Premiership Rugby planning to play a fixture in US soil in 2020 - reports

Premiership Rugby is planning for a fixture in the United States soil in 2020 according to a report published in SportBusiness.

It is understood that Chicago which is also the home city of the US insurance company Arthur J. Gallagher & Co - the league sponsor - is amongst the front-runner for the fixture with an announcement expected in the coming weeks.

This will not be the first time a Premiership Rugby game has been staged overseas with Red Bull Arena in New Jersey hosting the encounter between London Irish and Saracens during the 2016/17 season.

The 2017/18 season also saw Saracens taking on Newcastle Falcons at Talen Energy Stadium in Philadelphia.

Saracens went on to defend their Premiership title in the recently concluded 2018/19 season after managing to beat Exeter Chiefs 37-34 in the final.