Re: Hull FC to play 2018 pre season double header in Austral : Fri Jul 21, 2017 10:45 am  

Tarquin Fuego wrote:

Here we go
I've had it from the very top that it's almost a done deal
I'm not blabbing who but I'm telling you now we are as good as on
It's an hours flight from Melbourne and I'll be there with the family

We are going to have a heatwave pre match BBQ with a cold frothy one

so, not a done deal then

Re: Hull FC to play 2018 pre season double header in Austral : Fri Jul 21, 2017 11:48 am  

There's at least one travel agent advertising "watch this space, #HullFC", an announcement due soon.

Re: Hull FC to play 2018 pre season double header in Austral : Fri Jul 21, 2017 12:04 pm  

Mild mannered Janitor wrote:

so, not a done deal then

'Almost certainly'

That's the email I got

I'll take that as 99% when it came from whom it did

I'm very excited

Re: Hull FC to play 2018 pre season double header in Austral : Fri Jul 21, 2017 12:10 pm  

ccs wrote:

There's at least one travel agent advertising "watch this space, #HullFC", an announcement due soon.

Andrew Earle?

Re: Hull FC to play 2018 pre season double header in Austral : Fri Jul 21, 2017 12:30 pm  

Tarquin Fuego wrote:

'Almost certainly'

That's the email I got

I'll take that as 99% when it came from whom it did

I'm very excited

History and experience dictate that I will believe it when its announced by the club.

Anyone planning anything before that is getting a bit previous.

Re: Hull FC to play 2018 pre season double header in Austral : Sat Jul 22, 2017 7:13 am  

Now the Hull DM are saying it's on with possible League
Match v Wigan a week later in Sydney

Re: Hull FC to play 2018 pre season double header in Austral : Sun Jul 23, 2017 9:51 pm  

Dragons smashed the Sea Eagles yesterday
This won't be the walkover many expect

Re: Hull FC to play 2018 pre season double header in Austral : Sun Jul 23, 2017 10:06 pm  

Tarquin Fuego wrote:

Now the Hull DM are saying it's on with possible League
Match v Wigan a week later in Sydney

I said this on the 1st page

Re: Hull FC to play 2018 pre season double header in Austral : Wed Jul 26, 2017 10:37 am  

There's an article in the Illawarra Mercury today: http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/stor ... of-europe/ It contains a statement for the Parliamentary Secretary for Illawarra, Gareth Ward: "I’m delighted to be able to announce that in an Australian first, British rugby league side Wigan will bring their first home match of the 2018 Super League season to Wollongong next February. The Wigan Warriors will take on Hull FC in the first official Super League match ever played on Australian soil with two additional matches also secured exclusively by the NSW Liberal Government’s tourism and major events agency Destination NSW. Not only am I proud this match will be played in Australia’s number one state I am thrilled we have secured these exclusive matches for Wollongong and Sydney. The Illawarra is passionate about rugby league and I am delighted our region will have the enormous honour of hosting the first Super League match ever played in Australia. This match will not only excite the community but it will be of enormous benefit to local businesses and I have no doubt fans from right across Australia will get right behind this historic event. The NSW investment in tourism and major events sectors continues to return outstanding results with this event expected to attract 5000 interstate and overseas visitors to NSW injecting more than $7million into the New South Wales economy. I firmly believe Wigan and Hull fans will be excited about this venture also and we decided to announce this event early to allow fans the chance to plan their trip to Australia. Ticketing will be announced in late August. I met with Wigan representatives as part of a NSW business delegation earlier in the year at the request of the hard-working Destination Wollongong and I pay particular credit to Mark Sleigh for his advocacy and dedication towards this event. It’s going to be a huge, another great victory for our region. Every day I am fighting for initiatives that promote our region and drive investment and jobs, the benefit about this event is we get to have a lot of fun as well."

There's an article in the Illawarra Mercury today: http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/stor ... of-europe/ It contains a statement for the Parliamentary Secretary for Illawarra, Gareth Ward: "I’m delighted to be able to announce that in an Australian first, British rugby league side Wigan will bring their first home match of the 2018 Super League season to Wollongong next February. The Wigan Warriors will take on Hull FC in the first official Super League match ever played on Australian soil with two additional matches also secured exclusively by the NSW Liberal Government’s tourism and major events agency Destination NSW. Not only am I proud this match will be played in Australia’s number one state I am thrilled we have secured these exclusive matches for Wollongong and Sydney. The Illawarra is passionate about rugby league and I am delighted our region will have the enormous honour of hosting the first Super League match ever played in Australia. This match will not only excite the community but it will be of enormous benefit to local businesses and I have no doubt fans from right across Australia will get right behind this historic event. The NSW investment in tourism and major events sectors continues to return outstanding results with this event expected to attract 5000 interstate and overseas visitors to NSW injecting more than $7million into the New South Wales economy. I firmly believe Wigan and Hull fans will be excited about this venture also and we decided to announce this event early to allow fans the chance to plan their trip to Australia. Ticketing will be announced in late August. I met with Wigan representatives as part of a NSW business delegation earlier in the year at the request of the hard-working Destination Wollongong and I pay particular credit to Mark Sleigh for his advocacy and dedication towards this event. It’s going to be a huge, another great victory for our region. Every day I am fighting for initiatives that promote our region and drive investment and jobs, the benefit about this event is we get to have a lot of fun as well."

Re: Hull FC to play 2018 pre season double header in Austral : Wed Jul 26, 2017 10:45 am  

And the club confirms the fixture...... http://www.hullfc.com/news/2017-07-26-h ... -next-year

And the club confirms the fixture...... http://www.hullfc.com/news/2017-07-26-h ... -next-year