Rugby League in Las Vegas 2025: Wigan Warriors show that the high -stage experience is the key as the story in Vegas | Rugby news news

After a week of accumulation like no one else with fans adorning the streets of Las Vegas in their thousands, the Super League had a well -known fact: no one does it on the big scene like the Wigan Warriors.

The story of many was predicted, as the big final champions of the back-to-back took over Warrington Wolves in Sin City-expected that two of the Super League Juggernauts would grind a battle in a harsh low-rating meeting.

Wigan broke the script and then some.

You can forgive fans and experts to wait for the opposite of what happened to Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Wigan started their season 1-0, yes 1-0, loss at Leigh Leopards at home. The Sam Burgess side came into the game with two, though Scrappy, wins from two in the early stages of the 2025 season.

However, warriors have shown that above all, experience pays. Their ability to be frustrated on the big stage is what stands out from one side of Warrington that will lick their wounds after the international blow.

Both sides had new moments to enjoy a week like no one else, but someone knew how to get it in a little different.

Walking through the famous Freemont Street Street in Las Vegas with thousands of fans that had been packaged – had Wigan done it before? No. But they had the trophies in their name to know that they had nothing to prove. They had won a historic quadruple, they had won four -way champions NRL Penrith Panthers at the World Club Challenge and were ready to show that they are world beaters in the Rugby League with just a third of the NRL wage lid.

Now, go to Warrington. They walk down Freemont Street knowing that they have a point of proved with the great circumstance that they prove too much for them many times before. They faced Wigan in the Challenge Cup of 2024 and came soon. Opponents love to sing “It’s always your year”. Now, they were gifted in another big scene to show that they can win the great moments.

Warrington may expect that Wigan, oriented to defense that has stolen so many headlines lately with it well documented that the Matt Peet side did not give an effort in more than six hours.

Instead, they met with a force he wanted to score and then some, eight different players in Tyler Dupree, Abbas Miski, Bevan French, Harry Smith, Jai Field, Jake Wardle, Luke Thompson and Liam Marshall crossing Whitewash in some way to the world.

Wigan wanted to put on a demonstration, so they did. When they want to grind a game, as they did against Hull Kr in the 2024 final, they do. They write their own scenario.

This is what comes with knowing how to play with the eyes of the world to you, Peet himself is expected that his side will pull it out for the American audience.

“I think both teams tried to play an open rugby and the two defenses were tested,” Peet said.

“He got a lot of defense and I’m really proud of the show.

“This team goes up on the big occasion and I was sure all week we would perform.”

Meanwhile, the NRL legend and Warrington Burgess coach have been wondering how his biggest defeat so far in his time at the club came in such a significant occasion.

“I was frustrated with the result for sure,” Burgess said.

“We’ve missed a chance in a big scene in a great moment.

“We were not willing to do the hard things on the back of the first half and they cost us the game.

“48 points is really disappointing.

“It’s the first time in my time in the club that we were not in the game.

“It’s new I should understand.”

While Warrington can walk away with more questions than the answers, the Super League knows one thing for sure: if you take the wigan Warriors ready for anything.

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