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Foxtel to cover NRL’s new pre-season tournament

Apisai Koroisau of the Panthers runs the ball during the 2022 NRL Grand Final (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has acquired rights to a new pre-season competition launched by the NRL.

The Pre-Season Challenge will offer A$100,000 (€65,000/$71,000) in prize money for the winner. All 17 NRL teams will take part, as well as English Super League champion St Helens.

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