The NRL rolls into Las Vegas for a bold season-opening double-header.
Manly take on the Rabbitohs, while the Roosters face last-year's runners-up, Brisbane.
But what will the playing surface be made of?
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Will NRL Las Vegas double-header be played on real grass or astroturf?
Fans of American football will have observed that not all games are played on real grass.
For decades now, some stadiums have been fitted with artificial grass, or astroturf.
The synthetic grass is, obviously, easier to maintain, particularly in areas where the climate isn't conducive to growth.
However, more than 90 per cent of NFL players reportedly prefer the real deal and believe they are more likely to get injured on artificial turf.
Fortunately, the NRL games in Las Vegas will be played on grass. Bermuda, specifically.
The last thing the competition needs would be players coming back to Australia with injuries caused by the playing surface.
Opened in 2020, Allegiant Stadium is one of the world's premier sporting venues and can facilitate both artificial and real turf.
Artificial turf is in place for training and college football games, while real grass is switched in when the Las Vegas Raiders play their NFL games.
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NRL Las Vegas field size: What are the playing surface dimensions?
The slightly smaller field at Allegiant Stadium has forced the NRL to alter the size of the playing surface for the two games being staged there.
Where normally an NRL field is 116m long (including 8m in-goal areas) and 68m wide, the playing surface in Las Vegas is 107.3m long (94.5m tryline to tryline, plus 6.4m in-goal areas) and 63.1m wide.
That makes for a difference of 1,117m2 between the two.
For reference, an NFL field is 110m (360 feet) from the back of one end zone to the other, and 49m wide (160 feet).