NRL 2025: what you need to know
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Across Australia and the UK we'll be covering all the trials across December, January and February as teams warm-up for the season proper!
Leeds Rhinos 17 (Brad Singleton, Jack Ormondroyd, Mikolaj Oledzki tries; Richie Myler 1, Liam Sutcliffe 1 goal; Jordan Lilley 1 field goal) def Wakefield Trinity 10 (Ben Jones-Bishop, Joe Arundel tries; James Batchelor 1 goal)
Venue: Belle Vue Stadium, Wakefield. Crowd: 6,173
Batley Bulldogs 28 (Tom Hemingway 2, Johnny Campbell, Wayne Reittie 2, Danny Cowling tries; Patch Walker 2 goals) def Dewsbury Rams 16 (Rob Worrincy 2, Lucas Walshaw tries; Paul Sykes 2 goals)
Venue: Tetley's Stadium, Dewsbury. Crowd: 1,754
Featherstone Rovers 32 (Luke Briscoe, Scott Wheeldon 2, Gareth Gale, Connor Farrell, Josh Hardcastle tries; Martin Ridyard 4 goals) def Castleford Tigers 16 (Jamie Ellis 2, Tuoyo Egodo tries; Jamie Ellis 2 goals)
Venue: Mend-A-Hose Jungle, Castleford. Crowd: 4,184
Bradford Bulls 22 (Elliot Minchella 2, Liam Kirk, Dalton Grant tries; Lee Smith 2, Rowan Milnes 1 goals)def Halifax RLFC 6 (Frazer Morris try; Jordan Syme 1 goal)
Venue: Provident Stadium, Odsal. Crowd: 2,226
York City Knights 46 (Judah Mazive 2, Matt Chilton 2, Dan Hawksworth, Harry Carter, Will Jubb tries; Connor Robinson 5, Brad Delaney 2 goals) def York & District 12 (Anthony Chilton 2 tries & 2 goals)
Venue: Bootham Crescent, York. Crowd: TBC
Widnes Vikings 26 (Oliver Ashall 2, Stefan Marsh, Owen Buckley, Keanan Brand tries; Tom Gilmore 3 goals) def Warrington Wolves 22 (Jack Johnson, Toby King 2, Patrick Moran tries; Harvey Livett 2, Dec Patton 1 goals)
Venue: Halton Stadium, Widnes. Crowd: TBC
Wakefield Trinity 62 (Tom Johnstone 3, Mason Caton-Brown 2, Joe Arundel 2, Pauli Pauli 2, James Batchelor tries; Liam Finn 9 goals) def Halifax RLFC 0.
Venue: Belle Vue Stadium, Wakefield. Crowd: 1,365
Hull KR 28 (Danny Addy 2, Liam Salter, Rob Mulhern, Mose Masoe tries; Ryan Shaw 3, Chris Atkin 1 goals) def York City Knights 6 (Harry Carter try; Ben Cockayne 1 goal)
Venue: KCOM Craven Park, Hull. Crowd: TBC
Oldham RLFC 28 (Matt Reid 2, Barlow (triallist), 1 x TBC tries; Paul Crook 6 goals) def Rochdale Hornets 24 (Ben Moores, Garry Middlehurst, Luke Adamson, Blake Turner tries; Lewis Palfrey 4 goals)
Venue: Crown Oil Arena, Rochdale. Crowd: TBC
Note: match originally scheduled for Sunday 7 January, postponed due to waterlogged pitch.
Widnes Vikings 62 (Rhys Hanbury, Aaron Heremaia, Sam Wilde, Stefan Marsh 3, Patrick Ah Van, Joe Mellor, Owen Buckley, Tom Olbison, Danny Walker tries; Tom Gilmore 6, Stefan Marsh 1, Brad Walker 2 goals) def Whitehaven RLFC 0.
Venue: Halton Stadium, Widnes. Crowd: TBC
Warrington Wolves 24 (Luis Johnson, Harvey Livett, George King, Taylor Prell tries; Bryson Goodwin 4 goals) def Rochdale Hornets 10 (Matty Hadden, Ryan Maneely tries; Danny Yates 1 goal)
Venue: Crown Oil Arena, Rochdale. Crowd: TBC
Salford Red Devils 50 (Greg Johnson, Tyrone McCarthy, Kris Welham, Niall Evalds, Gareth O'Brien, Derrell Olpherts 2, Rob Lui, Gavin Bennion tries; Gareth O'Brien 7 goals) def Swinton Lions 12 (Chris Hankinson, Hayden Hansen tries; Chris Hankinson 2 goals)
Venue: AJ Bell Stadium, Salford. Crowd: 2,036
Barrow Raiders 46 (Luke Creswell 2, Dan Toal 2, Declan Hulme, Joe Bullock, Nathan Mossop, Tom Walker tries; Jamie Dallimore 7 goals) def Keighley Cougars 20 (Harry Aaronson, Lewis Fairhurst, Adam Ryder, Cameron Leeming tries; Lewis Fairhurst 2 goals)
Venue: The JF Hornby Stadium, Barrow-in-Furness. Crowd: 792
Batley Bulldogs 24 (Alistair Leak, Shaun Ainscough, James Brown, Wayne Reittie, Dane Manning tries; Patch Walker 2 goals) def Wakefield Trinity 12 (Tom Ashen, Max Jowitt tries; Luke Hooley 1, James Batchelor 1 goals)
Venue: Fox's Biscuits Stadium, Batley. Crowd: TBC
Hull KR 34 (James Greenwood, Ryan Shaw, Jake Butler-Fleming, Will Oakes, Matty Marsh, Kieran Moss tries; Shaw 5 goals) def Hull FC 26 (Josh Griffin, Jake Connor, Jack Sanderson, Jordan Abdull tries; Marc Sneyd 2, Jake Connor 1 goals)
Venue: KCOM Stadium, Hull. Crowd: TBC
Huddersfield Giants 32 (Sam Wood 2, Oliver Roberts, Paul Clough, Sam Hewitt, Matty English tries; Danny Brough 3, Izaac Farrell 1 goals) def Dewsbury Rams 22 (Gareth Potts, Dale Morton, James Glover, Macauley Hallett tries; Paul Sykes 2, James Glover 1 goals)
Venue: John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield. Crowd: TBC
Featherstone Rovers 20 (Anthony Thackeray 2, Shaun Robinson, Tom Holmes tries; Martin Ridyard 2 goals) def Halifax RLFC 16 (Sion Jones, Jack Fairbank, Dan Fleming tries; Adam Brook 1, Steve Tyrer 1 goals)
Venue: LD Nutrition Stadium, Featherstone. Crowd: 1,198
Bradford Bulls 12 (Steve Crossley, Dalton Grant tries; Rowan Milnes 2 goals) def Sheffield Eagles 6 (Oscar Thomas try, 1 goal)
Venue: Provident Stadium, Odsal. Crowd: TBC
Wigan Warriors 54 (Joe Brown, Macauley Davies, Liam Marshall 2, Josh Woods 2, Romain Navarrete, Reece Hamlett, James Worthington, Liam Paisley tries; Josh Woods 7 goals) def London Skolars 12 (Eddie Mbaraga 2 tries; Omari Caro 2 goals)
Venue: Honourable Artillery Company, London. Crowd: TBC
Leeds Rhinos 70 (Harry Newman 3, Ben Markland 3, Mikolaj Oledzki 2, Ash Handley, Dakota Whylie, Tyler Dupree tries; Jordan Lilly 10 goals) def Coventry Bears 14 (Chris Vitalini 2, Hayden Freeman tries; Paul Emmanuelli 1 goal)
Venue: Butts Park Arena, Coventry. Crowd: 1,294
Warrington Wolves 18 (Joe Philbin, Stefan Ratchford, Ryan Atkins tries; Harvey Livett 3 goals) def Salford Red Devils 6 (Rob Lui try; Gareth O'Brien 1 goal)
Venue: Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington. Crowd: 3,208. Referee: Chris Kendall
St Helens 64 (James Bentley 3, Dominique Peyroux, Regan Grace, Jake Spedding, Adam Swift, John Hutchings, Josh Eaves, Chris Follin, Kyle Amor tries; Danny Richardson 6, Rob Fairclough 4 goals) def Sheffield Eagles 6 (Matty Fozard try; Oscar Thomas 1 goals)
Venue: Ruskin Sports Village, St Helens. Crowd: TBC. Referee: John McMullen
Wakefield Trinity 26 (Ben Jones-Bishop 2, Scott Grix 2, Matty Ashurst tries; Liam Finn 2, Scott Grix 1 goals) def Huddersfield Giants 22 (Jake Mamo, Ukuma Ta'ai, Lee Gaskell, Jordan Turner tries; Danny Brough 3 goals)
Venue: The Mobile Rocket Stadium (Belle Vue Stadium), Wakefield, Crowd: TBC. Referee: Scott Mikalauskas
Batley Bulldogs 28 (Joe Chandler, Tom Hemmingway, Jason Crookes, James Davey, Dave Scott tries; Tom Hemmingway 3, Izaac Farrell 1 goals) def Keighley Cougars 0
Venue: Cougar Park, Keighley. Crowd: TBC. Referee: B Pearson
Barrow Raiders 16 (Declan Hulme 2, Lewis Charnock tries; Lewis Charnock 2 goals) Oldham RLFC 6 (Phil Joy try; Paul Crook 1 goal)
Venue: The JF Hornby Stadium, Barrow-in-Furness. Crowd: 606. Referee: Marcus Griffiths
Hull FC 24 (Bureta Faraimo, Mickey Paea, Josh Griffin, Fetuli Talanoa, Jack Downs tries; Marc Sneyd 2 goals) def Catalans Dragons 10 (Jodie Broughton, Lewis Tierney tries; Lucas Albert 1 goal)
Venue: KCOM Stadium, Hull. Crowd: TBC. Referee: Ben Thaler
Swinton Lions 18 (Rhodri Lloyd, Andy Bracek, Matt Sarsfield tries; Chris Hankinson 3 goals) def Whitehaven RLFC 10 (James Tilley, Phil Lister tries; Brad Billsborough 1 goal)
Venue: Recreation Ground, Whitehaven. Crowd: 452. Referee: Gareth Hewer
Wigan Warriors 22 (Sam Tomkins, Oliver Gildart, Gabe Hamlin, Jake Shorrocks tries; Sam Tomkins 2, Morgan Escare 1 goal) def Leigh Centurions 14 (Paterika Vaivai, Peter Mata'utia, Jack Owens tries; Ben Reynolds 1 goal)
Venue: Leigh Sports Village, Leigh. Crowd: 4,509. Referee: Robert Hicks
Castleford Tigers 16 (Greg Eden, James Green, Oliver Holmes tries; Luke Gale 2 goals) def Leeds Rhinos 4 (Matt Parcell try)
Venue: Mend-A-Hose Jungle, Castleford. Crowd: 3,656. Referee: James Child
Rochdale Hornets v North Wales Crusaders
Venue: Crown Oil Arena, Rochdale, 3:00pm local. Referee: S Race
Match called off due to waterlogged pitch
London Broncos 22 (Sadiq Adebiyi, William Lovell, Jarrod Sammut, Mark Ioane tries; Jarrod Sammut 3 goals) def Doncaster RLFC 16 (Connor Scott, Sam Doherty, Liam Welham tries; Jack Miller 2 goals)
Venue: Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster. Crowd: 421. Referee: Andy Sweet
Dewsbury Rams 24 (James Glover 2, Lucas Walshaw, Dom Speakman, Dale Morton tries; Paul Sykes 2 goals) Bradford Bulls 0
Venue: Tetley's Stadium, Dewsbury. Crowd: TBC. Referee: Brandon Robinson
Featherstone Rovers 22 (Connor Farrell 2, Frankie Mariano, Luke Briscoe tries; Martin Ridyard 3 goals) def York City Knights 12 (Adam Robinson, Matt Chilton tries; Connor Robinson 2 goals)
Venue: LD Nutrition Stadium, Featherstone. Crowd: 1,049. Referee: Liam Staveley
Hull KR 24 (Jordan Walne, Thomas Minns, Mose Masoe, Adam Quinlan tries; Ryan Shaw 4 goals) def London Broncos 18 (Jarrod Sammut, Jay Pitts, Lewis Bienek tries; Jarrod Sammut 3 goals)
Venue: KCOM Craven Park. Crowd: TBC. Referee: Rob Hicks
Featherstone Rovers 18 (John Davies, Tom Holmes 2, Luke Briscoe tries; Ian Hardman 1 goal) def Leeds Rhinos 16 (Corey Johnson, Ben Markland, Dakota Whylie tries; Jordan Lilley 2 goals)
Venue: The LD Nutrition Stadium, Feathestone. Crowd: 2,030. Referee: John McMullen
Toronto Wolfpack 34 (Cory Paterson, Joe Westerman Liam Kay 2, Quentin Laulu-Togaga'e tries; Ryan Brierley 5 goals) def Bradford Bulls 0
Venue: Provident Stadium, Odsal, Crowd: TBC. Referee: Ben Thaler
St Helens 24 (Jonny Lomax, Ben Barba 2, Danny Richardson, Zeb Taia tries; Danny Richardson 2 goals) def Leigh Centurions 20 (Liam Hood, Kevin Larroyer, Jack Owens, Craig Hall tries; Ben Reynolds 2 goals)
Venue: Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens, Crowd: TBC. Referee: Phil Bentham
Workington Town 40 (Gordon Maudling 2, Kurt Maudling, Jamie Foster, Joe Ryan, Scott Rooke, John Patrick tries; Carl Forber 6 goals) def Huddersfield Giants 10 (Tyllar Mellor, Innes Senior tries; Lewis Senior 1 goal)
Venue: Zebra Claims Stadium, Workington, Crowd: TBC. Referee: Gareth Hewer
London Skolars 32 (Sam Nash 2, Eddie Mbaraga, Lameck Juma, Jordan Wiliams, Elliott Hall, Lamont Bryan tries; 2 goals) def London Broncos U19's 30 (Rob Oakley, Daniel Hindmarsh, Gideon Boafa, Rhys Joel, Robert Butler tries; 5 goals TBC)
Venue: New Rivers Stadium, London, Crowd: TBC. Referee: Matt Rossleigh
Castelford Tigers 42 (Alex Foster, Matt Cook, Tuoyo Egodo 2, Jamie Ellis, Garry Lo, Greg Minikin, Jy Hitchcox, Calum Turner tries; Cory Aston 3 goals) def Newcastle Thunder 6 (Liam McAvoy try; Tom Shaw 1 goal)
Venue: Kingston Park Stadium, Newcastle upon Tyne. Crowd: 1,022. Referee: Scott Mikalauskas
Barrow Raiders v Whitehaven RLFC
Venue: The JF Hornby Stadium, Barrow-in-Furness, 2:00pm local. Referee: Liam Moore
Match cancelled at request of Whitehaven RLFC
York City Knights 30 (Ben Cockayne, Andy Ellis, Liam Jackson, Brad Delaney 2 tries; Connor Robinson 2, Will Dagger 3 goals) def Hunslet RLFC 6 (George Flanagan try; Cain Southernwood 1 goal)
Venue: Bootham Crescent, York. Crowd: TBC. Referee: N Bennett
Batley Bulldogs 36 (Shaun Ainscough 2, Dane Manning 2, Michael Ward, Adam Gledhill, Tom Hemmingway tries; Patch Walker 2, Izaac Farrell 2 goals) def Doncaster RLFC 34 (Aaron Jones-Bishop, Ross Osborne, Connor Bower, Charlie Martin, Jack Downs, Hakim Miloudi tries; Jack Miller 2, Liam Harris 3 goals)
Venue: Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster. Crowd: TBC. Referee: B Pearson
Oldham RLFC 52 (Dave Hewitt 2, Zack McComb, Steven Nield, Levy Nzoungou, Danny Rasool 2, Phil Joy, Danny Bridge tries; Paul Crook 8 goals) def Keighley Cougars 6 (Brendon Rawlins try; Harry Aaronson 1 goal)
Venue: Vestacare Stadium, Whitehaven. Crowd: 377. Referee: James Child
Swinton Lions 28 (Luke Waterworth, Matthew Sarsfield, Hayden Harris, Mark Nicholson, Elliott Caine; Chris Hankinson 4 goals) def Wigan Reserves 20 (Liam Forsyth, Morgan Smithies, James Worthington, Samy Kibula tries; Jake Shorrocks 1, Josh Woods 1 goals)
Venue: Heywood Road, Sale. Crowd: TBC. Referee: Tom Grant
Newcastle Knights 26 (Lachlan Fitzgibbon, Kalyn Ponga, Ken Sio, Jamie Buhrer, Thomas Cronan tries; Kalyn Ponga 2, Brock Lamb 1 goal) def Melbourne Storm 22 (Dale Finucane, Tim Glasby, Kenny Bromwich, Justin Olam tries; Cameron Munster 3 goals)
Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne VIC. Closed trial
ISP: Wentworthville Magpies 12 (Reed Mahoney, Josh Cullen-Minhinnick tries; Reed Mahoney 2 goals) def North Sydney Bears 12 (Amaruki Veamatahau, Mawene Hiroti tries; TBC x 2 goals)
Venue: Ringrose Park, Wentworthville NSW. Crowd: TBC.
Brisbane Broncos 16 (Corey Allan 2, David Fifita tries; Jamayne Isaako 2 goals) def Central QLD Capras 6 (Nathan Bassani try; Connor Broadhurst 1 goal)
Venue: Theodore, QLD. Crowd: 3,000 (approx)
2018 World Club Challenge
Melbourne Storm 38 (Jesse Bromwich, Brodie Croft, Suliasi Vunivalu, Nelson Asofa-Solomona, Felise Kaufusi, Will Chambers, Dale Finucane tries; Cameron Smith 4, Cameron Munster 1 goals) def Leeds Rhinos 4 (Ryan Hall try)
AAMI Park, Melbourne VIC, 8:00pm AEDT (CH 9). Crowd: 19,062
Warriors 20 (Solomone Kata, David Fusitua, Ligi Sao, Lewis Soosemea tries; Mason Lino 2 goals) def Melbourne Storm 14 (Matthew Soper-Lawler, Harry Grant, Ryan Papenhuyzen tries; Scott Drinkwater 1 goal)
Venue: Rotorua International Stadium, NZ, 1:00pm AEDT. Crowd: 5,123
St George Illawarra Dragons 24 (Nene Macdonald 2, Kurt Mann, Tim Lafai, Jason Nightingale tries; Gareth Widdop 1, Jai Field 1 goals) def Hull FC (Albert Kelly 2, Liam Watts tries; Marc Sneyd 3 goals)
Venue: ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park NSW, 5:30pm AEDT (FOX League). Crowd: 18,721 (DH)
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16 (Greg Eastwood, Michael Lichaa, Josh Bergamin tries; Moses Mbye 2 goals) def Canberra Raiders 12 (Makahesi Makatoa, Sia Soliola tries; Blake Austin 1, Aidan Sezer 1 goals)
Venue: Sunshine Coast Stadium, Kawana Waters QLD, 6:00pm AEDT.
Penrith Panthers 30 (Wayde Egan, Maika Sivo 2, Moses Leota, Tyrone Peachey, Tom Eisenhuth tries; Nathan Cleary 2, Adam Keighran 1 goals) def Sydney Roosters 18 (Joseph Manu, Paul Momirovski, Reece Robinson, Dean Matterson tries; Reece Robinson 1 goal)
Venue: Panthers Stadium, Penrith NSW, 7:10pm AEDT
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 30 (Sione Katoa, Jesse Ramien, James Segeyaro, Briton Nikora, Edrick Lee, Cruz Topai-Aveai tries; Trent Hodkinson 2, Matt Moylan 1 goals) def Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 14 (Brad Parker 2, Lloyd Perrett tries; Luke Metcalf 1 goal)
Venue: Southern Cross Group Stadium, Woolooware NSW, 7:30pm AEDT
South Sydney Rabbitohs 18 (Richie Kennar, Campbell Graham, Thomas Burgess, Adam Douehi tries; Adam Douehi 1 goal) def Wigan Warriors 8 (Tom Davies 2 tries)
Venue: ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park NSW, 7:40pm AEDT (FOX League). Crowd: 18,721 (DH)
Brisbane Broncos 38 (James Roberts 2, Jamayne Isaako, Jonus Pearson, Corey Oates, Joe Ofahengaue, George Fai tries; Jamayne Isaako 2, Jordan Kahu 3 goals) def Gold Coast Titans 10 (AJ Brimson, Henare Wells tries; Tyrrone Roberts-Davis 1 goal)
Venue: Clive Berghofer Stadium, Toowoomba QLD, 8:30pm AEDT. Crowd: 8,056
Wests Tigers 30 (Corey Thompson 2, Taane Milne, Tyson Gamble, Malakai Watene-Zelezniak, David Nofoaluma tries; Esan Marsters 1, Tuimoala Lolohea 2 goals) def North Queensland Cowboys 16 (Coen Hess, Jake Clifford, John Asiata tries; Jake Clifford 2 goals)
Venue: Barlow Park, Cairns QLD, 8:30pm AEDT
A Night with Cam and JT
North Queensland Cowboys 16 (Kyle Feldt 3, Johnathan Thurston tries) def Melbourne Storm 14 (Young Tonumaipea, Curtis Scott, Billy Walters tries; Scott Drinkwater 1 goal)
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane QLD, 8:00pm AEDT (FOX League). Crowd: 25,000 (approx)
PNG Hunters v Brisbane Broncos
Venue: National Football Stadium, Port Moresby PNG, 4:00pm AEDT
Gold Coast Titans v Warriors
Venue: Sunshine Coast Stadium, Kawana Waters QLD, 6:00pm AEDT
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v Penrith Panthers
Venue: Belmore Sports Ground, NSW, 6:00pm AEDT
Sydney Roosters v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Venue: Central Coast Stadium, Gosford NSW, 6:30pm AEDT
Parramatta Eels v Newcastle Knights
Venue: Maitland Regional Sportsground NSW, 7:30pm AEDT
2017 Charity Shield
St George Illawarra Dragons v South Sydney Rabbitohs
Venue: Glen Willow Regional Stadium, Mudgee NSW, 7:30pm AEDT (FOX League)
Wests Tigers v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Venue: Campbelltown Stadium, Leumeah NSW, 7:00pm AEDT
Brisbane Broncos v Wynnum Manly-Seagulls
Venue: BMD Kougari Oval, Manly West QLD, 8:00pm AEDT