No not Barrow Braves

Carlisle

Sorry not Carlisle

Heres a clue.

The match was played in mid week on a neutral ground

Sheffield Eagles

Sorry its not Sheffield Eagles

York

Sorry its not York

Your really struggling with this one you really need to look at the question again & think out the box

Another clue that will hopefully help you.

The match was played on a neutral ground on the other side of the Pennines

Don't fall into the trap of thinking that professional Rugby League as only been played in the UK in the summertime since the introduction of Super League.

We have.

You need a rescue package I will have to think of some more clues to help you

These three clues should assist you in identifying where the match was played

Christian name of a very famous english international football player

A large public garden or area of land used for recreation

A famous english cricket ground

Stanley Park...
Blackpool or Liverpool Borough

Yes the game in question was played at the Oval Stadium Stanley Park Blackpool

Now can you name the team the Dons played against?

Someone who exists no longer?

The team they played still exists

that question states in the summer period, not in the summer.
It's really an inaccurate question

Think Geoff means when we switched the season to gear for summer rugby...
Whenever that season was...

This game was played in June & it was played before the switch to summer rugby in 1996

When did the winter rugby season end then?
The month I mean..

The Dons kicked off the 1996 season against Barrow Braves away in the challenge cup on January 14th 1996 & played them again at home on the first second division league fixture of the new season on 31st March 1996

The first offical Super League summer time game was on March 29th 1996
Paris Saint -Germain v Sheffield Eagles

Lets recap what you have found out from the clues I have given you

The Dons played a game in the month of June at Stanley Park Oval Ground Blackpool
This wasn't a friendly or seven a side game & the team they played is still in existence

Who were the Dons opponents at this match?

You have wrongly posted
Hull KR
Barrow
Sheffield
York

The correct answer can be found within one of the remaining 32 current teams still in existence