Andrew Voss makes Super League Las Vegas claim as NRL detail 2026 plan

The Las Vegas ‘post-mortem’ will begin with the schedule likely to be trimmed although Super League looks set to remain on the calendar. NRL chief Peter V’landys has praised the ‘vibe’ whilst legendary commentator Andrew Voss has named the two Super League teams he wants to take part in 2026.

Las Vegas is locked into the NRL calendar for the next few seasons and it’s already been confirmed by Rugby League Commercial chief Rhodri Jones that Super League will return in 2026, however, the schedule is not locked in.

V’landys has argued that the schedule could be cut from four to three games as he conceded that it made for a very long day with fans dipping out of games at times.

He’s also not ruled out the Women’s international returning but it seems that is the likeliest to be cut at the moment, particularly after the one-sided display that saw the Jillaroos hammer England 90-4 in a 17-try rout.

Andrew Voss makes Super League Las Vegas claim as NRL detail 2026 plan

“Four games was probably too much,” V’landys said per Fox Sports.

“I think we’ll go back to three games. I think four was too long. You could tell because the fans left their seats, so when their game was over there were empty seats.

“You want them to stay there and I think if you had three games they probably would have.”

He did reaffirm the desire to keep Super League involved though with the British fans making a particularly good impression on the NRL execs and pundits.

V’landys said: “We really do want to keep the Super League partnership because that worked exceptionally well.

“It generated a completely new atmosphere and a vibe that I’ve never seen so that probably continues.

“We look, we’ll go home, do a post-mortem, and we’ll just see how we do it next year.”

NRL commentator Andrew Voss, who took to the air for Sky Sports on Saturday night, has also spoken on his SEN radio show making an appeal to have a Good Friday derby in Las Vegas for 2026.

He declared: “The Super League is now here to stay. The English involvement has been a huge plus this year to last. I would have Wigan play St Helens next year. Two very strong clubs.”

It’s unclear if Wigan Warriors would make an immediate return or if teams will effectively share out the Las Vegas quota although St Helens are believed to have thrown their hat in the ring, alongside the likes of Leeds Rhinos and Hull KR.

On the future of a women’s international at the Las Vegas event, V’landys conceded that the Australian side are simply too good right now and confirmed that there will be a ‘review’ to “think about what the right opportunities are to showcase the women’s game to an international audience.”