RUGBY LEAGUE LAS VEGAS
Saturday 1st March
FIXTURES
Super League
Wigan Warriors v Warrington Wolves
9.30pm UK time / 1.30pm local time
NRL
Canberra Raiders v New Zealand Warriors
Midnight UK time / 4pm local time
Women’s international
Australia v England
2am UK time / 6pm local time
NRL
Penrith Panthers v Cronulla Sharks
4.30am UK time / 8.30pm local time
TV
All four games will be shown live in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action, with coverage beginning at 8.30pm.
STADIUM
The 65,000-capacity Allegiant Stadium opened in 2020 at a cost of US$1.9bn, making it one of the most expensive sports venues ever built.
The domed stadium, which is home to NFL side Las Vegas Raiders and college football team UNLV (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) Rebels, has ten floors, a retractable pitch and walls that open to views of the city’s famous strip.
As well as hosting last year’s Super Bowl, it is a popular concert venue – Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and The Rolling Stones have all performed – and will stage WrestleMania in April.
LAST YEAR
Rugby League made its first Las Vegas appearance last March, when 40,746 watched an NRL double-header.
Manly Sea Eagles beat South Sydney Rabbitohs 36-24 in the opening game – Richard Kennar scored the historic opening try for the latter – before Sydney Roosters got the better of Brisbane Broncos, 20-10.
OTHER EVENTS
There is further Rugby League taking place in Vegas at New Silver Bowl Park, nine miles east of Allegiant Stadium.
As well as a two-day nines tournament from Thursday and an NRL Talent Combine on Friday, three internationals between USA and Greece will be played there, as the men’s sides play on Wednesday before both their men and women face off on Friday.
The official Rugby League Las Vegas launch will take place on Wednesday on the strip at Resorts World, which is hosting a fan hub through to Friday.