End-of-season Tests in November to ignite rivalries

RIVALRIES will be reignited and the passion palpable when international rugby league takes centre stage after the NRL season.
A double header on Nov 9 pits Papua New Guinea against Fiji, while the Kiwis and Great Britain go at it.
But before that, a Trans-Tasman double-header starts the festivities with Australia and New Zealand to meet in Wollongong on Oct 25 for mouthwatering women’s and men’s clashes.
The men’s fixture marks the Kangaroos’ initial match in the Oceania Cup format and the first time the rival teams have faced off at WIN Stadium in Sydney. The touring Great Britain side will break an 11-year Test absence against Tonga on Oct 26 in Hamilton, New Zealand.
Fans are set for a triple treat on Nov 2 as Samoa take on Fiji, the Kangaroos play Tonga and the Kiwis tackle Great Britain — all at New Zealand’s Eden Park.
To cap off the end-of-year Test schedule, Papua New Guinea play the Lions before what’s sure to be a passionate crowd at the National Football Stadium in Port Moresby on Nov 16.
Fixtures: Sat, Nov 9 – PNG v Fiji (Orangetheory Stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand); Sat, Nov 16 – PNG v Great Britain (National Football Stadium in Port Moresby). – NRL