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National Teams:
Mike Tolkin has named his roster for the Eagles upcoming camp ahead of their tour of South America. Most of the top domestic names return along with a few surprises.
College/Club:
Highlights from week 10 of the PRP are up. There were two big matches with playoff implications.
Cal is headed to Texas this weekend for their Varsity Cup quarterfinal match.
There was little doubt that Clemson's Aaron Keers was going to be the Rugby Marketplace Player of the Week.
Take the jump to read more.
The race to the College 7s Nationals is heating up. Both South Carolina and Tennessee are fighting it out in the SCRC while the Big 10 7s is set for it's leg in Iowa.
The school paper has a nice preview of Western Washington's drive for the NCRC title.
Cal State-Monterey was also noticed by the school paper.
The Pacific West Conference kicks off their playoffs this weekend.
Jackie Finlan previews the women's West and Southwest playoff brackets.
World:
The Barbarians turned 125 years old yesterday. Huw Richards has a look back at their beginnings.
Tom Youngs has spoken out against the potential of bringing Steffon Armitage and Nick Abendanon into the England team.
Schalk Burger has been given a one week suspension and will miss Saracens match against Clermont.
National Teams:
Mike Tolkin has named his roster for the Eagles upcoming camp ahead of their tour of South America. Most of the top domestic names return along with a few surprises.
College/Club:
Highlights from week 10 of the PRP are up. There were two big matches with playoff implications.
Cal is headed to Texas this weekend for their Varsity Cup quarterfinal match.
There was little doubt that Clemson's Aaron Keers was going to be the Rugby Marketplace Player of the Week.
Take the jump to read more.
The race to the College 7s Nationals is heating up. Both South Carolina and Tennessee are fighting it out in the SCRC while the Big 10 7s is set for it's leg in Iowa.
The school paper has a nice preview of Western Washington's drive for the NCRC title.
Cal State-Monterey was also noticed by the school paper.
The Pacific West Conference kicks off their playoffs this weekend.
Jackie Finlan previews the women's West and Southwest playoff brackets.
World:
The Barbarians turned 125 years old yesterday. Huw Richards has a look back at their beginnings.
Tom Youngs has spoken out against the potential of bringing Steffon Armitage and Nick Abendanon into the England team.
Schalk Burger has been given a one week suspension and will miss Saracens match against Clermont.