Rams will play the San Francisco 49ers in | College News
The Rams will face a acquainted opponent next season in Australia.
The Rams, who last yr have been designated the home staff for the first NFL recreation in Australia, will play the NFC West-rival San Francisco 49ers, the league announced Thursday during “The Pat McAfee Show” on ESPN. Australian actor and conservationist Robert Irwin, son of the late Steve Irwin of “Crocodile Hunter” fame made the announcement.
The NFL has not announced a date for the recreation at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, but it virtually actually will be in the first week because of the 19-hour time distinction and the size of journey for both groups.
“As we make history with the NFL and bring the first regular season game to Australia, we are pleased to take our annual matchup against our NFC West rival San Francisco 49ers to the MCG,” said Rams president Kevin Demoff in a assertion. “Since we first secured marketing rights to the country in 2021 and more recently since the announcement of this game last year, we have seen tremendous excitement for our team from fans both in Australia and also across the world. We look forward to spending this offseason continuing to deepen our connection with the Melbourne community leading up to the game this fall.”
As half of the course of for International Series video games, the NFL permits designated home groups to defend two of its scheduled home video games from being performed overseas.
With the recreation against the 49ers, which yearly attracts tens of 1000’s of 49ers followers, being performed in Australia, the Rams’ home opponents at SoFi Stadium next season will be the Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills and the Chargers.
As half of the NFL’s Global Markets Program, the Rams in the last decade have been granted rights in Mexico, China, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates.
The Rams have been actively selling their model in Australia. Last June, after the Rams held a minicamp in Hawaii, defensive lineman Kobie Turner, offensive lineman Steve Avila and tight end Davis Allen traveled to Melbourne for a fan mix.
Since returning to Los Angeles in 2016, the Rams have performed 4 International Series video games, all in London, including a victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars last October.
In 2026, in addition to the recreation in Australia, the NFL has confirmed three video games in London and one each in Rio de Janeiro, Munich, Madrid and Paris.
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