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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Aaron Bower

Viva Las Vegas: will ‘biggest game in British rugby league’ widen reach?

Liam Farrell of the Wigan Warriors greets spectators during a fan event in Las Vegas.
Liam Farrell of the Wigan Warriors greets spectators during a fan event in Las Vegas. Photograph: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

It started with a speculative email sent late at night almost a year ago but on Saturday evening, Kris Radlinski’s vision for Super League will become a reality live and in living colour in the bright lights of Las Vegas.

The Wigan Warriors CEO was at home, like so many others, watching the National Rugby League’s (NRL) inaugural venture into the United States at Allegiant Stadium just outside Las Vegas. His immediate thought: how does British rugby league muscle in on the opportunity? And so went the email that could potentially change the landscape of Super League for years to come: or at least, that is the tentative hope, anyway.

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