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National Teams:
Both the Hawks and the Falcons fell short of claiming the inaugural Halloween 7s but did achieve some of their goals as they look forward to the start of the World Sevens Series.
A quick recap of day one can be found here.
The U.S.A. Rugby Trust has a great interview with former Eagle John Buchholz.
Eric Fry and Todd Clever won't be a part of this year's European campaign for Newcastle.
Club/College:
Cal is set to host the PAC 7s championship this week.
Take the jump to read more.
Doug Coil has a list of scores from the weekend and a report on Wheeling Jesuit's win over Delaware.
Brett Anker has more on wins in the ACRL and the SCRC.
Alex Goff has info on Utah, the MAC, Oklahoma, the WIIL, and Penn State. Also, Jackie Finlan writes about Quinnipiac.
The Life Women met Lindenwood in a top match-up but still came out ahead.
World:
New Zealand beat Australia to claim their second straight World Cup. The win arguably seals their place as the greatest team of all time. Even NPR got in on the reporting.
Dan Carter was the hero on Saturday and took home the World Rugby Player of the Year afterward.
With the World Cup complete the reviews for the tournament are pouring in.
Louis Picamoles will be leaving for Northampton at the end of the season.
Planet Rugby lists who's hot and who's not.
Our partners Grubber have everything for the World Cup fan!
National Teams:
Both the Hawks and the Falcons fell short of claiming the inaugural Halloween 7s but did achieve some of their goals as they look forward to the start of the World Sevens Series.
A quick recap of day one can be found here.
The U.S.A. Rugby Trust has a great interview with former Eagle John Buchholz.
Eric Fry and Todd Clever won't be a part of this year's European campaign for Newcastle.
Club/College:
Cal is set to host the PAC 7s championship this week.
Take the jump to read more.
Doug Coil has a list of scores from the weekend and a report on Wheeling Jesuit's win over Delaware.
Brett Anker has more on wins in the ACRL and the SCRC.
Alex Goff has info on Utah, the MAC, Oklahoma, the WIIL, and Penn State. Also, Jackie Finlan writes about Quinnipiac.
The Life Women met Lindenwood in a top match-up but still came out ahead.
World:
New Zealand beat Australia to claim their second straight World Cup. The win arguably seals their place as the greatest team of all time. Even NPR got in on the reporting.
Dan Carter was the hero on Saturday and took home the World Rugby Player of the Year afterward.
With the World Cup complete the reviews for the tournament are pouring in.
Louis Picamoles will be leaving for Northampton at the end of the season.
Planet Rugby lists who's hot and who's not.