Fetuli Talanoa scored an 18-minute hat-trick to ensure Hull FC travelled to Australia with an opening Super League round 38-12 win over Huddersfield at the KCOM Stadium.
Hul will fly to Australia on Saturday (AEDT) in preparation for the first Super League match to take place outside of Europe when they face Wigan in Wollongong in the second round of fixtures.
Hull take on St George Illawarra in the World Club Series in Sydney the following week and will be buoyed by an scintillating second-half performance where they scored 28 unanswered points to dismantle the visitors.
Richie Myler returned to haunt his old club as Leeds made an impressive start to the defence of their Super League title with a rousing 16-12 win at Warrington.
England winger Ryan Hall, one of 12 members of their grand final-winning team, provided the highlight with a brace of tries as the Rhinos condemned former NRL coach Steve Price to defeat in his first competitive Super League match.
Teenage fullback Jack Walker also impressed, along with Myler, who was chosen to fill the boots of departed skipper Danny McGuire and warmed the hearts of the visiting fans at a chilly Halliwell Jones Stadium with a superb all-round display.
The champions were forced to withstand a late fightback from the home side, who scored a try through Tom Lineham with just two minutes left.
Captain Chris Hill missed the late thrills as he left the ground early after his wife went into labour with their fourth child.