The Wales men's side will face USA in a senior international for world ranking points at The Gnoll, Neath on Saturday 17 October (kick-off TBC).

It will be the fourth time the nations have met, the first two occasions in Philadelphia in June 1995 where Wales, in preparation for that year's World Cup, beat their hosts 66-10 and a record 92-4.

In 2013, USA beat Wales 24-16 in Wrexham to knock the joint hosts out of the World Cup in the group stages.

Wales head coach Paul Berry said: "It's really exciting for us to have the opportunity to play the USA on home soil. It's a nation we wouldn't play too regularly at any level, so we jumped at the chance

"I'm hoping this autumn, we can build on the work that we started last year and continue to give a number of our younger players more opportunities to play regular senior matches and expose them to the international stage, which will further accelerate their development both individually and as a group as we progress over the next few years."

Wales could face veteran former captain Peter Lupton, who played for them in last meeting.

USA Rugby League chair, Matt Goschnick, said: “It’s been quite some time since the United States has had the opportunity to play in Wales, and we’re looking forward to the challenge. Since making significant changes to our national team programme and structure at the end of last year, we’ve seen encouraging progress, highlighted by our men’s victory over Scotland in Las Vegas. 

“With a new generation of players emerging through our system, we’re excited to provide our squad with this valuable experience as we continue to build for the future. Wales will be an excellent test of our progress and give us a valuable benchmark as we continue our development on the international stage.”