The Tweed Heads Seagulls will bring an array of NRL players to league stronghold of Murwillumbah next month when the Intrust Super Cup side takes on Newcastle Knights in a pre-season trial match.
The game will be hosted by the Mustangs at Stan Sercombe Oval on Saturday February 4 at 5pm with an adult entry price of just $10 enabling footy fans to watch some of the Knights’ developing players and NRL squad members and many of the rebuilt Seagulls side that is a feeder team to the Gold Coast Titans.
It will be the first of three trial matches scheduled by the Seagulls. The following Saturday the ‘Gulls will take on premiers Burleigh Bears in a local derby at Firth Park, Mudgeeraba and on Saturday February 18 Aaron Zimmerle’s squad will round off their Intrust Super Cup preparations with a trial against South Logan.
While the clash with Newcastle will be played the same weekend of the Auckland Nines in New Zealand, the Knights will send several full-time NRL players not in Auckland, plus key NSW Cup players.
The Seagulls will have access to some of the Tweed-allocated Titans players who don’t make the Nines squad.
“This will be a great promotion for rugby league in northern NSW with locals able to watch current and future NRL players and some of the best second-tier players from both states,” said Seagulls CEO Scott Clark.
“The Knights will send a lot of their developing players but we expect certainly five or more of their top 25 players to play.
“Aaron Zimmerle will play a full-strength squad and we will be getting access to some young players who are training with the Titans’ full-time squad and are allocated to us.
“It’s a great opportunity for our players to test themselves but also for Murwillumbah which has a proud rugby league history and in recent times, producing NRL players like Anthony Laffranchi and Luke Covell.”
Seagulls’ Intrust Super Cup trial match details:
February 4 v Newcastle Knights at Stan Sercombe Oval, Murwillumbah at 5pm NSW time/4pm Qld (curtain-raiser TBA)
February 11 – v Burleigh Bears at Firth Park, Mudgeeraba at 7pm (Qld). Curtain-raisers: A grade v Bears at 5.30pm; under-20s v Bears at 4pm
February 18 – v Souths Logan at Piggabeen Sports Reserve (times and curtain-raisers TBA).
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