Falcons V Saracens In Philadelphia Confirmed

Premiership Rugby have confirmed that next season’s Newcastle Falcons’ match against Saracens on Saturday 16 September will be played in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Following the success of the inaugural regular season match played between London Irish and Saracens in March 2016 at New York’s Red Bull Arena, the league is staging a second match in the United States, this time at the home of the MLS team, Philadelphia Union: the Talen Energy Stadium (capacity: 18,500). The league match will be staged by Premiership Rugby as part of a new four-year agreement with AEG – the world’s leading sports…