The 2026 NRL season once again kicks off with a Las Vegas rugby league extravaganza — and this year is set to be bigger and better than ever.
Four NRL teams will do battle on Sunday March 1 (AEDT), while the Super League and World Club Challenge champions Hull KR will also be joining the party, with three games set to be played.
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WHO ARE THE TEAMS?
From the NRL, the Newcastle Knights, North Queensland Cowboys, Canterbury Bulldogs and St George Illawarra Dragons make up the third quartet of teams travelling stateside.
However, the first game of the weekend will see World Club Challenge Champions Hull KR take on Leeds Rhinos.
Next, Justin Holbrook’s Knights face the Cowboys, with big-name recruit Dylan Brown making his club debut in Vegas.
Then to cap off the rugby league festival, Cameron Ciraldo’s Bulldogs will do battle with the Dragons.
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WHERE ARE THE GAMES BEING PLAYED?
Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium are hosting the four-game spectacle.
Built in 2020 and nicknamed ‘The Death Star’, Allegiant Stadium is an impressive $2.15 million (USD) piece of infrastructure that houses the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders.
Weather forecast won’t matter much, with Allegiant Stadium a domed stadium.
The capacity of Allegiant Stadium is 65,000, with NRL officials hopeful of attracting 50,000 local and international fans to the games.
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BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Thursday February 26
3:30pm – NRL360 Live from Vegas
7.30pm – Face To Face Live from Vegas
Friday February 27
3:30pm – NRL360 Live from Vegas
7.30pm – Face To Face Live from Vegas
Saturday February 28
3:30pm – NRL360 Live from Vegas
4:30pm – Fletch and Hindy Vegas Adventures
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SUNDAY MARCH 1 FOX LEAGUE’S SUNDAY LAS VEGAS SCHEDULE
Coverage to begin at 8:00am
Super League – Hull KR v Leeds Rhinos (11:00am AEDT)
NRL – Newcastle Knights v North Queensland Cowboys (1:15pm AEDT)
NRL – Canterbury Bulldogs vs St George Illawarra Dragons (3:30pm AEDT)
WHERE TO WATCH?
All of the above programs will be broadcast on Fox League and Kayo!
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THE ODDS (as per TAB on Feb 24)
Knights $2.45 vs $1.55 Cowboys
Bulldogs $1.60 vs $2.35 Dragons
SQUADS
HULL KR: TBC
LEEDS RHINOS: Lachie Miller Maika Sivo Harry Newman Ash Handley Ryan Hall Brodie Croft Jake Connor Jarrod O’Connor Tom Holroyd Kallum Watkins (C) James McDonnell Keenan Palasia Chris Hankinson Cooper Jenkins Ethan O’Neill Cameron Smith Jeremiah Danny Levi Ben Littlewood Tom Nicholson-Watton George Brown
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS: Kalyn Ponga (c) Bradman Best Dylan Brown Tom Cant Mathew Croker Phoenix Crossland Tyson Frizell Dane Gagai Tyson Gamble Cody Hopwood Fletcher Hunt Dylan Lucas Francis Manuleleua Greg Marzhew Jermaine McEwen Trey Mooney Jacob Saifiti Pasami Saulo James Schiller Fletcher Sharpe Sandon Smith Dominic Young Marcus D’Acre
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS: John Bateman Braidon Burns Tom Chester Jake Clifford Reuben Cotter Tom Dearden Rob Derby Scott Drinkwater Harrison Edwards Coen Hess Matthew Lodge Soni Luke Heilum Luki Reed Mahoney Sam McIntyre Thomas Mikaele Griffin Neame Kai O’Donnell Jaxon Purdue Liam Sutton Jason Taumalolo Murray Taulagi
CANTERBURY BULLDOGS: TBC
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS: Daniel Atkinson Damien Cook (c) Ryan Couchman Toby Couchman David Fale Mathew Feagai Kyle Flanagan Emre Guler Clint Gutherson (c) Jacob Halangahu Valentine Holmes Josh Kerr Lyhkan King-Togia Blake Lawrie
Luciano Leilua Hame Sele Tyrell Sloan Hamish Stewart Jaydn Su’A Moses Suli Setu Tu Christian Tuipulotu
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