Broncos to play trial in Warwick

RUGBY LEAGUE: The Brisbane Broncos will play a game in Warwick on February 16 next year in what will be the first visit by an NRL team to Warwick since the mid 1950s.

The game will be hosted by the Warwick Cowboys and is being co-ordinated at the Cowboys end by Cowboys junior vice-president and A-grade coach Matt Grew.

“The game will be a big thing for Warwick as it will attract fans from across south-east Queensland,” he said.

“Our club is excited about hosting the Broncos.”

Broncos list and recruitment manager Peter Nolan said Broncos coach Wayne Bennett was one of the main people behind bringing the team to Warwick for the pre-season trial against Intrust Super Cup team, Souths Logan Magpies.

“There will be some highprofile players in town for the game and most of our up-andcoming players will be in the team,” he said.

“Last year, we played in a similar game in Theodore in Central Queensland and two of the Broncos players were Jamayne Isaako and Kotoni Staggs.

“We have played some more experienced forwards who need a run in a game like this in the past.”

The Broncos will arrive in Warwick on the Friday and Bennett will be joined by two high-profile players as guest speakers at a Sportsman’s Dinner put on by the Cowboys.