Super League could be set to take a number of regular season games to the USA, according to BBC Sport.
It follows on from the NRL who opened up their current season with a double-header in Las Vegas.
The event that saw Manly Sea Eagles face South Sydney Rabbitohs and Sydney Roosters take on Brisbane Broncos attracted a record crowd for a rugby match on American soil of 40,746.
Allegiant Stadium, which hosted the games, is expected to be the location for next year’s event with the five-year deal to take the game stateside also seeing the games broadcast on Fox Sports USA.
In 2018, England faced New Zealand in Denver, the first time a game from either code has taken place in Colorado, with a larger than expected crowd of 19,320 seeing England secure an impressive 36-18 win over the Kiwis.
A general view of Mile High Stadium in 2018 as New Zealand take on England in Denver. Credit: Imago Images
Despite the success of that event, rugby league has not returned there since, but that could now be about to change, with the venue that staged that event, Mile High Stadium, surely under consideration alongside stadiums in Vegas and New York.
World Club Challenge headed for USA?
The report in the BBC also suggests that taking the World Club Challenge to the USA is also part of the talks.
Super League has won the last two stagings of the event, with St Helens and Wigan Warriors both beating the Penrith Panthers in back-to-back game, the former saw Saints claim a stunning victory…
