NRL Preseason chanllenge Schedule 2026: Full Fixtures List, Dates, Times For Every Team Round, How to watch NRL Team Trials,
The 2026 NRL Pre-Season Challenge (sponsored as the Witzer Pre-Season Challenge) begins on Saturday, February 7, 2026. The tournament features 16 matches played across three weeks, leading into the season opener in Las Vegas on February 28.
Key Tournament Features
Prize Money: The team finishing at the top of the pre-season ladder wins $100,000.
Bonus Point System: Teams earn points for a win (12) or draw (6), plus potential bonus points (up to 3 per game) for scoring 5+ tries, making 5+ linebreaks, or throwing 10+ offloads.
Player Rotation: Teams can use squads of up to 28 players with unlimited interchanges.
All-Stars Game: The NRL Harvey Norman All Stars (Māori vs. Indigenous) will be held at FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton on Sunday, February 15.
NRL Preseason Challenge Fixtures Full Schedule Dates, Times For Every Team
Round One
\Saturday, Feb 7
Team Matchup - STADIUM - (NETWORK) - AEDT - LOCAL
Bulldogs 20, Cowboys Netstrata 34,
Dragons 28, Knights Netstrata 18,
Round Two
Thursday, Feb 12
Team Matchup - STADIUM - (NETWORK) - AEDT - LOCAL
Dolphins 12, Titans 24,
Friday, Feb 13
Team Matchup - STADIUM - (NETWORK) - AEDT - LOCAL
Raiders 6, Storm Seiffert Oval 32,
Cowboys 66, Panthers 24,
Saturday, Feb 14
Team Matchup - STADIUM - (NETWORK) - AEDT - LOCAL
Warriors 18, Sea Eagles 33,
West Tigers 42, Roosters 26
Knights 0, Bulldogs 28,
Dragons 24, Rabbitohs 28,
Sunday, Feb 16
Team Matchup - STADIUM - (NETWORK) - AEDT - LOCAL
Sharks 6, Eels 40,
Round Three
Friday, Feb 20
Team Matchup - STADIUM - (NETWORK) - AEDT - LOCAL
Warriors vs. Dolphins Leichhardt Oval (Fox) 6:00pm 6:00pm
Wests Tigers vs. Panthers Leichhardt Oval (Fox) 8:10pm 8:10pm
Saturday, Feb 21
Team Matchup - STADIUM - (NETWORK) - AEDT - LOCAL
Sharks vs. Raiders Polytec Stadium, Gosford (Fox) 3:50pm 3:50pm
Roosters vs. Eels Polytec Stadium, Gosford (Fox) 6:00pm 6:00pm
Storm vs. Titans Sunshine Coast Stadium (Fox) 8:10pm 7:10pm
Sunday, Feb 22
Team Matchup - STADIUM - (NETWORK) - AEDT - LOCAL
Rabbitohs vs. Sea Eagles Glen Willow Stadium, Mudgee (Fox) 4:00pm 4:00pm
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