And you sir are absolutely correct. Wish I could have made both games, but I think the missus would have been filing the divorce papers!

Apologies if I'm missing something here, but when people refer to the "double header", which games do they mean?

Hull v St George
Wigan v Souths

But they're at different stadiums aren't they?

No both are at the ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

Have you read any articles on it? Every one I've seen mentions the double-header

I've scanned through a few on my phone, I hadn't realised both games were at the ANZ.
(hence apologising if I missed something, which I clearly had!)

Thanks,I don't read the club website.

As good as a week in Australia sounds , what will we gain out of this ?
These games are like taking sand to the Arabs ! I think the Sydney area has got the concept of Rugby League!

If you look at it purely from an expansion of RL angle then you're right. However, that's not the motivating factor in this. It's a business deal, driven primarily by NSW/Illawarra to boost their local economy, rather than an initiative from the NRL or RFL.

It probably won't be costing the club anything to go there, they may even make a few £, but the main benefits are likely to be intangible. Building the Hull FC brand's perception will have a knock on effect on sponsors, supporters, media attention and our ability to attract & retain players in the future. The experience will benefit our players I'm sure, and who knows, maybe other revenue streams & opportunities will stem from it.

I'm struggling to see any big downsides.