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National Teams:
Blaine Scully competed in a very interesting Q&A yesterday with fans via Twitter. We compiled all the questions and answers for you.
Chris Wyles will start while Hayden Smith is on the bench for Saracens as they play the Ospreys in pre-season today. Wyles is also ready to start the season.
Thanks to his nine tries at the Serevi RugbyTown Sevens Maka Unufe is the Rugby Marketplace Player of the Week.
Take the jump to read more.
Surfside Sevens looks at the "Road to Rio" and asks if the U.S. can get there.
The Women's Junior All-Americans lost their opening match to Canada 51-5 yesterday.
College/Club:
All youth and high school teams should participate in the U.S. Rugby Foundation's Drop Kick Challenge.
Brandon Sparks is the new head coach at Michigan. We sat down with him to find out why he took on the challenge and what his plans are for next season.
Canada:
Connor Braid has signed a three month deal with the Glasgow Warriors.
World:
The All Blacks, South Africa, and Argentina have named their sides for the weekend.
ESPNScrum columnist John Taylor says the best XV's players need to play 7s in the Olympics.
Both the IOC and the IRB were pleased with the rugby event at the Youth Olympics.
Nick Cummins checks in from Japan. The Top League starts this weekend.
New Zealand is set to compete in the Oceania 7s for the first time in the tournaments history in just a little over a month.
Blaine Scully competed in a very interesting Q&A yesterday with fans via Twitter. We compiled all the questions and answers for you.
Chris Wyles will start while Hayden Smith is on the bench for Saracens as they play the Ospreys in pre-season today. Wyles is also ready to start the season.
Thanks to his nine tries at the Serevi RugbyTown Sevens Maka Unufe is the Rugby Marketplace Player of the Week.
Take the jump to read more.
Surfside Sevens looks at the "Road to Rio" and asks if the U.S. can get there.
The Women's Junior All-Americans lost their opening match to Canada 51-5 yesterday.
College/Club:
All youth and high school teams should participate in the U.S. Rugby Foundation's Drop Kick Challenge.
Brandon Sparks is the new head coach at Michigan. We sat down with him to find out why he took on the challenge and what his plans are for next season.
Canada:
Connor Braid has signed a three month deal with the Glasgow Warriors.
World:
The All Blacks, South Africa, and Argentina have named their sides for the weekend.
ESPNScrum columnist John Taylor says the best XV's players need to play 7s in the Olympics.
Both the IOC and the IRB were pleased with the rugby event at the Youth Olympics.
Nick Cummins checks in from Japan. The Top League starts this weekend.
New Zealand is set to compete in the Oceania 7s for the first time in the tournaments history in just a little over a month.