Having started its season with the historic Las Vegas double-header,the NRL has found a novel way to crack the American betting market.
A new baseball stadium in Las Vegas is being compared to the design of one of Australia’s most famous landmarks. But is it an accident or intentional?
Lachlan Murdoch and Fox hold the key to the NRL cracking the US,but to win over American viewers the code may have to come out from behind the pay TV wall.
Despite the spectacular success of the season-opening double-header,the NRL has a long way to go to penetrate the United States television market.
Was the NRL’s American adventure a success? We cast a critical eye over the areas in which the code excelled,and those where it needs to lift its game.
We hunted out US punters at Allegiant Stadium – not an easy task given the number of travelling Australians – to get their first impressions of rugby league.
The NRL’s biggest concern was that the players could have a big Saturday night after their footballing commitments finished. They need not have worried.
If Peter V’landys wanted magic tricks to get a toehold in the US market,he got them – courtesy of Joseph Manu,Reece Walsh and a little halfback bringing down a big man.
The Roosters and Sea Eagles are playing up their US connections in a bid to return to Las Vegas next year as all signs point to the historic season opener being a smash hit.
Step aside,Elvis. When two Souths fans from the Central Coast got married at the Graceland Wedding Chapel this week,there was only one choice to walk the bride down the aisle.
Xavier Miller had been looking for a life-changing opportunity to ignite his sporting career abroad when he heard about the NRL combine.