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  •   Home > News > Sports > Soccer

    Wellington Phoenix relishing likely positives in their upcoming preseason trip to Australia

    The Wellington Phoenix are relishing the likely positives that will come out of their upcoming preseason trip across the Tasman


    They head to Sydney tomorrow for a two week training camp and warm-up matches against Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers.

    Midfielder Alex Rufer says it's a great way to prepare the team for what the season holds.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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