LAS VEGAS — The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and Sydney Roosters opened the National Rugby League season Saturday with contrasting wins as a part of a doubleheader at Las Vegas’ Allegiant stadium.
In Saturday’s opening game, Manly had a narrow half-time lead, but when Souths’ all-time leading try scorer Alex Johnston touched down within the forty sixth minute the Rabbitohs had a 20-12 advantage.
But recent halves combination Daly Cherry-Evans and Luke Brooks then found their rhythm in attack as Manly scored 4 consecutive tries because the Sea Eagles eased to a 36-24 win.
The Roosters found themselves in a grinding match against the Broncos before a late attempt to Victor Radley secured a 20-10 victory against last 12 months’s grand finalists.
Joseph Manu and Fetalaiga Pauga also scored for the Roosters, while Reece Walsh and Deine Mariner had tries for the Broncos.
The 2 games, played in front of greater than 40,000 fans and televised nationally within the U.S., are the primary in a five-year deal to bring NRL teams to Las Vegas, with recent clubs from the Australia-Recent Zealand competition rotating in over the approaching years.