‍📰 HEADLINES

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COLLEGE RUGBY

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Men's D-I: Top 20 Coaches Poll (National Collegiate Rugby)

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‍Top 5:

1. St. Bonaventure
2. Brown
3. Notre Dame College
4. Queens
5. Kutztown

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Men's D1AA: Top 20 Coaches Poll (National Collegiate Rugby)

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‍Top 5:

1. Kentucky (+2)
2. Louisville (-1)
3. Bowling Green (-1)
4. Virginia Tech
5. Clemson

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Men's D-II: Top 20 Coaches Poll (National Collegiate Rugby)

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‍Top 5:

1. IUP
2. Norwich
3. Georgtown (+1)
4. Northern Iowa (-1)
5. Vermont (+1)

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Men's Small College: Top 20 Coaches Poll (National Collegiate Rugby)

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‍Top 5:

1. Babson
2. Cal Poly Humboldt
3. Wayne State
4. Catholic (+1)
5. Endicott (-1)

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MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY

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Dallas Jackals: Dallas Re-Signs Prop Juan Pablo Zeiss (Dallas Jackals)

• Takeaway: Prop Juan Pablo Zeiss, who made 15 starts last season, returns for the 2024 MLR season.

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‍Old Glory DC: Old Glory Announces Return of Jamason Fa'anana-Schultz (Old Glory DC)

• Takeaway: Old Glory DC captain and USA international Jamason Fa'anana-Schultz has re-signed for the 2024 MLR season.

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PREMIER RUGBY SEVENS

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Dream Team: 2023 PR7s Dream Team Men (Premier Rugby Sevens)

• Dream Team:
• Dan Norton
• Branco Du Preez
• Ben Pinkelman
• Alasio Naduva
• Kenny Jinkins
• Craig Hunt
• Brock Gallagher

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USA RUGBY

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Men's Eagles: Spain Mini-Tournament Set for Brazil, Canada, USA (Americas Rugby News)

• Takeaway: Spain will host three teams for a two-test tournament in November.

• Insight: As shared by Bryan Ray of Americas Rugby News, "decision to play two-test tourney instead of a full three-test round-robin series came from World Rugby."

• Fixtures:

• 📆 November 11
• 🇺🇸 USA vs. Brazil 🇧🇷
• 🇪🇸 Spain vs. Canada 🇨🇦

• 📆 November 18
• Winner M1 vs. Winner M2
• Loser M1 vs. Loser M2

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🏆 2023 RWC

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DAILY UPDATES

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France: Dupont Meeting Training Goals but Surgeon to Make Call on France Return (The Guardian)

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‍New Zealand: New Zealand Captain to Make First 2023 World Cup Start Against Uruguay (BBC Sport)

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‍Review: Five Big Takeaways from the First Half of the 2023 Rugby World Cup (The Guardian)

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‍Scotland: Scotland Coach Laughs off 'Match-Fixing' Question as 'Huge Challenge' against Ireland Awaits (Planet Rugby)

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🏉 COLLEGE RUGBY

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‍MEN'S HEADLINES‍

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D1AA: Rankings Week 5 (Goff Rugby Report)

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DII: Rankings Week 5 (Goff Rugby Report)

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‍WOMEN'S HEADLINES‍

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Updates: College Coaching & Competition Changes for 2023-24 (The Rugby Breakdown)