Next year’s Las Vegas event looks likely to be shorter in size with three games instead of four: but Super League will still likely be included, according to Peter V’landys. The NRL doubled the number of matches on show this year compared to last,

The NRL’s head of US expansion has raised a glass to Wigan and Warrington’s ambition and declared: “The Aussies are talking about Super League now.” The Warriors will face off with the Wire at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas tomorrow after linking up with the NRL following the success of last year’s inaugural double-header.

For anyone following last week's rugby league takeover of Las Vegas from back home in England, it was impossible not to feel a degree of jealousy.