Premiership Rugby in talks to stage league match at Chicago Cubs’ Wrigley Field
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Plan for first overseas match since Philadelphia in 2017
Title sponsors Gallagher has strong links with Cubs
Premiership Rugby is in talks about staging a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago next season, the first attempt to move a game abroad since Saracens played Newcastle in Philadelphia in 2017.
The eye-catching plan to hold a game at Chicago Cubs' famous home would be a significant boost to rugby union in the United States, hosts of the 2031 Rugby World Cup.
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