NRL and Super Rugby unite for historic double-header at Eden Park

29 October 2019 02:19
Raiders and Brumbies to meet Warriors and Blues in 2020NRL hand Canberra seven free-to-air games on NineRival codes Super Rugby and the NRL will join forces for what they claim is a world first double-header at Eden Park next year. Canberra’s two premier teams the Raiders and the Brumbies will take on their Auckland counterparts the Warriors and the Blues in the first cross-code event of its kind on 21 March.The double-header was announced on Tuesday when the NRL released its draw for the 2020 season. The Warriors will host the Raiders for their round two NRL clash in the first game before the Blues host the ACT Brumbies in round eight of the Super Rugby season. Related: Ben Ryan on Rugby X: 'Five-a-side, indoors, no goal-kicking, no lineouts' Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian