Keighley Cougars can confirm that we will be playing Gateshead Thunder in pre-season.

The game will take place at Cougar Park on Sunday 22nd February with a 3pm KO.

Is it too late to put a request in to play this game away at Gateshead? MUCH easier to get to!

At least you will know which ground to go to CDC!!

Yes, you're right there!

Newcastle Falcons close to you then CDC?

Gateshead Stadium is closer - about 10/15 minutes in the car - but the Falcons ground doesn't take all that much longer to get to. I think Cougartime is referring to the time I turned up at Gateshead Stadium to give the Keighley young 'uns some support against the North East Academy, only to find that the game had been moved to some RU ground across the other side of Gateshead at very short notice - Ryton or Blaydon or somewhere like that. So I missed it.
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There was also the time a few years ago when I turned up at Gateshead Stadium to watch Keighley play Thunder in an evening fixture. Except it wasn't an evening fixture. The game had been played in the afternoon and I'd missed it. D'oh!

In terms as Keighley V Gateshead as a game

Its a good fixture for us (obviously crowd wise it will be pathetic) but as far a prep game it will give the club a good eye on the opposition Gateshead have been well touted with Gene, The falcons input and the PNG players, I think it could be a very good move getting this fixture