With excitement building for the 2023 Betfred Super League season following a fantastic triple-header Rugby League World Cup, preparations are well underway for the 12 top-flight teams.
And beyond the elite level there is much anticipation for the Betfred Championship and League One campaigns, with teams setting up pre-season clashes which will gear them up for battle come the big kick-off in February.
The Super League gets underway on Thursday, February 16 and League One begins two days later, but by then the Championship will be well into the meaty part of the year following its earlier start on Saturday, February 4.
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But before then there’s pre-season friendlies to take in, with testimonials for a number of modern greats to be played.
Here’s a list of confirmed trial games still to take place before the competitive campaign begins:
Sunday, January 15
2pm: Dewsbury Rams v Bradford Bulls
2pm: Wakefield Trinity v Halifax Panthers (Reece Lyne testimonial)
3pm: Barrow Raiders v North Wales Crusaders
3pm: Doncaster v York
3pm: Widnes Vikings v Rochdale Hornets
Friday, January 20
2pm: London Skolars v London Broncos – at Honourable Artillery Company
7:45pm: Featherstone Rovers v Hull Kingston Rovers (Craig Hall testimonial)
Saturday, January 21
3pm: Leigh Leopards v Leeds Rhinos
Sunday, January 22
2pm: Bradford Bulls v Huddersfield Giants
3pm: Barrow Raiders v Workington Town
3pm: Doncaster v Newcastle Thunder
3pm: Hunslet v Halifax Panthers
3pm: Keighley Cougars v Castleford Tigers (Jake Webster testimonial)
3pm: Oldham v Widnes Vikings
3pm: Sheffield Eagles v Hull FC
3pm: Whitehaven v Wigan Warriors
Sunday, January 29
1pm: Salford Red Devils v Swinton Lions
2pm: Wakefield Trinity v Featherstone Rovers
2:30pm: Leeds Rhinos v Bradford Bulls
3pm: Barrow Raiders v Wigan Warriors
3pm: Hunslet v Batley Bulldogs
3pm: Oldham v Rochdale Hornets
3pm: Sheffield Eagles v Doncaster
3pm: Whitehaven v Castleford Tigers
Saturday, February 4
2pm: Workington Town v Bradford Bulls
5:30pm: Warrington Wolves v Leigh Leopards (Ben Currie testimonial)
Sunday, February 5
2pm: Wakefield Trinity v Hull FC
3pm: Hull Kingston Rovers v Leeds Rhinos
3pm: Wigan Warriors v Salford Red Devils (Sam Powell testimonial)
3:30pm: Castleford Tigers v Huddersfield Giants (Nathan Massey testimonial)
Friday, February 10
7:30pm: Warrington Wolves v North Wales Crusaders
Saturday, February 11
9am UK (8pm local): St George-Illawarra Dragons v St Helens
Sunday, February 12
3pm: Huddersfield Giants v Dewsbury Rams
3pm: Hunslet v Leeds Rhinos
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