Professional rugby .282016.29 Rugby union in the United States



the development of domestic professional rugby competition seen key step in growth of rugby in united states. usa rugby ceo nigel melville predicted in 2012 professional rugby come united states 2015. melville quoted in 2014 saying can in 2 years, city-driven , start 6 [teams] , go there. u.s. national team assistant coach justin fitzpatrick said in 2015 2016 u.s. have resolved create professional domestic rugby competition.


griffins rugby, based in dallas, announced goal of becoming professional rugby club. jake abbott became first professional player join griffins english club worcester warriors, , 2015 club had signed 4 professional players.


in november 2015, professional rugby organization (pro rugby) announced launching usa rugby-sanctioned professional competition in 2016. teams played @ medium-size venues, 12-match schedule april july 2016. 5 teams denver, ohio, sacramento, san diego , san francisco.


on december 21, 2016, league announced investors has pulled funding , league operations suspended indefinitely.








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