American Football exhibitions to be staged in Auckland and Wellington

American Football exhibition games to be staged in Auckland and Wellington next March are being touted as a quintessential US sports experience.

Auckland's Eden Park and Wellington's Westpac Stadium will host the inaugural 'Southern Bowl', involving professional players rated a tier below NFL level.

The players and coaching staff involved will be announced in August, a month after a series of trials across the United States.

Players who have missed out on the 53-man roster spots at all 32 NFL teams are likely to be selected for the games.

Christchurch-based event management company Douglas Webber Events (DWE) has spent three years organising the event.

DWE Managing Director Craig Douglas expects both games to be close to sold out, with fans attracted by what he says will be a quintessential United States sports experience.

Douglas stated "American Football is a sport we have all heard about, but few New Zealanders have had the opportunity to see it live.

"Now, for the first time in the history of this passionate sporting nation, all the fun and action ingrained in American Football culture will come alive here."

Douglas added that there are plans to take the Southern Bowl concept to other countries.

Tickets for the Southern Bowl are available through Ticketek. Click here for details.

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