Fans in the UK wanting to watch the Las Vegas event will be in for a late night, after the kick-off times for Leeds Rhinos and Hull KR’s showdown has been confirmed.
The Robins and Rhinos will compete in the Sin City at the end of this month, and will be joined by four NRL clubs stateside.
Newcastle Knights will face North Queensland Cowboys to kick off the NRL season, before Canterbury Bulldogs and St George Illawarra Dragons round out the proceedings.
In what is a later start to last year’s event, primarily because there was an extra game in 2025, the first match will be the Super League one, and it will commence at 4pm local time.
That means for UK supporters, it will have a start time of midnight on Sunday morning.
The two aforementioned NRL ties will kick off at 6:15pm and 8:30pm local time respectively, meaning that in the UK it will be 2:15am and 4:30am when those clashes will begin.
Rugby League Las Vegas kick off times confirmed
However, those six teams won’t be the only rugby league teams competing in Las Vegas that week.
The NRL have also organised a ‘Las Vegas Nines’ competition, where American athletes will get a chance to impress the eyes of any potential scouts for a potential chance of earning a contract within the 13-man game.
One of those teams involved will be the LA Roosters, and they will be coached by former NRL Grand Final winner and ex-Catalans Dragons half-back, Luke Keary.
There will also be a triple-header of international action, with Scotland and the USA facing each other in the youth, women’s and men’s categories.
Sky Sports will broadcast the Rovers-Rhinos tie and the two NRL matches live from Allegiant Stadium, whilst Fox Sports will be the broadcaster for Australian viewers.
Las Vegas Rugby League kick-off times:
Hull KR vs Leeds Rhinos @ 4pm (local), 12:00am Sunday (UK)
Newcastle Knights vs North Queensland Cowboyds @ 6:15pm (local), 2:15am (UK)
Canterbury Bulldogs vs St George Illawarra Dragons @ 8:30pm (local). 4:30am (UK)
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