Rugby star takes page out of Rob Gronkowski's book as NRL dazzles in Las Vegas

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Manly Warringah Sea Eagles star Reuben Garrick took a page out of New England Patriots legend Rob Gronkowski’s book on Saturday night as the National Rugby League took center stage in Las Vegas.

Garrick ended his try in the team’s 36-24 victory over the South Sydney Rabbitohs with a spike and he told reporters after the match he was trying to get the American crowd hyped up.

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Sea Eagles Reuben Garrick celebrates after scoring a try during the opening match of the NRL against the Rabbitohs at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Saturday, March 2, 2024. (AP Photo/David Becker)

"I said to some of the boys during the week that if I'm lucky enough to get over for a try I’ll do a 'Gronk Spike,’" he said, via the NRL’s website. "I loved watching him play a few years back and yeah, it was pretty cool.

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"I just hope I get a shoutout from Gronk," he added. "I guess we had to try and hype it up as well and for a lot of us it isn't natural to do that unless it's the try celebration month, but I guess when in the U.S."

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The Sea Eagles became the first NRL squad to win a regular-season premiership match in the U.S. Manly had a narrow halftime lead before Daly Cherry-Evans and Luke Brooks broke it open. Manly’s scoring attack featured four consecutive tries in the win.

Reuben Garrick of the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles celebrates with teammate Jason Saab after scoring a try during the round one NRL match against the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Allegiant Stadium, on March 2, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ezra