Memphis scores new rugby league set to launch at AutoZone Park this fall

A new sports league featuring U.S. Olympics participants from the Tokyo Games is hoping to use the Bluff City as a springboard to make a big splash. The Premier Rugby Sevens (PR7s) announced Wednesday, July 21, that Memphis will host its first event — the PR7s Inaugural Championship at AutoZone Park. The event will take place on Oct. 9, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. J.J. Greer, sales manager of sports and events for Memphis Tourism’s Sports Council, told MBJ that the rugby event is expected to…