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National Teams:
The Eagles Select XV overcame a shaky first half to down Uruguay yesterday and finish the ARC at 2-1.
If you missed the match you can get caught up with your match commentary.
The All Blacks have named their touring squad for their match against the U.S. in two weeks. Dan Carter is on the list but he must be fit first.
The U.S. will be all hands on deck for that match although it comes with a price for players in the Premiership.
Paul Tait looks at the Eagles chances at the World Cup one year out.
Perry Baker was the latest player profiled by the IRB in this video.
Rugby America's Ted Hardy talks about the Eagles in his latest Talking Rugby.
Club/College:
Doug Coil has a great report on Kutztown's win over Penn State in a key Rugby East match.
In other college scores Bowling Green won big, Mississippi State beat Auburn, Maryland beat Virginia, Indiana beat Michigan, St. Joseph's clinched the Keystone East, while James Madison and UNC-Wilmington also won.
The Utah Youth 7s series continued over the weekend. The Deseret News has a photo gallery.
World:
Bledisloe III and the European Champions Cup made for a busy weekend around the world. Stay tuned for our World Rugby Weekend Review.
Michael Cheika has been offered the Australia job while Ewen McKenzie is reportedly the target of Argentina.
Scotland have named their team for the November internationals.
On the injury front Schalk Brits will be out for awhile with knee ligament damage while in player movement Montpellier have signed Ben Lucas as injury cover.
Planet Rugby has their weekly look at who's hot and who's not.