Vegas Again/2025 and WCC

[Lowdesert]

Canadian team in the masters comp.

 

https://www.sasktoday.ca/national-sports/canada-selects-look-to-help-showcase-rugby-league-as-australias-nrl-visits-sin-city-8369540

[Dunbar]

21 hours ago, ATLANTISMAN said:

Off on Thursday

 

10 hours ago, ATLANTISMAN said:

Off tomorrow afternoon

Just checking.  When are you off?

[Copa]

Goodness… NRL 360 has been broadcast live from Las Vegas. Buzz Rothfield is so embarrassing.

Edited February 29 by Copa

[Copa]

43 new referees in North America 

https://www.instagram.com/p/C364ocLLGeJ/?igsh=MWJycjM1NDY5ZW9kZw==

Edited February 29 by Copa

[Coggo]

[Damien]

18 minutes ago, Copa said:

43 new referees in North America 

https://www.instagram.com/p/C364ocLLGeJ/?igsh=MWJycjM1NDY5ZW9kZw==

That's fantastic. Obviously without referees we can't even have games. Great stuff.

[Damien]

Cool to see stuff like this:

 

 

[EggFace]

2 hours ago, Damien said:

Cool to see stuff like this:

 

 

2nd hit was a red card

[DoubleD]

3 hours ago, Coggo said:

I wish Pat Carrigan would shift to his right a bit

[Coggo]

1 hour ago, DoubleD said:

I wish Pat Carrigan would shift to his right a bit

So that's why you're called DoubleD.

[ATLANTISMAN]

Currently in the lounge at Heathrow Terminal 3 with the missis and 2 youngest boys waiting for the 5-40pm Virgin Atlantic flight to Las Vegas.

I would say out of 150 persons in here 80% are rugby league fans great effort:)

Making sure we all get our 35 squids worth i would say airport lounge will not to make any m money out of us:))))

 

Paul 

Edited February 29 by ATLANTISMAN

[Gomersall]

 

[Coggo]

On Sunday the National Rugby League goes to Vegas. It might just hit the jackpot

[Copa]

Journalist Andrew Webster now reporting 45,000 tickets sold.

Edited February 29 by Copa

[Whippet13]

4 hours ago, Copa said:

Journalist Andrew Webster now reporting 45,000 tickets sold.

Lower bowl looks pretty much sold out on the stadium site and new blocks are being opened upstairs. Certainly going to far and away be a record crowd for a RL game in the US.

[George Watt]

17 hours ago, Damien said:

That's fantastic. Obviously without referees we can't even have games. Great stuff.

At least 3 females too which is good to see. Any female referees in the the Women's game in the ERL good enough for Super League?

[ATLANTISMAN]

Prices here are ridiculous bottle of procesco in the hotel 180 dollars we stuck to beer 9.50 a bottle :(((((

[gingerjon]

5 minutes ago, ATLANTISMAN said:

Prices here are ridiculous bottle of procesco in the hotel 180 dollars we stuck to beer 9.50 a bottle :(((((

https://www.lasvegasalways.com/cheapest-places-to-drink-in-las-vegas/

[Gerrumonside ref]

25 minutes ago, ATLANTISMAN said:

Prices here are ridiculous bottle of procesco in the hotel 180 dollars we stuck to beer 9.50 a bottle :(((((

That’s pricey for Lady-petrol.

This bud’s for you as the say!

[The Rocket]

" exceeding all expectations"

NRL draws 5000 to Vegas launch as crowd hopes soar | The West Australian

"As ticket sales went beyond 40,000 for the match on Thursday (Friday AEDT), 5000 fans converged in downtown Las Vegas to meet with players.

"The crowds prompted Latrell Mitchell and other stars to compare the build-up to that of NRL grand final week, with the night far outranking any crowd for non-match-day events in Australia."

Las Vegas TV networks covered the night, while there was a smattering of Americans in attendance in the crowd.

"It's round one, but it feels like a grand final at the moment," Mitchell said, adding he wanted to turn Allegiant Stadium into "Trellegiant Stadium".

"It's a great turnout, we appreciate it. This is why we love the game."

Mitchell was not alone in his summation.

Brisbane captain Adam Reynolds also compared the vibe to a grand-final week where Broncos players were treated as rock stars last year, as did Australian captain James Tedesco.

NRL fan events in grand final week usually attract closer to the 1000-person mark, and none has matched the atmosphere at Fremont Street on Thursday night.

Nearly 3000 fans have also travelled from England.

Get a Pommy team over there, that number might be 10 000.

[JonM]

6 minutes ago, The Rocket said:

Get a Pommy team over there, that number might be 10 000.

With the short, narrow pitch, we should send Bradford Bulls 

The video of the pitch being rolled into place is seriously impressive.

[Copa]

To compare with a relatively recent soccer match at the same stadium.

AC Milan vs Barcelona 

https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/669002

Allegiant Stadium

1:00 PM, August 2, 2023Coverage: ESPN/ESPNDP/ESPN+

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Attendance: 38 986

[JM2010]

30 minutes ago, The Rocket said:

 

Get a Pommy team over there, that number might be 10 000.

 

If they are serious about ‘cracking’ the US then a joint approach from SL and the NRL could work well.

Adding English teams to the event would definitely add thousands to the crowd 

 

[Damien]

Nice to see such a crowd:

 

[Damien]

Pitch in:

 

 

Edited March 1 by Damien