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National Teams:
We caught up with Shalom Suniula to see how the Eagles preparations are going ahead of the Samoa clash.
If you haven't seen it yet, check out this website that tells you what time each RWC match is in local UK time and your local time.
The Todd Clever saga took another twist this morning with the news he has signed for Newcastle.
The Eagles schedule for the Americas Six Nations is coming together with what looks like three home matches.
Alex Goff talks with Thretton Palamo about facing off against Samoa while Niku Kruger is excited to potentially play.
Jules McCoy has been picked to replace Ric Suggitt as Women Eagles 7s head coach.
Take the jump to read more.
Club/College:
The latest Canterbury DI-A Top 20 rankings are out with some movement.
We spoke with the captain of NSCRO's Bethel College to see what are the challenges and rewards of a new program.
Wheeling Jesuit looks at a couple of players that recently trained with the U.S. U-20s.
Check out another great profile of rugby taking off in inner-city Los Angeles.
The Guardian recently profiled the rugby tradition at West Point.
Hype is building for the Halloween 7s and it continues with this preview video.
Mary Washington picked up a win last weekend when they beat Radford.
Evan Lappen has a preview of the Mid-Atlantic DI season while ORSU's San Juanita Moreno is the WPL Player of the Week.
World:
Ireland, France, Canada, Italy, Georgia, and Japan have named their teams for this weekend.
World Rugby is set to crack down on embellishment and diving at the World Cup.
Schalk Burger says he'll retire from all rugby after the season.
Our partners Grubber have everything for the World Cup fan!
National Teams:
If you haven't seen it yet, check out this website that tells you what time each RWC match is in local UK time and your local time.
The Todd Clever saga took another twist this morning with the news he has signed for Newcastle.
The Eagles schedule for the Americas Six Nations is coming together with what looks like three home matches.
Alex Goff talks with Thretton Palamo about facing off against Samoa while Niku Kruger is excited to potentially play.
Jules McCoy has been picked to replace Ric Suggitt as Women Eagles 7s head coach.
Take the jump to read more.
Club/College:
The latest Canterbury DI-A Top 20 rankings are out with some movement.
We spoke with the captain of NSCRO's Bethel College to see what are the challenges and rewards of a new program.
Wheeling Jesuit looks at a couple of players that recently trained with the U.S. U-20s.
Check out another great profile of rugby taking off in inner-city Los Angeles.
The Guardian recently profiled the rugby tradition at West Point.
Hype is building for the Halloween 7s and it continues with this preview video.
Mary Washington picked up a win last weekend when they beat Radford.
Evan Lappen has a preview of the Mid-Atlantic DI season while ORSU's San Juanita Moreno is the WPL Player of the Week.
World:
Ireland, France, Canada, Italy, Georgia, and Japan have named their teams for this weekend.
World Rugby is set to crack down on embellishment and diving at the World Cup.
Schalk Burger says he'll retire from all rugby after the season.