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National Teams:
Women Eagles head coach Pete Steinberg has extended his contract through 2017.
Former Junior All-American Conor Kearns is this week's Rugby Marketplace Player of the Week.
Rugby Wrap Up has named their U.S.A. players to watch in 2015.
Club/College:
We're very happy to introduce our College Top 10 rankings. Our first edition has BYU on top but St. Mary's a close second. Check it out to see where your team lands.
Take the jump to read more.
The Utah Lions are expanding to bridge the gap for players in college that need extra time. There is also talk of a Western 7s circuit.
The Seattle Saracens have a new website and have features on both their men's and their women's teams.
SFGG lost Mose Timoteo in the offseason but they plan on replacing him with Mahe Fugnupo and Don Pati.
The Youngstown Steel Valley Rugby Club will be hosting their annual Michael T. Hartzell class this March.
Serevi trainer Chris Tombs has seven simple exercises to help any player.
The Arkansas State Rugby Foundation is looking to raise money for the program.
TCU has stepped up to do their part to combat domestic violence.
Cal opened their door to coaches around the country recently when coaches from Harvard, Norwich, and other schools observed their practices.
Allyn Freeman has a two part look (part one and part two) on whether lacrosse is a good professional model for rugby.
Alex Goff has a brief look at the Dennis Storer Classic this weekend and the high school tournament coupled with it.
The deadline to apply for the 2015 Girls High School National Invitational Championship is approaching.
World:
France have released their training camp squad for the upcoming Six Nations as has Italy.
Duane Vermeulen is the latest superstar linked with Toulon while Ali Williams is set to retire.
In player movement, Ross Rennie has been forced to retire and Exeter have re-signed Carl Rimmer, Ben Moon, and Kai Horstmann.
Make sure to submit your question to our latest Q&A.
National Teams:
Former Junior All-American Conor Kearns is this week's Rugby Marketplace Player of the Week.
Rugby Wrap Up has named their U.S.A. players to watch in 2015.
Club/College:
We're very happy to introduce our College Top 10 rankings. Our first edition has BYU on top but St. Mary's a close second. Check it out to see where your team lands.
Take the jump to read more.
The Utah Lions are expanding to bridge the gap for players in college that need extra time. There is also talk of a Western 7s circuit.
The Seattle Saracens have a new website and have features on both their men's and their women's teams.
SFGG lost Mose Timoteo in the offseason but they plan on replacing him with Mahe Fugnupo and Don Pati.
The Youngstown Steel Valley Rugby Club will be hosting their annual Michael T. Hartzell class this March.
Serevi trainer Chris Tombs has seven simple exercises to help any player.
The Arkansas State Rugby Foundation is looking to raise money for the program.
TCU has stepped up to do their part to combat domestic violence.
Cal opened their door to coaches around the country recently when coaches from Harvard, Norwich, and other schools observed their practices.
Allyn Freeman has a two part look (part one and part two) on whether lacrosse is a good professional model for rugby.
Alex Goff has a brief look at the Dennis Storer Classic this weekend and the high school tournament coupled with it.
The deadline to apply for the 2015 Girls High School National Invitational Championship is approaching.
World:
France have released their training camp squad for the upcoming Six Nations as has Italy.
Duane Vermeulen is the latest superstar linked with Toulon while Ali Williams is set to retire.
In player movement, Ross Rennie has been forced to retire and Exeter have re-signed Carl Rimmer, Ben Moon, and Kai Horstmann.