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Ivan Cleary is leading the push to have the World Club Challenge added to next year’s Las Vegas program.
Under current plans, Cleary’s Penrith and Matty Peet’s Wigan cannot return to Sin City as other clubs from the NRL and Super League take their turns in the coming years.
But adding the World Club Challenge in 2026 would give them a chance if they go on to win their respective competitions this year.
“I honestly think we should, yeah,” Cleary said when asked if the fixture could be played in Las Vegas.
“It’s a shame that game didn’t happen. You saw how well Wigan played today as well. They are a juggernaut at the moment. It’s probably good we didn’t play them actually. “
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Panthers v Sharks – Round 1, 2025
Wigan remain world champions from last year’s 16-12 victory over Cleary’s Panthers at Brick Community Stadium.
“It’s a really good concept. We didn’t have to go last year but we wanted to," Cleary continued.
“Even though we lost, it was such a good experience. It probably helped us this week to be honest.
“I think that’s a part of rugby league that needs to survive. It’s difficult but it’s worth trying to make it happen.”
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Warriors v Wolves – Super League in Las Vegas
Meanwhile, Cleary says up to six members of his current team will eventually be inducted into Penrith’s Hall Of Fame.
Cleary was speaking after the 28-22 victory over Cronulla to close Rugby League Las Vegas 2025, when asked about the impact of losing players such as Jarome Luai and James Fisher-Harris during the off-season.
“When you lose players, you can talk about that or you can talk about guys that we still have,” he said.
“We have probably five, six players In our current team who will probably be Panthers Hall of Famers, I believe.
“If you’ve got that many players of that calibre - (Isaah Yeo) is obviously one of them - you’re still in a pretty good space.
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Isaah Yeo Try
“I still think their combination and their understanding of the system and their cohesion should continue to improve so that’s a positive.”
The Panthers Hall Of Fame was established in 2016 with initial inductees Grahame Moran, Royce Simmons, Greg Alexander and Craig Gower.
Asked to expand on Yeo, Cleary said: “He’s the Golden Boot winner. You go through the list of players who’ve won the Golden Boot and he absolutely, thoroughly deserved it.
“I just keep thinking he’s getting better. I love having him in our team and I look forward to working together for quite some time.”
