Las Vegas already has the Raiders, but will they also be overwhelmed by the Canberra Raiders?
In a bid to create a fantastic marketing tool for the NRL to break into the US market with its daring doubles, headquarters have investigated whether Ricky Stuart’s men are interested in playing at home to the namesake NFL team.
The Las Vegas Raiders are anchor tenants of the $2.7 billion Allegiant Stadium, a 65,000-seat Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V’landys and NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo visited earlier this month State-of-the-art venues – Find quests.
NFL legend Tom Brady also recently agreed to buy a minority stake in the Las Vegas Raiders.
While the Hugh Jackman-backed Seahawks and Russell Crowe’s Rabbits remain firm favorites for any potential U.S. jaunt, the NRL has identified its own Raiders as a tool to promote the game in Las Vegas.
The NRL has pinned its hopes on a large expat community and thousands of Australians to support any crowd in Las Vegas, but they have also discussed the possibility of using Canberra to spread the gospel of rugby league in Sin City.
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams and (inset) Canberra Raiders stars Elliott Whitehead and Hudson Young.Credit: Associated Press, Getty
Raiders officials said they will prepare for a potential trip for the doubles game, which will return to Australia a week before the start of the regular season.
Premier League heavyweights Brisbane, Melbourne and the Rooster are all keen to be part of the US tour, while the NRL insists it wants to give every club the chance to be part of a five-year effort to grow the game in the US and capitalize on its capital. 2019 plan on the country’s exploding sports betting market.
