{"id":212156,"date":"2025-10-14T07:22:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T07:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/212156\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T07:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T07:22:08","slug":"fears-world-club-challenge-could-be-axed-due-to-las-vegas-complications-total-rugby-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/212156\/","title":{"rendered":"Fears World Club Challenge could be axed due to Las Vegas complications \u2013 Total Rugby League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalrl.com\/fears-world-club-challenge-could-be-axed-due-to-las-vegas-complications\/\" title=\"Permanent Link to Fears World Club Challenge could be axed due to Las Vegas complications\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img width=\"675\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AW6_4713-e1744188564939-675x360.jpg\" class=\"bestwp-post-thumbnail-single wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>THE 2026 World Club Challenge could be axed due to complications over Las Vegas scheduling.<\/p>\n<p>With Brisbane Broncos confirmed as NRL premiers and Hull KR winning the Super League Grand Final, the two teams are ready to go up against each other to be crowned world champions.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u00a0The Daily Telegraph has reported that Rovers\u2019 partaking in the Las Vegas extravaganza in 2026 \u2013 where they will play Leeds Rhinos \u2013 has made organisers nervous about the potential implications for the World Club Challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Hull KR are due to play Leeds Rhinos in the USA on March 1, meaning the World Club Challenge would have to be played at least two weeks before that date.<\/p>\n<p>There is little hope that Rovers would be willing to travel to Australia to play Brisbane before heading on to Las Vegas ahead of what will be yet another gruelling Super League season.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, the World Club Challenge would have to be played in Hull in the middle of February, bringing into the debate issues over acclimatisation for the Broncos.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s World Club Challenge \u2013 which would have seen Wigan Warriors go up against Penrith Panthers \u2013 was already axed due to Las Vegas scheduling issues, and player welfare concerns for the Broncos would once more rear their heads for 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Bribsane played right through until the October 1 and they also have four players \u2013 Pat Carrigan, Gehamat Shibasaki, Kotoni Staggs and Reece Walsh \u2014 chosen for Australia\u2019s Ashes Test Series against England, which doesn\u2019t end until November 9.<\/p>\n<p>Brisbane head coach Michael Maguire gave his own view, hoping to play the concept against Hull KR.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re hoping to play the World Club Challenge but Hull KR won and they actually play in Vegas,\u201d Maguire told\u00a0The Daily Telegraph.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be interesting to see how it plays out now. We are waiting to see what may happen. It\u2019s something we will talk about.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be nice to have the World Club Challenge because it\u2019s always great to travel away with your players and do something special when a trophy is available.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE 2026 World Club Challenge could be axed due to complications over Las Vegas scheduling. 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