Houston? No problem – SaberCats bullish about latest US pro venture

The crowd at an incongruous venue to see visiting Uruguay offers hope that Texas will take Major League Rugby to its heartIt is arguably one of the few professional rugby venues in the world with a carousel at the 50-metre line and a splash pad behind the technical zones. It is certainly the only one with a giant video board in the shape of Texas. Yet these oddball surroundings may be the best evidence so far that high-level club rugby union has a promising future in America.Constellation Field is the temporary base of the Houston SaberCats ahead of the debut season of Major League Rugby, the …