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It's Q&A time so make sure you submit your questions by Friday.
The Eagles 7s team is off to Australia next week. We caught up with Chris Brown and Alex Magleby to get their thoughts on the team.
Club/College:
Thanks to their win over Boston it's no surprise that Life stay number one in the latest ARP Power Rankings.
At the heart of Life's win was AJ MacGinty, who was named the Rugby Marketplace Player of the Week.
Take the jump to read more.
Patrick Latu has returned to Metropolis from Australia and he's already having a positive impact on the team.
The latest DI-A Rankings are out with St. Mary's still in first place.
Lindenwood, Davenport, and Life have agreed to limit the number of foreign players they use this season.
Boulder Rugby Club has signed an agreement with the city of Boulder to use Tom Watson Park.
The Army rugby website once again has articles from the men's and women's teams.
Alex Goff looks at the resurgence underway at Stony Brook while Alex Solomon writes that Air Force looks good early.
Despite losing to the All Blues the Glendale Raptors women say it isn't the end of the season.
The most recent episode of Greaux Rugby is out. It's worth a look as always.
Loyola in Chicago was the subject of this feature while Arizona is looking forward to getting the season started.
World:
After his in-flight incident Kurtley Beale has been left out of the Australia squad to play Argentina.
New Zealand have likewise named their team to play South Africa.
The Barbarians have chosen seven players from South Africa for their upcoming matches.
Namibia is looking to make waves in the upcoming World Cup.
U.S.A. Rugby's Chad Wise looks at the tradition that is New Zealand rugby.
The Oceania 7s begin this weekend with several teams getting warm-ups in ahead of the Gold Coast 7s.
Injuries have ruled Sean O'Brien out for months and Waltie Vermeulen has been forced to retire.
Tidbits:
"Gimp" is our latest rugby book club selection. Make sure you join us in reading Mark Zupan's incredible journey.
It's Q&A time so make sure you submit your questions by Friday.
The Eagles 7s team is off to Australia next week. We caught up with Chris Brown and Alex Magleby to get their thoughts on the team.
Club/College:
Thanks to their win over Boston it's no surprise that Life stay number one in the latest ARP Power Rankings.
At the heart of Life's win was AJ MacGinty, who was named the Rugby Marketplace Player of the Week.
Take the jump to read more.
Patrick Latu has returned to Metropolis from Australia and he's already having a positive impact on the team.
The latest DI-A Rankings are out with St. Mary's still in first place.
Lindenwood, Davenport, and Life have agreed to limit the number of foreign players they use this season.
Boulder Rugby Club has signed an agreement with the city of Boulder to use Tom Watson Park.
The Army rugby website once again has articles from the men's and women's teams.
Alex Goff looks at the resurgence underway at Stony Brook while Alex Solomon writes that Air Force looks good early.
Despite losing to the All Blues the Glendale Raptors women say it isn't the end of the season.
The most recent episode of Greaux Rugby is out. It's worth a look as always.
Loyola in Chicago was the subject of this feature while Arizona is looking forward to getting the season started.
World:
After his in-flight incident Kurtley Beale has been left out of the Australia squad to play Argentina.
New Zealand have likewise named their team to play South Africa.
The Barbarians have chosen seven players from South Africa for their upcoming matches.
Namibia is looking to make waves in the upcoming World Cup.
U.S.A. Rugby's Chad Wise looks at the tradition that is New Zealand rugby.
The Oceania 7s begin this weekend with several teams getting warm-ups in ahead of the Gold Coast 7s.
Injuries have ruled Sean O'Brien out for months and Waltie Vermeulen has been forced to retire.
Tidbits:
"Gimp" is our latest rugby book club selection. Make sure you join us in reading Mark Zupan's incredible journey.