To take trial game to Hawaii

the upcoming off-season. Queensland Cup sides Tweed Heads Seagulls and Ipswich Jets will play for the Ohana Cup in Waikiki on October 14.

Pascoe believes there are plenty of benefits in taking the Tigers overseas.

‘‘It’s brand recognition, exposing the game and your brand to new markets,’’ he said. ‘‘It’s getting best practice and ideas from some of the elite sports in America.

‘‘It’s a good thing for a club to be exploring to test their geographical boundaries in terms of opportunity.’’

NSW FINALLY HAVE A WIN

Here’s one State of Origin battle the blues have won. When it comes to social media, NSW players have twice the social media following of their Queensland counterparts. The Blues have an audience of 2.05 million across the main social media channels, compared with 998,890 for the Cane Toads. The return of Jarryd Hayne to the Origin arena is chiefly responsible for the disparity, with the cross-code star, Andrew Fifita, Josh Dugan and Brett Morris comprising 72 per cent of the Blues numbers.

While the Blues have a greater following, the Bananabenders have a higher engagement rate with their audience, of 2.97 per cent compared to 1.8 per cent for the southerners. The Sun-Herald

Wests Tigers are looking beyond their borders.