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The Junior All-Americans got off to a rough start in the Junior World Championship losing 97-0 to South Africa.
The Eagles are busy down in Houston preparing for Ireland. They have been particularly busy on media outlets. Also, check out these photos of the team down in Houston.
The hallmark of the Eagles last performance against Ireland was their defense. They are going to need that same kind of performance this weekend.
Ireland are having difficulty dealing with the heat in Houston and may request water breaks.
The Independence Cup, which was to feature crossover athletes against London Irish, has been postponed. We talked with Mac Robertson of RugbyLaw, the group behind the event, to find out more on the event's future.
The Northeast has unveiled their Olympic Development Academy squads in New York and Boston.
Americans in Europe learned their Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup fates yesterday as the draw for next year's tournament was held in Dublin.
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College/Club:
Alex Goff at Rugbymag talks about that "finally" moment for Cal. He also says that the type of actions at West Point never come at a good time but now is an especially bad time. (Membership required)
Life held a Q&A with club MVP AJ MacGinty.
World:
The news keeps getting worse of Cian Healy. Not only does he have an ankle injury but he has now been cited for biting Brett Sheehan. U.S.-born Alex Corbisiero has been called up to the Lions squad to replace Healy.
Unlike the Force, the Reds have named a strong team, including Quade Cooper, to face the Lions. Sam Warburton will make his Lions debut in the match.
The All Blacks have named their team to take on France at Eden Park this Saturday. Aaron Cruden will get the start.
Christian Wade and Matt Kvesic will start for England against Argentina in Salta this weekend. Wales have also named some new players to their team.
Samoa, Japan, and Italy have also named their teams for their respective weekend matches.
The Nations Cup is set to kick off this weekend in Europe. It features the top Tier II teams in Europe plus several 'A' team from Tier I countries.
Leon Barwell is stepping down as chairman at Northampton. In other news, the Force have signed Perth product Dane Haylett-Petty.