The NRL will reportedly hand out 4 taking part in contracts to American athletes on the finish of an NFL-like mix held in March in an try to develop the sport.
The Daily Telegraph has reported {that a} consultant from every NRL membership shall be flown over to the inaugural occasion in Las Vegas and given the prospect to scout 50 female and male athletes.
The mix shall be held at a Las Vegas highschool and include the highest 50 female and male candidates from the faculty system. At the tip of the mix, two males and two females shall be provided NRL contracts.
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NRL CEO Andrew Abdo believes the brand new initiative will “help with our expansion plans” and supply a lot “benefit” for the sport.
“We are going to be working with local partners and we will be going out to the male and female college athletes and they get to apply,” Abdo stated.
“The top 50 male and female applicants will come down for an intensive session. We will have our high-performance team, who will be filtering and monitoring the statistics and the testing on the day.
“The output gets captured in a report. That information gets sent off and a short-list develops on that day.
“We will cover the actual tour and they will get an opportunity to visit different clubs. Then, at the end, there is an opportunity for clubs to make an offer.”
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It shapes up as being a bumper week in Vegas main into the historic double-header (Manly vs Souths, Brisbane vs Roosters) on the Saturday night time (native time).
In addition to the mix and double-header, the NRL can even maintain a two-day nines event for under-18s and open degree for each women and men.
“It’s exciting for us to open this up to the rugby league community which exists already,” Abdo stated.
“We are working with USA Rugby League. We are putting together nine’s tournament. We’ve had a huge response and 27 teams have already entered.
“It’s not just for rugby league teams. We think we can attract some rugby union teams.
“It will be played across two days and there will be prize money for the winners. It’s about connecting them to the rugby league community.”
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