The NRL has rolled into America with four clubs set to compete for premiership points for the first time on foreign soil in Las Vegas.
Manly Sea Eagles and South Sydney Rabbitohs will take to the pitch first to launch the competition into a new territory before the Sydney Roosters and Brisbane Broncos will clash to cap a landmark event for the Australian code.
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All four clubs set up camp in the US last week, gearing up for the opening round matches.
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Manly opted to stay and train in the heart of Vegas, while the Rabbitohs and Broncos chose to stay in places such as Los Angeles before travelling to the Glitter Strip closer to gameday.
Both games will be hosted at Allegiant Stadium on Saturday night local time, with the games to be broadcast in Australia on Sunday afternoon on March 3.
The Vegas stadium was the scene of the most recent Super Bowl, where the Kansas City Chiefs pipped the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 to claim their third title in the past five years.
Meanwhile, Allegiant has been the home of the Las Vegas Raiders in the NFL since 2020 and is known as ‘The Death Star’.
The impressive stadium is located a mere 4.8 kilometres away from the famed Strip in Paradise, Nevada, giving fans the best of both worlds as they get to enjoy the game and all that the entertainment precinct has to offer.
How much did Allegiant Stadium cost to build?
The Raiders’ home ground cost an estimated $3 billion AUD to build with construction beginning in November 2017 until it was finished in the summer of 2020.
The club’s owner Mark Davis spearheaded the project after being the driving force behind the relocation from California to Nevada.
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What is the capacity at Allegiant Stadium?
Plenty of Aussie and American fans are expected to flock to the ground on Saturday night with its official capacity sitting at 65,000 people. Although this can be expanded for select events by an extra 5,000.
Why is it called Allegiant Stadium?
Allegiant Travel Company purchased the naming rights to the stadium for the first 30 years which will take them through until 2050.
