- Premier Rugby 7s to field six men’s teams and four women’s
- Pilot event set for October, after Tokyo Olympics
Perry Baker, a double World Rugby player of the year, leads a slate of men’s and women’s “ambassadors” signed to play for equal pay in Premier Rugby Sevens (PR7s), a new US professional competition in the shortened form of rugby union.
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