CHRIS HEWETT

DIDN’T take long, did it? Just a few short weeks after World Rugby – the non-governing governing body – formally hitched its wagon to the growth of the sport in the United States, two of the country’s leading professional teams have been chucked out of the domestic campaign for breaching regulations.
First through the exit door were the Austin Gilgronis, where onetime Premiership forwards Lachlan McCaffrey and Sebastian de Chaves now lurk. Next out? That’ll be the LA Giltinis, defending champions and a star-studded outfit by American standards, with DTH Van der Merwe, Billy Me...