Teams from the Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, Denver, New York, and Twin Cities will compete in the inaugural league, which will feature 180 players and will be the first American professional women’s rugby league.
Whether it was a spirited first-half display against England or narrow losses against France and Ireland, it is clear that the World Cup quarter-finalists were a different prospect from two years ago.
The Eagles have lost their opening two matches of the competition to England and France, and will go head-to-head with world number six side Ireland on October 10th.
The USA held the world number four side to an eight-point game in WXV 1, which finished in a 22-14 to France at Langley Events Centre.
Kelter made her debut against France in 2016 and has gone on play in two Rugby World Cups in addition to three Olympic Games with the national sevens team, including their bronze-medal campaign this summer in Paris.
England ran in nine tries to kick off their WXV 1 title defence with a 61-21 victory against USA, however the Red Roses were far from convincing in Vancouver.
Following last weekend’s dramatic draw in Kitakyushu, both teams head into the second and final Test of USA’s tour of Japan with a shot at winning the series.
USA slipped two places to ninth in the latest World Rugby Women’s Rankings following a dramatic 17-17 draw with Japan in Kitakyushu.
Captain Michaela Leonard expects a reaction from the Wallaroos' forward pack in their Pacific Four rugby clash against the USA.
“It's great to play the best in the world, and having it at home on American soil will definitely change the tune of the game. We'll have that motivation in front of our home crowd. So, I'm really looking forward to it on the weekend.