Wests Tigers have set up camp in New Zealand for a week-long training camp ahead of Sunday’s Pre-season Challenge match against the Warriors.
The team has had its first training session in Queenstown and will shift to Christchurch on Friday, before taking on the Warriors at Apollo Projects Stadium on Sunday.
The trial match will see a handful of Wests Tigers make their first appearance for the club, including the likes of Aidan Sezer, Jayden Sullivan, and Samuela Fainu.
Quite a few local juniors are in the extended squad, including former Harold Matthews premiership-winning teammates Lachlan Galvin, Tallyn Da Silva and Heath Mason.
It will also provide an opportunity for several players on train and trial contracts, following a 3-month block of pre-season training.
While the pre-season camp will include some enjoyable team-building experiences like jet boating, it won’t all be fun and games.
Wests Tigers head coach Benji Marshall says the camp is about getting ready to play.
“We have done a lot of hard work in pre-season, we have demonstrated resilience, and now we prepare to play,” said Marshall.
This experience is about building trust, togetherness and genuine connections before the season starts.
Benji Marshall
More than 10,000 tickets have already been sold for the match at Apollo Projects Stadium (4.00pm kick-off).
“Fans from Christchurch, the surrounding area in Canterbury and beyond have been jumping on board in big numbers for our visit as we kick off the club’s 30th season in existence,” said One New Zealand Warriors CEO Cameron George.
