Kittle and Bosa Travel to Australia for 49ers Week 1 Opener

Injured 49ers stars George Kittle and Nick Bosa will travel to Australia for the season opener against the Rams.

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San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle and pass rusher Nick Bosa are traveling to Australia with the team for the 2026 season opener against the Los Angeles Rams. ^[1] The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers are scheduled to play against each other in Melbourne, Australia, on Friday, Sept. 11, which corresponds to Thursday night in the United States. ^[2] The Los Angeles Rams plan to leave Los Angeles on Wednesday, Sept. 9, and arrive in Melbourne on Thursday, Sept. 10, just one day before the game. ^[3] The San Francisco 49ers plan to leave for Australia on Wednesday, Sept. 2, and arrive on Friday, Sept. 4, a week before the game. ^[4] The San Francisco 49ers and the NFL collaborated to move their football operation nearly 8,000 miles from the Bay Area to Melbourne, Australia, for an exhibition game. ^[5] The 49ers' Qantas Airbus A380 charter flight carried more than 95,000 pounds of cargo, including 220 passengers and 33,000 pounds of team equipment. ^[6] The team and league implemented strict biosecurity measures to ensure no California soil or invasive species hitched a ride into Australia. ^[7] Joe Valentine, the NFL's director of international football operations & logistics, stated that Australia is a completely different operation due to the distance, flight duration, and time difference. ^[8]

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San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle and pass rusher Nick Bosa are traveling to Australia with the team for the 2026 season opener against the Los Angeles Rams. · CBS Sports

The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers are scheduled to play against each other in Melbourne, Australia, on Friday, Sept. 11, which corresponds to Thursday night in the United States. · CBS Sports

The Los Angeles Rams plan to leave Los Angeles on Wednesday, Sept. 9, and arrive in Melbourne on Thursday, Sept. 10, just one day before the game. · CBS Sports

The San Francisco 49ers plan to leave for Australia on Wednesday, Sept. 2, and arrive on Friday, Sept. 4, a week before the game. · CBS Sports

The San Francisco 49ers and the NFL collaborated to move their football operation nearly 8,000 miles from the Bay Area to Melbourne, Australia, for an exhibition game. · ESPN

The 49ers' Qantas Airbus A380 charter flight carried more than 95,000 pounds of cargo, including 220 passengers and 33,000 pounds of team equipment. · ESPN

The team and league implemented strict biosecurity measures to ensure no California soil or invasive species hitched a ride into Australia. · ESPN

Joe Valentine, the NFL's director of international football operations & logistics, stated that Australia is a completely different operation due to the distance, flight duration, and time difference. · ESPN

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