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02/09/2026

Queensland Rugby hasn't played in Italy since 1980. This November, the Queensland Reds run out at Stadio Monigo in Treviso, and we've found the two people best placed to tell you what to do between the Rugby.

Christian Sergiacomi played for Benetton at that same ground, winning back-to-back Italian championships before a decade behind the camera on The Great Outdoors. Shelley Craft has spent thirty years on Australian television, six of them presenting The Great Outdoors. They've been returning to the Veneto together for the better part of three decades, most recently as a family.

In our exclusive interview, they share the Veneto they actually know, the day trips worth the early start, the meals worth planning around, and the things first-time visitors always miss.

Get the Ultimate Guide to Veneto.

Christian “Serge” Sergiacomi and Shelley Sergiacomi (Craft) have been travelling to the Veneto for the better part of thirty years. He arrived first, as a professional rugby player at Benetton, the same club, the same ground at Stadio Monigo where the Queensland Reds will play this November.

01/09/2026

JUST LANDED 🏉 Supporter travel packages for 2027 Ampol State of Origin Auckland are now available.

In 2027, State of Origin makes a historic trip beyond Australian shores to Eden Park, Auckland on Wednesday, 16th June, bringing one of Rugby League’s biggest rivalries, Queensland and New South Wales, to New Zealand for the very first time.

With more than 10,000 Australians expected across the Tasman, tickets and hotel rooms in Auckland will move quickly.

📅 15 – 17 June, 2027
📍 Eden Park, Auckland

Join us for this epic chapter in State of Origin history.

2 Night Ticket & Trophy Package from $1,750pp twin share.
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2 Night Fan Lounge, with a Level 5 Cat B ticket and lounge access, from $2,160pp twin share
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In 2027, State of Origin makes a historic trip beyond Australian shores to Eden Park, Auckland on Wednesday, 16th June, bringing one of Rugby League’s biggest rivalries, Queensland and New South Wales, to New Zealand for the very first time.

25/08/2026

JUST LANDED! 🏉 The Nations Championship 2026 - Finals Weekend. See 3 incredible days of double headers between Northern and Southern Hemisphere teams to include Final. 12 of the world’s learning Rugby nations in one stadium.

Package includes 4-night accommodation at 5* COMO Metropolitan London or DoubleTree by Hilton London West End, daily breakfast, match tickets, an Oyster Travel Card & function.

📍London, UK
📅 26 - 30 November, 2026.

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The Nations Championship is rugby's boldest new tournament, and its inaugural Finals Weekend brings all twelve of the world's leading nations to one stadium. See three days of double headers at Twickenham, culminating in the Grand Final between the best of the North and the best of the South.

04/08/2026

12 days in Japan and a lifetime of stories. That’s the conversation we had with Ben McGee from Daramalan College about his teams experience.

The matches were epic. But ask the players about the tour and they’ll tell you about the exchange day. It was about making new mates, experiencing a new culture, and many moments they’re still talking about.

This is what touring is really about. Designing the memorable moments that bond a team - that’s the magic.

For the full video interview, check out the feature story, link in bio.

04/08/2026

Twelve days in Japan and the moment everyone remembers isn't from a rugby field.

Our latest Passion & Pursuit journal story follows a school rugby team through their Japan tour, the training, the matches, and the cultural exchange day where the players connected with Japanese students their own age. Watch below and find out how their coach, Ben McGee from Daramalan College, describes their experience. He said they spoke about it for the rest of the tour, and they're still telling the stories now.

More than 12 months of planning went into those 12 days. That's what it takes to build a tour that bonds a team for good.

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Planning a school or club tour for 2027? Now's the time to start the conversation.

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30/07/2026

Join the Queensland Reds on a 9-night rugby tour across two iconic rugby nations on a supporter journey that blends Test match intensity, a historic Reds partner club match with classic European discovery.

Follow the Reds where they’ve never taken you before. Be part of a piece of Queensland rugby history in Great Britain & Italy this November.

Fully hosted, door-to-door tour includes match tickets, 4-star accommodation, internal flight London to Venice, transfers, daily breakfast, welcome drinks and long lunch and activities.

A 9-night rugby tour featuring two matches, seeing the Wallabies take on Wales, and the Reds vs. Benetton, along with full-day excursion visiting the charming cities of London, Cardiff, Venice, Verona and Padua.

24/07/2026

Big news for Bledisloe Cup fans!
From 2027, the Anzac Day Bledisloe Cup Test makes history, at Suncorp Stadium, with the Wallabies and All Blacks meeting in Brisbane on a landmark day of remembrance and rivalry.

It’s set to become one of rugby’s great new traditions.

Join us for the Bledisloe Cup 2026 on home turf this October, and experience the rivalry where it began.

📍Auckland, New Zealand
📆 9th - 11th October,2026

08/07/2026

Who’s Coaching You? It’s the question Ben puts to every coach on most episodes of the Ben Herring podcast, and it’s the reason the Elite Coaches Tour of Japan has been curated.

Coaches spend their careers demanding growth from their players, then quietly stop investing in their own. This December, that changes.

From 3rd – 13th December 2026, a small group of ambitious rugby coaches will spend ten days inside Japanese rugby with two of the game’s most formidable figures: Sir Gordon Tietjens, Commonwealth Games gold medallist and widely regarded as the most successful Sevens coach in history, and Matt Cockbain, World Cup winner, 63-Test Wallaby, and a coach with seven years’ experience inside the Japanese game.

There is no other rugby coaching development tour like it. Not in Japan. Not anywhere.

Watch or listen to the full interview with Ben Herring & Matt Cockbain as they discuss why this tour is for the brave-hearted coaches wanting to take a leap in their development - go to link in bio!

08/07/2026

Since 2019, Tommy Anderson has been taking Newcastle Cricket Academy players to the UK. For the moment a young cricketer realises what they’re actually capable of.

We sat down with Tommy for the latest edition of Passion & Pursuit, and he didn’t talk much about scorecards. He talked about swinging balls and slower pitches that force players to think. About kids who arrive quiet and come home confident. About what happens on a bus in a foreign country when the phones go down and the stories come out.

Planning for NCA’s 2027 tour is already underway. If you’ve been thinking about taking your team to the world stage, the best tours start early. Where could your team go?

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