NRL Las Vegas live: Newcastle Knights vs North Queensland Cowboys, Canterbury Bulldogs vs St George Illawarra Dragons

4h agoSun 1 Mar 2026 at 12:32amNRL Las Vegas live scores

3m agoSun 1 Mar 2026 at 5:06am

29′ Christian Tuipulotu on report for a shoulder charge

The Dragons winger rushes in and flattens Connor Tracey as he paces on a right-side shift.

Plays continues as Tracey slowly shakes off the pain in his left shoulder, and we eventually go all the way back to put Tuipulotu on report and award the Dogs a penalty.

5m agoSun 1 Mar 2026 at 5:04am

28′ The Bulldogs knock on off the kick-off, but it’s called back for a penalty

Toby and Ryan Couchman and Hamish Stewart knock the ball loose as Sitili Tupouniua takes his first hit-up of the game.

They’re fired up but the Bulldogs challenge and not only is the knock-on overturned, Toby Couchman is on report for a high shot.

Damien Cook wants the bunker to examine Tupouniua leading with the knee in the charge, but the decision is made.

9m agoSun 1 Mar 2026 at 5:00am25′ Soccer skills from Galvin earn the Dogs two more

The Bulldogs look dangerous going right, but Jacob Preston is ultimately wrapped up. Or so I thought.

He manages to get an arm free and offload. Galvin is in no position to catch so he toes it ahead and is held back by Luciano Leilua.

The penalty is blown and, to my surprise, the Bulldogs kick for goal, with Stephen Crichton tying the score at 8-8.

10m agoSun 1 Mar 2026 at 4:59am

24′ Another costly fumble by the Dragons

They’re looking a little disjointed in attack as Luciano Leilua’s offload to Kyle Flanagan is apparently completely unexpected and Flanagan knocks on in the middle of the field.

21m agoSun 1 Mar 2026 at 4:48amThe Dragons hit back and it’s another forward crashing in

An absolutely pin-point left-foot grubber from dummy half Damien Cook curls into the path of a flying Emre Guler to score next to the posts.

That’s a lovely touch from the veteran hooker.

25m agoSun 1 Mar 2026 at 4:44amLachie Galvin and Jacob Preston combine for a lovely try

Galvin skips across the defence, gets outside Luciano Leilua, attracts Kyle Flanagan and hits Jacob Preston, who bursts between Flanagan and Moses Suli before putting a rank left-foot step on Clint Gutherson to dive in almost untouched.

29m agoSun 1 Mar 2026 at 4:40amFirst points to the Dragons

Canterbury prop Sam Hughes gifts the Dragons a penalty goal by ridiculously taking out Clint Gutherson as he chased a Dan Atkinson bomb.

Valentine Holmes slots the goal and the Dragons lead 2-0 after eight minutes.

31m agoSun 1 Mar 2026 at 4:38am

5′ Brainfade by the Bulldogs

Canterbury is on the attack and Jacob Kiraz plays the ball on the last but no-one’s there!

Stephen Crichton went back to chase a kick, but there was no dummy half.

Crichton grimaces. That’s on him.

37m agoSun 1 Mar 2026 at 4:32am

1′ The final Vegas game kicks off

Emre Guler takes the first charge for the Dragons.

38m agoSun 1 Mar 2026 at 4:32am

Dogs and Dragons hit the field

The camera finds new Dragons halfback Dan Atkinson, handed the red and white number seven after years as the deputy at Cronulla.

And here come the Bulldogs, with all the expectation and pressure on them.

After completely retooling their side last year to make space for Lachlan Galvin, a full preseason with the new-look team should give us a proper sense of what this team is.

48m agoSun 1 Mar 2026 at 4:21am

What happened to the Cowboys?(Getty)

North Queensland coach Todd Payten was at the top of most lists of most under-pressure coaches coming into the season and that performance won’t have helped.

Aside from a couple of moments in that first half, neither the defence nor the attack were really up to scratch.

It seems remarkably similar to last year — moments of attacking brilliance but just not enough mettle to hang on in the contest.

1h agoSun 1 Mar 2026 at 4:09amThe Newcastle Knights end their losing streak with Vegas victory(Getty)

Newcastle has beaten the Cowboys 28-18 for their first win in 253 days, since round 16 last year.

It won’t go down as one of the all-time great victories, but for a team so devoid of reasons to smile, this season-opening win is as sweet as it gets, especially kicking off the Holbrook-Brown era.

The major concern will be the injury to five-eighth Fletcher Sharpe, but the performance of Sandon Smith in his stead says a lot about the importance of the Knights’ recruitment of the utility.

1h agoSun 1 Mar 2026 at 4:06am

78′ Intercept

Murray Taulagi gives the Cowboys a slim chance with an intercept, but he’s dragged down by Kalyn Ponga.

And the Knights’ left-side defence shuts down a raid, which should end the match as a contest.

1h agoSun 1 Mar 2026 at 4:05am

77′ Knights hold on

The Cowboys get repeat sets but Reed Mahoney’s set-ending grubber goes dead.

1h agoSun 1 Mar 2026 at 4:00amTRY TIME! The new Knight goes over

First set against 12 men and the Newcastle Knights score as Dom Young marks a cross-field kick above Jaxon Purdue and pops a pass to Trey Mooney, who’s strong enough to slam the ball down despite Coen Hess hanging off his legs.

1h agoSun 1 Mar 2026 at 3:58am72′ Braidon Burns sin-binned for ugly high shot on Kalyn Ponga

Braidon Burns rushes in to shut down Kalyn Ponga, who gets low as he passes, and Burns hits him with a shoulder flush on the jaw.

Ponga is down holding his head but springs back up.

The penalty is blown and Burns is off for an early shower. (Unless there’s golden point extra time)

1h agoSun 1 Mar 2026 at 3:46am

61′ Knights can’t capitalise on a crucial error from Braidon Burns

The Cowboys are on the attack just over halfway and Scott Drinkwater turns a ball under for Braidon Burns, who can’t handle.

The Knights attack from 55 metres out.

They spin it left and Bradman Best forces a pass, but it may be forward and it’s knocked on by Greg Marzhew anyway.

1h agoSun 1 Mar 2026 at 3:38amAnd the Cowboys hit right back!

Jake Clifford steps out of a tackle and grubbers through for Murray Taulagi to score a diving try.

There was some question about a potential obstruction by Kai O’Donnell in the lead-up, but the bunker confirms the try and the Cowboys are behind 22-18 with 27 minutes left.

1h agoSun 1 Mar 2026 at 3:33am

It’s back to back for Newcastle to start the second half(Getty)

The Cowboys send the kick-off dead on the full, allowing the Knights to go straight on the attack.

Kalyn Ponga freezes the defence in the middle before finding Dylan Brown. He fires a ball to Dane Gagai, who taps on perfectly for Dom Young to go over on the right wing.