2026 rugby league pre-season friendlies including dates, times and venues

Keep up to date with every club’s confirmed pre-season schedule ahead of the 2026 season: including dates, kick-off times and venues.

It’s that time of year again when clubs start to announce their pre-season matches ahead of the upcoming campaign.

Here, Love Rugby League provides an up to date list of every pre-season match as and when they’re announced.

* All kick-off times stated correspond to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) unless otherwise stated

Saturday, December 20

Keighley Cougars 22-26 Sheffield Eagles

Sunday, December 21

North Wales Crusaders 30-6 Swinton Lions

Boxing Day – Friday, December 26

Wetherby Whaler Festive Challenge: Leeds Rhinos 18-10 Wakefield Trinity

Heavy Woollen Derby: Dewsbury Rams 0-18 Batley Bulldogs

Sunday, December 28

Barrow Raiders 50-24 North Wales Crusaders

Saturday, January 3

Barrow Raiders P-P Whitehaven

Sunday, January 4

James Saltonstall Testimonial: Halifax Panthers P-P Rochdale Hornets – The Shay

Friday, January 9

Warrington Wolves 50-12 Widnes Vikings – Halliwell Jones Stadium

Saturday, January 10

North Wales Crusaders 34-22 Wigan Warriors – Eirias Stadium

Dewsbury Rams P-P Bradford Bulls – FLAIR Stadium

Swinton Lions P-P St Helens – Heywood Road

Barrow Raiders 74-6 Scotland – Northern Competitions Stadium

Castleford Tigers P-P Oldham – OneBore Stadium

Sunday, January 11

Goole Vikings 6-16 Rochdale Hornets – Victoria Pleasure Grounds

Batley Bulldogs P-P Sheffield Eagles – Fox’s Biscuits Stadium

Doncaster 12-30 Bradford Bulls – Eco-Power Stadium

Ike Southward Memorial Trophy: Workington Town 13-6 Whitehaven – Derwent Park

Keighley Cougars P-P London Broncos – Cougar Park

Saturday, January 17

Matty English Testimonial: Huddersfield Giants 22-4 York – John Smith’s Stadium

Sunday, January 18

Brad Singleton Testimonial: Castleford Tigers 26-10 Leeds Rhinos – The Jungle

Saturday, January 24

Cameron Smith Testimonial: Leeds Rhinos 46-16 Bradford Bulls – Headingley

Matty Lees Testimonial: St Helens 40-10 Castleford Tigers – BrewDog Stadium

Sunday, January 25

Brad Fash Testimonial: Hull FC 16-28 Huddersfield Giants – Brantingham Park

Hull KR 6-34 Wakefield Trinity – Craven Park

Friday, January 30

Catalans Dragons 36-18 Toulouse Olympique – Stade Gilbert Brutus

Warrington Wolves 1-12 Leigh Leopards – Halliwell Jones Stadium

Sunday, February 1

Liam Marshall Testimonial: Wigan Warriors 22-18 Hull FC – The Brick Community Stadium