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Sharks training session confirms NRL ambition for Vegas Combine athletes

A training session and team dinner with the Sharks has confirmed the ambitions of Canadian rugby union representative Marcus D'Acre and US Olympics sevens star Adam Channel to join the NRL.

nrl.com.au are reporting

D'Acre and Channel are among 50 male and female athletes competing in the NRL Talent Combine in Las Vegas with the hope of earning a two-year NRL or NRLW contract.

The pair trained with Cronulla on Tuesday and Thursday, impressing Sharks players and coaching staff with their skills and attitude.

Athletes in the NRL Talent Combine will undergo specific field and gym testing, with two male and two female athletes to be selected following the two day program.

NRL club CEOS and talent scouts in Las Vegas will attend 8v8 simulated matches as part of the field testing on Friday (local time).

The NRL will bring the winners to Australia for two weeks and is offering clubs subsidies and salary cap exemptions to encourage them to sign players from North America on training or development contracts.