• Match will take place in February 2018 in Wollongong • Super League-NRL double header will also be stagedSuper League will host a match outside Europe for the first time in February 2018 when Wigan and Hull will play a fixture in Australia. Wigan expect around 5,000 fans to make the 12,000-mile journey. Wigan officials recently flew to Australia to finalise a proposal backed by the Super League and the NRL, and the club’s owner, Ian Lenagan, said: “This announcement is one of the most innovative and exciting in the history of Wigan. “The Wigan fans are famed for their loyal support as shown when a huge army of supporters travelled to Sydney for the World Club Challenge game with Sydney Roosters in 2014. Should Wigan, Hull or, in the event of the series remaining, both qualify, assurances have been made they will return to the UK in time to play their fixtures.

Source: The Guardian July 26, 2017 13:02 UTC