GRR: Super Rugby Americas
The American Raptors got a bit of a rude awakening in their warmup match this past weekend in Seattle.
The American Raptors are set to start Super Rugby Americas action in a little more than two weeks, playing four games on the road to start the competition.
They kick-start it all with a game at the Seattle Seawolves in Tukwila, Wash. this coming weekend.
Super Rugby Americas has finalized its schedule, with the American Raptors out of Glendale, Colo. having a tough opening to the season.
Super Rugby Americas is a cross-border competition including teams form South American who were formerly in the SLAR league, and the Raptors being the first of what could be more North American teams to join.
As reported earlier on GRR, the professional league formerly known as Superliga Americana de Rugby (SLAR) will be renamed Super Rugby Americas and add a North American component.
SLAR to Change Name, Raptors to Join
One of the reasons that the USA and Canada had so much trouble with South American national teams is now opening its doors to North America.