'Long live the NRL': US journo's take on Vegas 2.0 ... and whether it can answer glaring question

Nathan Cleary. NRL match between the Penrith Panthers and the Cronulla Sharks at Allegiant Stadium on March 01, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Las Vegas excels in big shows. NRL begins season with thrilling quadruple-header at Allegiant Stadium.

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No one has mastered the art of putting on a big show better than Las Vegas.

And, for the second consecutive year opening its season in Sin City, the National Rugby League was up to the task, delivering a week-long show of its own, climaxed by Saturday's entertaining quadruple-header at Allegiant Stadium.

For the four NRL clubs who came to Vegas for the league's second year of a five-year commitment - the Canberra Raiders defeating the New Zealand Warriors, 30-8, and the
Penrith Panthers beating the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, 28-22
, in the night's finale - Saturday was about getting a result in their respective opening fixtures.

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