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Major League Rugby, Elite bring their show to Round Rock

ROUND ROCK —

A new league, a new team and a new venue will converge Thursday night in one of the fastest growing counties in the country.

Major League Rugby makes its Central Texas debut with the Austin Elite playing New Orleans-based NOLA Gold at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex.

“We’ve been building toward this for years, and it’s exciting to see it all coming together now,” said Elite investor/operator Richard Osborn. “I think there’s room for America’s fastest-growing sport in this landscape.”

Even with more than a dozen U.S. players on the roster, including former national team captain Todd Clever, Austin has an international flavor featuring South African right flanker Hanco Germishuys, American Samoa inside center Andrew Suniula and French fly half Timothee Guillimin.