LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) - English powerhouse club Leicester Tigers will this year take on combined American side Rough Riders in Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field, home to NFL team the Eagles.
Billed as the Independence Cup, the game is the first elite rugby match played in the U.S. by a professional American team and will mark the formation of the National Rugby Football League (NRFL).
The NRFL, the first professional rugby championship in the U.S., will commence in 2016 with six to 12 sides spread across the continent.
"We are excited to showcase the inaugural Independence Cup at Lincoln Financial Field," Eagles president Don Smolenski said in a statement.