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National Teams:
As expected it wasn't pretty for our Eagles player grades after the match against Uruguay. Only a few players earned decent marks while most struggled.
Was the match the worst performance in the Mike Tolkin era? Alex Goff says both the Eagles and Eagles 7s performances come down to one thing.
The Eagles 7s had a good performance in Tokyo. Could the same starting line-up in every match be a factor? It certain is one of the striking stats.
The High School All-Americans start the Rosslyn Park 7s on Thursday. Several members of the team are also on the Junior All-Americans.
Take the jump to read more.
The All Blacks made a healthy profit from their trip to Japan. That could mean their proposed fixture in the U.S. is finalized soon.
The women Eagles have named their team for Guangzhou. Silver medalist Elana Meyers makes the team while Jessica Javelet misses out.
Could rugby be permanently on the rise. According to The Guardian it is.
College/Club:
It was a crazy weekend in the PRP. Full recap of matches is now up.
The Washington, D.C. All-Stars 7s team will be holding tryouts.
Dartmouth learned a lot of things on their trip to California. Here is a complete recap.
In a rare mid-week match BYU will host Cal Poly on Wednesday. It will be shown live.
Alex Solomon has a complete rundown of last weekend's DI-A play.
Colorado are 3-0 after beating Air Force while Middle Tennessee are leading the SIRC North.
AIC's Gioanna Cruz grew up in the South Bronx and is now looking to make the women's national team.
Aside from the loss to SFGG it was a good day for Santa Monica last Saturday. The women beat the Surfers and the boys U-18s won the Fullerton tournament.
The Red River DII division is tight with Oklahoma City on top.
World:
If you missed any action from the weekend make sure to check out our World Rugby Weekend Review.
The Barbarians have announced their first 14 players for their upcoming fixture against England.
The new NRC in Australia could be used to experiment with some rule changes.
Bad news on the injury front for some Super Rugby teams. The Sharks have lost Pat Lambie for the season, the same for Lachie Mitchell at the Rebels. Schalk Burger has gone home from the Stormers tour and Israel Folau won't travel with the Waratahs.
Hong Kong is ready to take on the rest of the world as they host the Junior World Rugby Trophy.
Japan will be playing an extra fixture against Samoa before the PNC this year.
In player movement Gonzalo Tiesi has signed with Newcastle, London Irish have brought in Geoff Cross, and Gloucester have signed Mark Atkinson.
Planet Rugby has their latest edition of Loose Pass.
Our partners Grubber have unveiled their new "50 States" shirt just in time for World Cup qualifying! Get $5 off with the code: 50STATES
National Teams:
As expected it wasn't pretty for our Eagles player grades after the match against Uruguay. Only a few players earned decent marks while most struggled.
Was the match the worst performance in the Mike Tolkin era? Alex Goff says both the Eagles and Eagles 7s performances come down to one thing.
The Eagles 7s had a good performance in Tokyo. Could the same starting line-up in every match be a factor? It certain is one of the striking stats.
The High School All-Americans start the Rosslyn Park 7s on Thursday. Several members of the team are also on the Junior All-Americans.
Take the jump to read more.
The All Blacks made a healthy profit from their trip to Japan. That could mean their proposed fixture in the U.S. is finalized soon.
The women Eagles have named their team for Guangzhou. Silver medalist Elana Meyers makes the team while Jessica Javelet misses out.
Could rugby be permanently on the rise. According to The Guardian it is.
College/Club:
It was a crazy weekend in the PRP. Full recap of matches is now up.
The Washington, D.C. All-Stars 7s team will be holding tryouts.
Dartmouth learned a lot of things on their trip to California. Here is a complete recap.
In a rare mid-week match BYU will host Cal Poly on Wednesday. It will be shown live.
Alex Solomon has a complete rundown of last weekend's DI-A play.
Colorado are 3-0 after beating Air Force while Middle Tennessee are leading the SIRC North.
AIC's Gioanna Cruz grew up in the South Bronx and is now looking to make the women's national team.
Aside from the loss to SFGG it was a good day for Santa Monica last Saturday. The women beat the Surfers and the boys U-18s won the Fullerton tournament.
The Red River DII division is tight with Oklahoma City on top.
World:
If you missed any action from the weekend make sure to check out our World Rugby Weekend Review.
The Barbarians have announced their first 14 players for their upcoming fixture against England.
The new NRC in Australia could be used to experiment with some rule changes.
Bad news on the injury front for some Super Rugby teams. The Sharks have lost Pat Lambie for the season, the same for Lachie Mitchell at the Rebels. Schalk Burger has gone home from the Stormers tour and Israel Folau won't travel with the Waratahs.
Hong Kong is ready to take on the rest of the world as they host the Junior World Rugby Trophy.
Japan will be playing an extra fixture against Samoa before the PNC this year.
In player movement Gonzalo Tiesi has signed with Newcastle, London Irish have brought in Geoff Cross, and Gloucester have signed Mark Atkinson.
Planet Rugby has their latest edition of Loose Pass.