MLR final: San Diego and New England seek to show American rugby potential

Season six of the US pro league ends on Saturday. Executives from the two finalists are bullish about what comes next

In rugby union, a team goes coast to coast" when it runs from its own line to score a try at the far end of the field. In American rugby, the phrase - and the evocation of risky ambition - applies before kick-off to Saturday's championship game, in which the New England Free Jacks will face the San Diego Legion.

At SeatGeek Stadium, outside Chicago, Major League Rugby final will set the beasts of the east against the best of the west, the winners first-time champions. MLR says it expects 10,000 fans.