Wigan Warriors and Warrington Wolves meet in Las Vegas on Saturday night and the 21-man squads for both teams are now confirmed.
The historic game will kick off at 9:30 pm UK time meaning Super League fans won’t have to wait up too much longer to watch the event at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Matt Peet’s side head to Vegas as the reigning champions of Super League and they’ll be intent to make a statement, particularly as they look to keep rebuilding from their Round One loss to Leigh Leopards.
That 1-0 loss was somewhat of a freak result with neither team truly deserving to lose and Wigan set about correcting that last week with a resounding eight-try win over Hull FC.
As for Warrington, they’re two wins from two and the biggest concern that they have had so far is whether or not their head coach would be in Las Vegas.
Sam Burgess has landed safe and sound and is now raring to go, with both head coaches confirming their 21-man squads.
Wigan Warriors team news
📋 𝗦𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗱 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀
Matt Peet has named his squad for our historic @SuperLeague clash in Las Vegas!
Full squad news 👉 https://t.co/OXq0L8Acli@MatrixFitnessUK | #WWRL #SLWIGWAR pic.twitter.com/ubRcUlAZje
— Wigan Warriors 🍒⚪️ (@WiganWarriorsRL) February 27, 2025
Wigan Warriors have named an unchanged squad for the game with Peet not deviating from the side that won in Round Two.
That means the only absentees are those with long-term injuries such as Ethan Havard and Brad O’Neill, both of whom have been deputised for brilliantly by the likes of Liam Byrne and Kruise Leeming, with young Tom Forber impressing off the bench when spelling with Leeming.
Wigan Warriors squad: Jai Field, Abbas Miski, Adam Keighran, Jake Wardle, Liam Marshall, Bevan French, Harry Smith, Luke Thompson, Junior Nsemba, Liam Farrell, Kaide Ellis, Patrick Mago, Liam Byrne, Kruise Leeming, Tyler Dupree, Harvie Hill, Sam Walters, Zach Eckersley, Tom Forber, Jack Farrimond, Harvey Makin
Warrington Wolves team news
Confirmation of our 21-man squad for Saturday’s historic clash in the States 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/eZUJeoZhUn
— Warrington Wolves (@WarringtonRLFC) February 27, 2025
Speaking at a fan hub event in Las Vegas, Sam Burgess has confirmed to media including Serious About Rugby League that Warrington have also named an unchanged 21-man squad but there will still be a major decision for him to make.
Burgess opted for the experience of Stefan Ratchford in Round One but went for the youth of Oli Leyland in Round Two with each game seemingly serving as a trial for each player to stake their claim to partner George Williams in Las Vegas.
It’s unclear which player he will opt for with Ratchford’s experience arguably something that Burgess would lean on in such a high-profile game, however, he’s regularly backed young players as seen by Arron Lindop debuting in Super League Round One last year aged 17.
Warrington Wolves squad: Matty Ashton, Jordy Crowther, Ben Currie, Matt Dufty, Lachlan Fitzgibbon, James Harrison, Adam Holroyd, Toby King, Oli Leyland, Arron Lindop, Zane Musgrove, Joe Philbin, Sam Powell, Stefan Ratchford, Dan Russell, Cai Taylor-Wray, Josh Thewlis, Paul Vaughan, Danny Walker, George Williams, Luke Yates
