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Wrexham have been chasing promotions after promotions, and under the co-ownership of Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, pre-season tours in the United States have been something to look out for in recent times.
After spending the last two summers in America, the club have announced that their pre-season tour in 2025 takes them to Australia and New Zealand. It should come as no surprise as the club’s documentary series – Welcome to Wrexham – has a significant following from the Australian audience.
"Our third biggest audience for Welcome to Wrexham is Australia. Number one US, number two UK, number three is Australia, which I find fascinating. There is a lot of love for Wrexham,” McElhenney told Rolling Stone earlier this year.
Here, BALLGM brings you everything you need to know about Wrexham’s pre-season plans ahead of the 2025-26 season.
Wrexham have been chasing promotions after promotions, and under the co-ownership of Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, pre-season tours in the United States have been something to look out for in recent times.
After spending the last two summers in America, the club have announced that their pre-season tour in 2025 takes them to Australia and New Zealand. It should come as no surprise as the club’s documentary series – Welcome to Wrexham – has a significant following from the Australian audience.
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“Our third biggest audience for Welcome to Wrexham is Australia. Number one US, number two UK, number three is Australia, which I find fascinating. There is a lot of love for Wrexham,” McElhenney told Rolling Stone earlier this year.
Here, BALLGM brings you everything you need to know about Wrexham’s pre-season plans ahead of the 2025-26 season.
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Wrexham kicked off their Tour Down Under with a 3-0 win against Melbourne Victory on July 11 at the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. Playing more friendlies against fellow Australian A-League sides, the Red Dragons were beaten 2-1 by Sydney FC on July 15 as Ollie Rathbone limped off with a worrying injury, and ended their tour with a disappointing loss against Wellington Phoenix on July 19.
Unlike their pre-season ahead of their League Two campaign in 2023, the Red Dragons may follow the approach of playing a pre-season game at home, like they did in 2024, before heading into the new season.
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Fans can buy tickets to see Wrexham’s pre-season games through StubHub or the club’s official website.
As for Wrexham’s pre-season 2025, besides theu0026nbsp;Fubou0026nbsp;andu0026nbsp;Paramount+u0026nbsp;networks showing the games in the United States (US), fans from around the world, excluding Australia and New Zealand, can stream the game through theu0026nbsp;club websiteu0026nbsp;via Wrexham AFC Match Pass – with the entire Wrexham Down Under Tour Pass costing £24.99, and each game priced at £9.99.
Wrexham kick off the 2025-26 Championship season away to Southampton, who, given they have just been relegated from the Premier League, will pose a serious test.
The Carabao Cup round one draw, as well as the EFL Trophy group stage draw, both take place on June 26.
Find out how to get tickets to Wrexham games here.
Wrexham head coach Phil Parkinson named a 30-player travelling squad for the pre-season tour of Australia and New Zealand.
New signings, goalkeeper Danny Ward and forward Ryan Hardie were part of the group. The latter has joined from Plymouth Argyle in a £700,000 deal. Ward has made 44 appearances for Wales, apart from representing big clubs such as Liverpool and Leicester City.
With ample Premier League experience under his belt, forward Jay Rodriguez has scored 46 times in his 258 games across Southampton, West Bromwich Albion, and Burnley.
Similarly, captain James McClean has 103 caps for the Republic of Ireland, and the winger played 158 Premier League games for Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion.
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