NRL drops monster Las Vegas revelation with three sides chosen to affix Brisbane Broncos in launching the 2024 season in the USA

Manly, South Sydney and the Sydney Roosters have been chosen to affix the Brisbane Broncos in launching the 2024 NRL season in Las Vegas.

The league confirmed the 4 golf equipment on Friday, with the NRL season to start in the US for the first time in the game’s history.

Video games can be performed on March 2, a Saturday evening within the US, as a double-header at Allegiant Stadium, dwelling of the Las Vegas Raiders within the NFL.

The matches can be beamed again to Australia on Sunday afternoon.

‘The 2024 Las Vegas matches will type a part of an thrilling ‘Australia Week’ in Las Vegas the place we can be showcasing rugby league and Australia to the US market,’ NRL chief government Andrew Abdo mentioned.

‘We are actually working collaboratively with the 4 golf equipment to finalise preparations for the proposed matches in Las Vegas and make this a blockbuster occasion for followers by maximising journey, attendance and delight of a novel rugby league expertise.

‘Rugby league can be on a stage which the game has merely by no means been on earlier than and we sit up for giving all golf equipment the chance in coming years.’

The 4 golf equipment have been chosen after a ‘aggressive course of’, with different golf equipment, together with Melbourne Storm, eager to move to the US.

Peter V’landys and Andrew Abdo inside Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium. Image: Provided

The make-up of the 2 video games – which groups play towards one another – stays to be confirmed.

Rabbitohs chief government Blake Solly mentioned the expertise of taking part in an exhibition recreation within the US in 2008 made them eager to be a part of the Vegas experiment.

‘The NRL requested for expressions of curiosity to be included within the Las Vegas occasion and we put our hand up, having beforehand had the expertise of taking a recreation to the USA in 2008,’ Solly mentioned.

‘Will probably be an thrilling journey for not solely our gamers and workers to be part of this historic occasion, however it’s going to additionally give our members and supporters the chance to journey the world to look at their workforce play in the USA.

‘The profile of our membership in North America started creating by considered one of our traders in Russell Crowe again in 2008, and it’ll proceed to climb by our most up-to-date investor in Mike Cannon-Brookes and his connections with the Utah Jazz NBA franchise in 2024.

‘We see nice assist for our membership wherever we play.’