Locals and visitors are being urged to securetheir spot at the NRL Parramatta Eels vs Canberra Raiders game inDarwin, with tickets now on sale for the much-anticipated fixture.
The NRL Round 15 match, is set to be held on Saturday, 29June, and will see NRL fans converge on the Top End to see their favouriteteams go head to head at TIO Stadium from 7:05 pm.
Eels team members will touch down in the Territory onTuesday, 25 June before conducting a range of free community activities inDarwin and Katherine until Sunday, 30 June.
Aside from the ever-popular signing sessions and opentraining, the community will also have the opportunity to partake in WheelchairRugby League Come Try games and a Tackle and Touch Competition.
People of all ages will also get the chance to meet theirsporting heroes as part of an NRL State of Mind Presentation and severalschools, community sporting club and hospital visits.
On game day, ticket holders are being encouraged to comedown to TIO Stadium from 3:30 pm when gates open to watch the U16s Womens EelsCup, the U16 Mens Eels Cup, the Eels Medal at 4 pm, 5 pm and 7 pm respectively.
The Eels vs Raiders march will be followed by U16s NRLNTJunior League games including Palmerston Raiders vs Brothers, Northern Sharksvs Nightcliff and South Darwin vs Litchfield at 8:30 pm, 9 pm and 9:30 pmrespectively.
