Leeds Rhinos seize “massive opportunity” as club outline Las Vegas 2026 plans

Leeds Rhinos have confirmed that they will be heading to Las Vegas in 2026 as part of the NRL’s season launch with the Blue and Amber set to take on Hull KR.

The NRL first broke ground in Las Vegas in 2024 but 2025 saw the inclusion of a Super League game with Wigan Warriors defeating Warrington Wolves at Allegiant Stadium.

Since that moment, and even before based on how incredible events such as Fremont Street looked, Super League fans have been begging for their club to head stateside for 2026.

It’s now been confirmed that Super League’s representatives will be Hull KR and Leeds Rhinos, whilst the NRL will send Canterbury Bulldogs, St George Illawarra Dragons, Newcastle Knights and North Queensland Cowboys.

The Bulldogs will face the Dragons whilst the Knights take on the Cowboys to make up the three-game event with the women’s game shelved after the blowout win for Australia this year.

The event will take place on February 28th with Hull KR designated as the home team and Leeds Rhinos as the away team.

Leeds Rhinos confirm Las Vegas 2026 with praise for opponents Hull KR

Leeds Rhinos announced their involvement in the event to the delight of their fans and their commercial director Rob Oates has now accepted the challenger to “make it even bigger and better” then previous editions.

Commenting within Leeds’ announcement, the Rhinos’ director said: “We are delighted to get the call to head to Vegas in 2026. Everyone here in Super League was blown away by the impact that Wigan and Warrington made earlier in the year and the challenge now is to make it even bigger and better in ’26.

“We are working closely with Hull KR, who are great partners for this event, and RL Commercial and this is a massive opportunity not just for the Rhinos but Super League to show the world just how passionate our loyal supporters are.”

Speaking on the 2025 Las Vegas experience and how they hope to make 2026 better, Oates said: “The scenes earlier in the year from Vegas whether on Fremont Street or the vivid blocks of UK fans in their club colours at Allegiant Stadium were incredible and sets the benchmark for ourselves and the Robins.

“We hope that over 10,000 fans will be travelling across from England, which will make this a real ‘I was there’ moment. What went on in Vegas has definitely not stayed in Vegas in this case and everyone wants to be part of it.”

🚨 WE’RE GOING TO VEGAS! 🎰

The Rhinos will take on Hull KR at Allegiant Stadium, 28 Feb 2026 in a historic #SuperLeague showdown! 🇬🇧➡️🇺🇸#RhinosVegas26

— Leeds Rhinos (@leedsrhinos) May 14, 2025