Following a successful NRL combine on the weekend before the two opening games in Las Vegas, an athlete from America is set to sign with an Australian rugby league club.
The Canberra Raiders are set to become the first rugby league team to sign a United States athlete from the combine, per News Corp.
The publication reports that the club are currently in talks with Samoan powerhouse Liz Tafuna to sign her to the NRLW team - Canberra Raiders NRLW - after impressing throughout the combine.