As part of the festival of rugby league set to take place in Las Vegas, USA will host Canada in a men’s senior international on Friday 1 March, (kick off 7pm, local time) at the Ed W. Clark High School.
The encounter will take place the night before the NRL’s opening round double-header at the Allegiant Stadium, in which Manly Sea Eagles face South Sydney Rabbitohs and Sydney Roosters take on Brisbane Broncos.
The international will the first clash between the North American neighbours since Canada beat USA 22-10 in Tampa in November 2022, although the match in Las Vegas will be for world ranking points.
“With the NRL crossing the Pacific to play in Las Vegas, we’re more than happy to partake with an international of our own,” said CRL president, John Cameron.
“Our last meeting provided an entertaining and competitive match and there is a real, genuine rivalry between us that I’m sure fans will enjoy.”
USA recently beat Jamaica 30-26 in Kingston in their last hit out in December 2023.
Hawks men’s head coach, Sean Rutgerson, commented: “It should be a great experience for the players to be part of such a major event and hopefully we get some good exposure.
“We look forward to putting on a great performance and continuing to the grow the game to our home audience.”
