All Blacks visit marks milestone for US rugby

The New Zealand All Blacks' first visit to the United States in 34 years is set to shatter the rugby attendance record in America and hopefully pique interest in the game Stateside.

Soldier Field, home of the NFL's Chicago Bears, is sold-out for the one-off Test on Saturday, promising an historic crowd of 61,000-plus that will more than triple the previous record rugby crowd of 20,181 for a US match against Ireland in Houston in 2013.

Regardless of the outcome, it is a milestone moment for a USA Rugby federation keen to raise the profile of the game on the crowded US sports landscape.