Super League’s first venture to Las Vegas was a resounding success, with Wigan Warriors and Warrington Wolves taking to the field at the Allegiant Stadium on Saturday evening. Now, hype is already beginning to grow ahead of the 2026 edition of an event which is already a firm fan-favourite.

Rugby league has returned to Las Vegas in its continuing mission to convert Americans to football without pads, drawing 50,000 fans to Allegiant stadium.

Four games of rugby league, traditionally played in the north of England and Australia, will be played in Sin City this weekend. Why?

Saturday’s game day began with an English Super League match in which the Wigan Warriors routed the Warrington Wolves, 48-24. Bringing the Brits into the fray was a brilliant move, because no fan base sings and parties harder than the Brits. They were heard all week up and down Vegas Strip and in every casino.

In downtown Las Vegas, thousands of rugby league supporters from both sides of the world have been congregating on Fremont Street.

On Saturday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the National Rugby League from Australia and New Zealand will deliver its Act 2 to the U.S.

For those not familiar with rugby league and rugby union, it would be easy to confuse the pair as simply 'rugby'.