The SG Ball Cup men’s under 19s team will play Penrith in an away game at Windsor Sporting Complex at 3pm on Saturday 10 February, with the Harold Matthews Cup boys under 17s game to kick off at 11:30am, and the Lisa Fiaola Cup girls under 17s match to commence at 10am.

The Tarsha Gale Cup women’s under 19s squad will play a home game against the Panthers at 2pm on Sunday 11 February at Industree Group Stadium in Gosford as the curtain raiser to the NRL pre-season match against the Sea Eagles at 4pm.

We’re incredibly appreciative of what Manchester City have offered us, the World Club Challenge is important to the club, but the chance for the playing group to go overseas and experience the City campus will be enormous,” said Penrith chief executive Matt Cameron.

“The club’s success [in] the last three years has helped with brand awareness, and you can only imagine what linking with a club like City will do for us.

The Panthers are on the hunt for their first World Club Challenge victory after losing on their first three attempts.

They famously lost on home soil in 2023 to a dramatic golden point drop goal from St Helens’ Lewis Dodd, Paul Wellens’ side getting a famous victory in Australia.

They have lost to Wigan before in the contest too, facing them at Anfield in 1991.