Wrexham to tour Australia and New Zealand

6h ago | Source: BBC

Wrexham earned 92 points from their 46 League One games during the 2024-25 season to seal automatic promotion into the Championship

Wrexham will play three pre-season fixtures against A-League opposition during a summer tour of Australia and New Zealand.

Fresh from securing a historic third successive promotion, Phil Parkinson's side will take on Melbourne Victory at Marvel Stadium on 11 July before facing Sydney FC at Allianz Stadium four days later.

The north Wales side will then play Wellington Phoenix at the Sky Stadium on 19 July.

Wrexham co-chairmen Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds said: "From the very beginning, we wanted to help make Wrexham a globally recognised team, town and brand.

"We could not be more excited to bring the Red Dragons to Australia and New Zealand, and we are particularly proud that this announcement features neither a Men at Work or Hugh Jackman joke.

"The latter of which took maturity and tremendous restraint. We're proud of Ryan. Of course, we make no promises going forward."

This summer's games come after the club twice toured the United States of America during recent off seasons under the ownership of Hollywood duo Reynolds and McElhenney, facing stellar opposition including Manchester United and Chelsea.

Parkinson's side will discover their league fixtures for the 2025-26 season at 12:00 BST on Thursday, 26 June.

The Championship campaign - which will be Wrexham's first in the second tier in 43 years - begins on the weekend of 8-10 August.