Elvis Presley’s iconic Las Vegas performances infamously earned him the nickname the “atomic-powered singer” and in the words of the Warrington Wolves chief executive, Karl Fitzpatrick: “We are bringing the atomic-powered sport to Vegas, with our gladiators ready to steal the show.”
Super League will create history in March next year, after it was confirmed that two of its biggest clubs, Warrington and Wigan Warriors, will take a league fixture to Vegas’s Allegiant Stadium – alongside two fixtures from Australia’s National Rugby League – in a moment that has been described as “potentially groundbreaking for British rugby league”.
