Leicester game in Philadelphia against NRFL Rough Riders is cancelled

USA Rugby will not sanction game involving converts from footballTigers CEO: decision ‘extremely disappointing in a sport keen to expand’A proposed August game between Leicester and the NRFL Rough Riders, a team that was set to include overseas professionals and American converts from college and professional football, has been cancelled.The game, which was scheduled to be played at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on 8 August, has not received the necessary sanction from USA Rugby, the governing body of the American game. Tickets for the game had been on sale. Related: Saracens and Cru…