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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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Tyler Manoa of the Las Vegas Raiders will blow the Canberra Raiders’ Viking horn before their match against the New Zealand Warriors.

NFL star thrown out of stadium after blowing Raiders’ horn

The Las Vegas Raiders’ player was removed from Allegiant Stadium after an incident in a bathroom.

  • Michael Chammas and Dan Walsh
The Jillaroos are unlikely to feature in Vegas next year.

‘Four games is too many’: Women’s Test likely casualty for Vegas 2026

ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys concedes that four games of football at Allegiant Stadium was too many, and one has to go.

  • Adrian Proszenko
Nathan Cleary’s trick shot try-assist.

One practice, barely a word: Inside the Panthers play that will terrify NRL rivals

With a couple of stolen glances at the defence and not much more, Nathan Cleary lit up the NRL’s Vegas venture and put the rest of the competition on notice.

  • Dan Walsh and Billie Eder
Allegiant Stadium: The view from up on high.

Even in Las Vegas, being behind the scenes in the chairman’s room is surreal

From K Rudd to T Pain, police escorts to media moguls, there was plenty of action off the field at Allegiant Stadium for the NRL’s gala kick-off.

  • Jordan Baker
Nathan Cleary’s trick shot try-assist.

NRL in Vegas as it happened: Panthers prevail in a thriller after Jillaroos and Raiders pile on points

The premiers kept a fast-finishing Sharks side at bay to finish the NRL’s second Las Vegas venture, which featured dominant wins from Canberra, the Jillaroos and Super League champions Wigan.

  • Dan Walsh
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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
Lisa and Scott Sligers renew their vows in Las Vegas

Going ‘full bogan’ in Las Vegas: The footy fans getting hitched by Elvis

Rugby League fans are flocking to Las Vegas’ wedding chapels to get married before the footy. At one, Elvis presided over 12 Aussie couples in a single afternoon.

  • Jordan Baker and Billie Eder
Penrith’s Nathan Cleary and Cronulla’s Sione Katoa ahead of their Las Vegas showdown.

Everything you need to know ahead of the NRL’s Las Vegas opener

From team lists to expert predictions, we’ve put together an easy guide to the NRL’s Las Vegas matches.

  • Billie Eder
The NRL could take over the Las Vegas Sphere.

NRL to consider proposal to beam grand final into Vegas Sphere

U2 opened the $3.6 billion arena, and the Eagles played there just a few days ago. Now rugby league could be headlining the Las Vegas Sphere in October.

  • Adrian Proszenko and Billie Eder

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