LeagueNews.co | Jess Malloy
Russell Crowe is in the thick of planning for the NRL's Las Vegas invasion - but another Hollywood star has turned down an offer.
Australia's very own Hollywood superstar Russell Crowe is reportedly working with the NRL ahead of the game's historic season-opening double-header in Las Vegas in March.
That is according to The Sydney Morning Herald, which reports Crowe - also co-owner of the South Sydney Rabbitohs - had a face-to-face meeting with NRL executives and is said to be playing a significant role in the planning.
Crowe has advised the game's powerbrokers that breaking into the US market won't be easy but he will assist - especially given his beloved Rabbitohs are one of the four teams that will play in Vegas on March 3.
While Crowe is backing the NRL, the same can't be said for fellow Aussie Hugh Jackman.
The Herald reports the NRL is keen to get Jackman involved given he is a big Manly Sea Eagles fan but are struggling to lock him in.