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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 01: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck of the Warriors scores a try during the round one NRL match between the Canberra Raiders and the New Zealand Warriors at Allegiant Stadium on March 01, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

NRL matches were screened free-to-air in the US for the first time. Here’s how many tuned in

Live rugby league was beamed into American homes at the weekend as the NRL again took its season opener to Las Vegas.

  • Frances Howe and Michael Chammas

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NRL contests are considerably more physical than Americans are used to.

‘We don’t wear pads or helmets, brother’: Is the bloody biff the trick to finding NRL fans in the US?

Americans aren’t used to seeing their footballers take the heat without padding or helmets. They secretly like it.

  • Jordan Baker

Best player, two conferences and split on PNG: NRL club bosses have their say on the future of the NRL

Club CEOs, chairmen and general managers have their say on the NRL leadership and the most contentious issues in the game.

  • Michael Chammas
Dana White speaks as speaksRepublican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump looks on at an election night watch party, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

NRL defends invites to Trump, White after White Ribbon backlash

The anti-domestic violence organisation has ended its association with the NRL after the governing body invited Donald Trump and Dana White to its season-opener in Las Vegas.

  • Adrian Proszenko
Nathan Cleary’s Vegas bound.

NRL doubles down in Vegas with risky play of razzle-dazzle

To critics, rugby league’s push into the American sports market is a weird and wild waste of time. But many say it’s a not-so-crazy idea that just might work.

  • Jordan Baker
The Blues celebrate with the shield after last year’s epic series.

State of Origin could be sold off separately in next TV deal

Trumpeting itself as Australia’s top sporting code, the NRL wants to cash in at the next broadcast deal. That could have big implications for State of Origin.

  • Adrian Proszenko and Jonathan Drennan
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Nathan Cleary, Nicho Hynes and Andrew Abdo.

Ask Abdo: The issues around Vegas, broadcast deals and NRL contracts

The NRL chief executive’s fifth season in charge brings big questions about the NRL All Stars, TV contracts, expansion ventures and player movements.

  • Dan Walsh
From one bear to another: Hopes are high North Sydney’s NRL exile is about to end.

A Bears superfan, a few beers and $1000 trademark: The wild story behind NRL expansion drama

The Western Bears are dead. So if a new Perth franchise can be saved, what will it be called? That’s where a Sydney man comes in after buying up all the prospective names for the new team.

  • Adam Pengilly and Adrian Proszenko
Ivan Cleary is not happy with the bunker’s interpretations.

‘Terrible, no understanding’: Abdo annoyed at Cleary’s Bunker outburst

In an explosive start to grand final week, the league has made a decision on the Panthers coach after his criticism of match officials following a controversial call in the preliminary final.

  • Adam Pengilly
AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon.

AFL grand final could be the highest rating of all time: Dillon hits back at V’landys

With contestants from Queensland and NSW, and the traditional AFL states all watching, this could be the most-watched grand final ever.

  • Adam Pengilly and Hannah Hammoud

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