Rugby League Mar 09, 2026

Leeds Rhinos vs Hull KR: Time to get down to business for Super League in Las Vegas after flashing lights and extravagant events

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Leeds Rhinos vs Hull KR: Time to get down to business for Super League in Las Vegas after flashing lights and extravagant events

Las Vegas has delivered extravaganza, flashing lights and a stage like no other. But now, it is time for Super League to get down to business.

Listening to Hull KR head coach Willie Peters and Leeds Rhinos boss Brad Arthur speak throughout this week, they have referenced a lot that they do not want their team to get caught up in the glitz and glamour.

However, they acknowledged that task was close to impossible so a balance had to be found between embracing the event while also focusing on the job at hand.

Since touching down in 'Sin City', Leeds and Robins players have been paraded about from event to event, fans in their thousands taking every opportunity to meet the superstars.

They started with photoshoots and fan signings, they moved onto a bonkers event in a nightclub, then they hit the crescendo with the Fremont Street fan experience which was truly an incredible display of what Super League can be.

The sport was showcased in the way it deserves. Speak to any English journalist who was there and they will say it is one of their career highlights to be in attendance at Fremont Street and it was the greatest showing the sport has had.

The players were in their shades, their hats, their bomber jackets. They were wowing the crowd with music, jokes and their fashion sense!

But now, the pre-show is over. It is time for them to deliver on the pitch. No glitz, no glamour, all action.

Ultimately, there are two competition points on offer when these two juggernauts go head to head on Saturday evening.

Leeds sit in fourth place with a win and a loss to their name. Hull KR are 13th after that shock opening loss to York Knights.

They did bounce back in the most epic of ways with their monumental World Club Challenge win over Brisbane Broncos but now they have to continue that momentum into the most bizarre regular-round game of Super League they will be involved in.

Leeds had Hull KR's number in 2025 - they beat them twice and they should have defeated them three times. They will have a quiet confidence they can do that again.

From Headingley and Craven Park to Allegiant Stadium's 65,000-capacity stadium with LED boards like never seen before and the added element of a roof.

The task at hand is to entertain and show Super League's flair, skill, toughness, determination and grind. The Americans want big hits!

Wigan blew away Warrington at this event last year and while it was incredible, these two teams would love to deliver a close, enticing game.

If they can walk away with Super League's stock as high as it feels right now, then Leeds Rhinos and Hull KR will have very much hit the Las Vegas jackpot.

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