{"id":250466,"date":"2025-10-30T07:53:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T07:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/250466\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T07:53:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T07:53:13","slug":"rabbitohs-very-interested-in-hong-kong-global-round-clash-nrl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/250466\/","title":{"rendered":"Rabbitohs “very interested” in Hong Kong Global Round clash – NRL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NRL’s bold vision to take rugby league to new frontiers is beginning to gain momentum, with fresh discussions emerging around a potential Global Round fixture in Hong Kong as early as the 2027 season.<\/p>\n

According to The Sydney Morning Herald, St Helens<\/a> chairman Eamonn McManus has thrown his support behind the concept and believes the sport’s international footprint could expand through a partnership between the NRL<\/a> and Super League<\/a>.<\/p>\n

McManus said he is eager for St Helens<\/a> to face an NRL<\/a> club in Hong Kong, pushing for the game to utilise the new 50,000-seat Kai Tak Sports Park Stadium, which recently hosted a Tottenham\u2013Arsenal pre-season match.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve been pushing Hong Kong for 25 years,\u201d McManus said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s a venue that’s open to international sporting events; they’ve hosted the Hong Kong Sevens, and even the NFL has played there historically.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"SYDNEY,SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – JULY 06: Alex Johnston of the Rabbitohs runs the ball during the round 18 NRL match between Manly Sea Eagles and South Sydney Rabbitohs at 4 Pines Park, on July 06, 2025, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brett Hemmings\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The proposed move is part of the NRL’s ambitious Global Round plans, which could see clubs play across multiple continents in the same week. The concept is expected to launch the 2027 season, building on the success of the NRL’s Las Vegas debut earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Backing McManus’ proposal, South Sydney Rabbitohs<\/a> CEO Blake Solly expressed interest in taking the Rabbitohs to Hong Kong, stating the club is \u201cvery interested\u201d in expanding the game’s international reach.<\/p>\n

\u201cEamonn has great contacts and understanding of Hong Kong from his time there,\u201d Solly said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there was an opportunity to work with St Helens<\/a> on that game, we’d be very happy to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n

While no official plans have been set, the prospect of a Hong Kong-based rugby league clash is generating excitement amongst fans and officials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NRL’s bold vision to take rugby league to new frontiers is beginning to gain momentum, with fresh…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":250467,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-250466","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nrl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-national-rugby-league","11":"tag-nationalrugbyleague","12":"tag-nrl","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250466\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}