Barrow Raiders vs Workington Town – The Northern Competitions Stadium, 4.45pm kick-off
Friday, January 17
Warrington Wolves vs Widnes Vikings – Halliwell Jones Stadium, 7.30pm kick-off
Saturday, January 18
Featherstone Rovers vs Dewsbury Rams – Millennium Stadium, 4pm kick-off
Valencia Huracanes vs Castleford Tigers
Huddersfield Giants vs Bradford Bulls – The John Smith’s Stadium, 3pm kick-off
Barrow Raiders vs Salford Red Devils Reserves – The Northern Competitions Stadium, 2pm kick-off
Sunday, January 19
Doncaster vs Sheffield Eagles – Eco-Power Stadium, 3pm kick-off
Keighley Cougars vs Halifax Panthers – Cougar Park, 1pm kick-off
Whitehaven vs Workington Town – The Ortus Rec, 3pm kick-off – Ike Southward Memorial Trophy
Oldham vs Wigan Warriors – Boundary Park, 3pm kick-off
Friday, January 24
Wakefield Trinity v Castleford Tigers – The DIY Kitchens Stadium, 8pm kick-off – Luke Gale testimonial
Saturday, January 25
Hull KR vs York Knights – NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam, 2.30pm kick-off – Amsterdam Challenge
St Helens vs Salford Red Devils, 3pm kick-off – Morgan Knowles testimonial
Sunday, January 26
Leeds Rhinos vs Wigan Warriors – AMT Headingley, 3pm kick-off – Ash Handley testimonial
Saturday, February 1
Castleford Tigers vs Hull FC – The Mend-A-Hose Jungle, 3pm kick-off – Joe Westerman testimonial
Catalans Dragons vs Toulouse Olympique – Stade Gilbert Brutus, 4pm (GMT) kick-off
Warrington Wolves vs Leigh Leopards – The Halliwell Jones Stadium, 5.30pm kick-off – Toby King testimonial
Sunday, February 2
Featherstone Rovers vs Huddersfield Giants – Millennium Stadium, 3pm kick-off
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