Warrington Wolves' Zane Musgrove (right) tackled by Huddersfield Giants' Zac Woolford during the Super League match at Kirkleas Stadium, Huddersfieldm February 16, 2025
THE US should already love rugby league, a sport which shares many traits with the hugely popular sports of American and Canadian football, but without the helmets and the stoppages.
This weekend, it gets a chance to see rugby league in all its glory, as teams from the sport’s heartlands in England and Australia fly to Las Vegas for a showpiece event on Saturday night.
When US sports fans think of rugby, they likely automatically think of rugby union.
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