March 8 is the first ticket release for the August 21, round 23 match and will be available to Tigers member.

The following day, the second ticket release will go to Sharks and Wests Entertainment Group members.

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And the day after that, on March 10, tickets will be released to the general public and Wests Entertainment Group members.

"Keep an eye on our Facebook for further updates including ticket prices in the coming weeks," WEG said in a Facebook post.

WEG chief executive Rod Laing told he Leader this week that tickets for the match had been delayed until early March in order to "get a better understanding of where we may be with [COVID] restrictions in August".

Wests Tigers CEO Justin Pascoe told the Leader this week that the match was scheduled late in the season in order to enhance the chance of a capacity crowd watching it.

He said: "Obviously, we were conscious of the COVID situation, and historically we've had games [in Tamworth] earlier in the year.

"It's not ideal for a football side to be travelling close to finals time. But wanting this [the clash] to be an absolute success, we worked with the NRL and also with Rod [Laing] to make sure the game was late in the season ... That makes it commercially viable."

He said that "if COVID keeps progressing the way it is, it's expected there will be a full crowd - which will be awesome".