Three English groups will head for Las Vegas subsequent March so as to add worldwide flavour to the NRL’s return to the USA in 2025, stay on Sky Sports.
Wigan Warriors, the reigning Betfred Super League champions, have agreed to modify their residence league fixture in opposition to Warrington Wolves – a rematch of final month’s Challenge Cup Final at Wembley – to the Allegiant Stadium.
And they are going to be joined in Nevada on Saturday March 1 by England Women, who will face the world champion Australia Jillaroos in a historic worldwide fixture.
The worldwide theme will proceed when New Zealand Warriors face Canberra Raiders in one of many two NRL fixtures being taken to Vegas, with three-times NRL champions Penrith Panthers taking up their Sydney rivals Cronulla Sharks in the opposite.
That means eight NRL golf equipment may have performed in the primary two years in Las Vegas, following matches involving Brisbane Broncos, Manly Sea Eagles, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Sydney Roosters earlier this 12 months.
All 4 matches will probably be proven stay on Sky Sports – with the Wigan-Warrington match kicking off the motion at 9.30pm UK time.
The matches will probably be staged at the 65,000-capacity Allegiant Stadium, residence of the Las Vegas Raiders and venue for the 2024 NFL Superbowl – the place greater than 40,000 attended the NRL’s first Vegas promotion earlier this 12 months.
Rhodri Jones, RL Commercial Managing Director, stated: “To have Betfred Super League featuring when Rugby League returns to Las Vegas in 2025, as well as an historic international fixture for England Women, is a mouth-watering prospect and a huge opportunity for the sport.
“We are wanting ahead to working intently with Wigan Warriors, Warrington Wolves, our business and broadcast companions and the NRL to make sure the weekend is one other huge success.”
England captain Jodie Cunningham
England captain Jodie Cunningham stated: “Women’s Rugby League has been on an amazing journey for the last decade – and now we’re heading for Vegas!
“I feel it is implausible that the NRL have recognised the significance of the ladies’s sport in this fashion. We all watched the NRL video games in Vegas at the beginning of this season and it was so thrilling to see the affect they made.
“Now we’re going to be out there in 2025, taking on the Jillaroos. That’s a massive challenge for us – but when our coach Stu Barrow mentioned this to the girls at our training camp before we went to France last week, we were all blown away.”
Kris Radlinski, the chief government of Wigan Warriors, stated: “I think many of us in the UK watched the games in Las Vegas earlier in the year and wished they could be a part of it, either playing or supporting.
“I spoke to my board in regards to the chance and there was a unanimous want to be a part of the event. I wrote to Peter V’landys and defined that we had been an formidable membership and to kindly think about us for future occasions.
“Peter responded positively and put me in contact with his NRL executive team and for the last few months, we have been working through ways to make this happen.”
Karl Fitzpatrick, the Warrington Wolves chief government, stated: “First of all credit must go to Kris Radlinski, Mike Danson and the board at Wigan for driving this project. When approached about this opportunity we were on board from the outset. This initiative is fully aligned with our club’s positioning and ambitions.
“Playing in one of many world’s finest leisure locations at a surprising venue goes to be an thrilling and memorable expertise for our supporters, gamers and companions. It may also put Super League on the map in a sports activities market stuffed with alternative.
“The Vegas games earlier this year really captured the imagination and showed the Rugby League world what can be achieved by thinking and aiming big – next year it is going to be even bigger and to be part of this concept is going to be really special.”
With hundreds of British Rugby League followers anticipated to grab the prospect to be a part of this historic event, all kinds of ticket and journey packages will go on sale later this month.
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