Saracens To Play Newcastle In Philadelphia In September?

The Aviva Premiership fixture between Saracens and Newcastle Falcons may be staged in the USA in September. The Guardian has reported that Premiership executives seem not so wary of a direct conflict with NFL fixtures. Heath Harvey of Saracens has said that in terms of viewing figures and participation American football is “having a hard time”, creating “a vacuum which we would all like to see rugby union step into”. The second Premiership fixture on US soil will not clash with international fixtures, the first having been played on 12 March 2016, out of the NFL season but on the same day Engl…