Baker and Tapper among rugby stars set to play for equal pay in US sevens league
by Martin Pengelly from US news | The Guardian on (#5J0C9)
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Perry Baker, a double World Rugby player of the year, leads a slate of men's and women's ambassadors" signed to play for equal pay in Premier Rugby Sevens (PR7s), a new US professional competition in the shortened form of rugby union.
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