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An announcement will be made on May 13th confirming that the Eagles will be facing the All Blacks in Chicago this November.
On the latest Try & Tackle podcast the roundtable talks about the announcement as well as the Glasgow 7s.
Staying with Patrick Johnston's great work, he breaks down the chances of a West Coast Super Rugby franchise.
Hanno Dirksen has signed a three year contract extension with the Ospreys.
Take the jump to read more.
Rugby Wrap Up's Junior Blaber has his analysis of the Eagles 7s team and what they face in London.
Can the U.S. qualify for the 2016 Olympics? It's a question posed in this article.
College/Club:
The latest PRP Power Rankings have Glendale and SFGG still at the top. That's no surprise but Olympic Club moving up at the expense of Belmont Shore may be.
James Wood will be the new head coach of Davenport. He has been an assistant to Kruger van Biljon.
Fresh off winning the Varsity Cup, BYU takes a look back at their 2014 season. BYU's Kyle Sumsion also took home this week's Rugby Marketplace Player of the Week award.
All of the college matches this weekend will be streamed on USA Rugby TV.
One of the most controversial aspects in American rugby is the fact that there are two national champions every year. As we wrote yesterday, that may not be a bad thing.
U-20, Colorado State Ram, and Denver Barbarian Ben Pinkelman is the first ever Graham Downes Scholarship winner.
CNN has more on Waisale Serevi and how he developed his passion for rugby by listening to the radio.
Alex Goff has his look at those competing in the women's college DI semi-finals while Brett Anker profiles Little Rock and the rest of the DII field.
Boathouse has signed on to sponsor the Ivy Rugby Conference through 2017.
World:
The injury list grows for England as Billy Twelvetrees has been ruled out for many weeks.
Dean Ryan will coach the Barbarians as they play England this summer.
In player movement, Nic White has signed a deal to stay with the Brumbies, Newcastle have signed Alesana and Anitelea Tuilagi, Cardiff have signed Manoa Vosawai, and Jerry Yanuyanutawa has re-upped with Glasgow.
Tidbits:
Congratulations to our college playoff prediction contest winners!
Speaking of Rugby Marketplace, they are now featuring Canterbury products. You can grab an Eagles jersey for only $44.99 plus shipping.
National Teams:
An announcement will be made on May 13th confirming that the Eagles will be facing the All Blacks in Chicago this November.
On the latest Try & Tackle podcast the roundtable talks about the announcement as well as the Glasgow 7s.
Staying with Patrick Johnston's great work, he breaks down the chances of a West Coast Super Rugby franchise.
Hanno Dirksen has signed a three year contract extension with the Ospreys.
Take the jump to read more.
Rugby Wrap Up's Junior Blaber has his analysis of the Eagles 7s team and what they face in London.
Can the U.S. qualify for the 2016 Olympics? It's a question posed in this article.
College/Club:
The latest PRP Power Rankings have Glendale and SFGG still at the top. That's no surprise but Olympic Club moving up at the expense of Belmont Shore may be.
James Wood will be the new head coach of Davenport. He has been an assistant to Kruger van Biljon.
Fresh off winning the Varsity Cup, BYU takes a look back at their 2014 season. BYU's Kyle Sumsion also took home this week's Rugby Marketplace Player of the Week award.
All of the college matches this weekend will be streamed on USA Rugby TV.
One of the most controversial aspects in American rugby is the fact that there are two national champions every year. As we wrote yesterday, that may not be a bad thing.
U-20, Colorado State Ram, and Denver Barbarian Ben Pinkelman is the first ever Graham Downes Scholarship winner.
CNN has more on Waisale Serevi and how he developed his passion for rugby by listening to the radio.
Alex Goff has his look at those competing in the women's college DI semi-finals while Brett Anker profiles Little Rock and the rest of the DII field.
Boathouse has signed on to sponsor the Ivy Rugby Conference through 2017.
World:
The injury list grows for England as Billy Twelvetrees has been ruled out for many weeks.
Dean Ryan will coach the Barbarians as they play England this summer.
In player movement, Nic White has signed a deal to stay with the Brumbies, Newcastle have signed Alesana and Anitelea Tuilagi, Cardiff have signed Manoa Vosawai, and Jerry Yanuyanutawa has re-upped with Glasgow.
Tidbits:
Congratulations to our college playoff prediction contest winners!