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National Teams:
The whispers are growing louder about Pro Rugby. We say that the league would be helped by the addition of Richie McCaw.
If you haven't seen it already, Taku Ngwenya scored one heck of a try last weekend.
Nigel Melville says the novelty factor will draw fans to the London Irish-Saracens match.
Club/College:
Life picked up a solid win in the ARP with a win over rivals NYAC.
The Seattle Saracens also won again, this time against Vancouver Rowing Club.
Take the jump to read more.
The Rugby Republic has a great profile of Central Washington's Tanner Barnes. The site also profiles Santa Rosa.
The ECRC has a recap of week 8 from the conference.
Week six, the final week of the regular season, of the WPL is in the books.
Both Michigan and Wisconsin won in the Big Ten setting up a strong final weekend.
Alex Goff has more on the Tri-State, DII playoff picture, MARC, and Towson & Salisbury while Jackie Finlan writes about Montana State.
Canada:
Ciaran Hearn has signed with London Irish. It was an offer "too good to pass up" Hearn told Patrick Johnston.
World:
Buried deep in this article is indication that the draw for the 2019 World Cup will be held next year.
Twickenham will host NFL matches for the next three years beginning next year.
Planet Rugby has their latest edition of Loose Pass.
Nick Abendanon has come out firmly against England's selection policies.
Check out this article on New Zealand rugby honoring indigenous culture.
Our partners Grubber have everything for the World Cup fan!
National Teams:
The whispers are growing louder about Pro Rugby. We say that the league would be helped by the addition of Richie McCaw.
If you haven't seen it already, Taku Ngwenya scored one heck of a try last weekend.
Nigel Melville says the novelty factor will draw fans to the London Irish-Saracens match.
Club/College:
Life picked up a solid win in the ARP with a win over rivals NYAC.
The Seattle Saracens also won again, this time against Vancouver Rowing Club.
Take the jump to read more.
The Rugby Republic has a great profile of Central Washington's Tanner Barnes. The site also profiles Santa Rosa.
The ECRC has a recap of week 8 from the conference.
Week six, the final week of the regular season, of the WPL is in the books.
Both Michigan and Wisconsin won in the Big Ten setting up a strong final weekend.
Alex Goff has more on the Tri-State, DII playoff picture, MARC, and Towson & Salisbury while Jackie Finlan writes about Montana State.
Canada:
Ciaran Hearn has signed with London Irish. It was an offer "too good to pass up" Hearn told Patrick Johnston.
World:
Buried deep in this article is indication that the draw for the 2019 World Cup will be held next year.
Twickenham will host NFL matches for the next three years beginning next year.
Planet Rugby has their latest edition of Loose Pass.
Nick Abendanon has come out firmly against England's selection policies.
Check out this article on New Zealand rugby honoring indigenous culture.