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MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY

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Week 18 Takeaways:

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• Anthem: Hooker Connor Robinson scored a try for the second straight week.

• Chicago: The Hounds earned the third seed in the Eastern Conference, and will travel to New Orleans to face NOLA Gold in an Eastern Conference semifinal on Sunday, July 21st.

• Dallas: The Dallas Jackals finished the regular season with a 6-10 record, and will face the Houston SaberCats on Saturday, July 20th.

• DC: Old Glory finished the regular season with seven wins, seven losses and two draws, and will travel to Quincy, Massachusetts, to face the New England Free Jacks.

• Houston: The SaberCats beat Dallas on a Davy Coetzer kick in the final moments of the game, and will host the Dallas Jackals in the playoffs on Saturday, July 20th.

• Los Angeles: RFCLA finished their inaugural season with five wins, 10 losses and a draw.

• Miami: The Sharks finished their inaugural season with six wins and 10 losses.

• New England: The Free Jacks secured the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs and will host Old Glory DC on Saturday, July 20th.

• New Orleans: NOLA Gold finished the regular season with a 10-6 record and will host the Chicago Hounds on Sunday, July 21st.  

• San Diego: The Legion won their 11th game of the season, and will travel to Washington to face the Seawolves in a Western Conference semifinal on Sunday, July 21st.

• Seattle: The Seawolves won 11 games in the regular season and will host the San Diego Legion on Sunday, July 21st.

• Utah: The Warriors broke their home attendance record with 10,900 fans cheering at America First Field on Friday.

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MEN'S INTERNATIONALS

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Weekend Results:

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• 🇯🇵 Japan 10 - 36 Māori ABs 🇳🇿
  • Match Report

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AROUND THE WORLD

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Brazil: Brazil Book Ticket to First Women's Rugby World Cup (World Rugby)

• Takeaway: Brazil will make their first trip to the Rugby World Cup after beating Columbia 34-13 on Saturday.

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‍Wales: Wales Clinch 2025 World Cup Spot with Spain Rout (BBC Sport)

• Takeaway: Wales scored eight tries, including a hat trick from Carys Cox, to beat Spain and secure a berth in WXV2 and qualification for Rugby World Cup 2025.

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Wallabies: Michael Hooper Exits 'Australian Rugby' after Failed Olympic 7s Bid (RugbyPass)

• Takeaway: Flanker Michael Hooper, who earned 125 Test caps for the Wallabies, stepped away from international rugby after he was left off Australia's 7s Olympic team.

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✅ MLR WEEK 18 RECAP

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WEEK 18 RESULTS

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🏉 Utah 24 - 31 Los Angeles‍

‍🎥 Match Highlights‍

‍❌ Rugby Morning Pick: Utah by 5

‍🎱 Pools: 37% of players picked LA

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🏉 New England 40 - 7 Anthem

💯 Scorigami‍

‍🎥 Match Highlights‍

‍✅ Rugby Morning Pick: NE by 18

‍🎱 Pools: 99% of players picked NE

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🏉 DC 27 - 24 New Orleans

‍🎥 Match Highlights‍

‍✅ Rugby Morning Pick: DC by 2

‍🎱 Pools: 7% of players picked DC

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‍🏉 Chicago 38 - 26 Miami

‍🎥 Match Highlights‍

‍✅ Rugby Morning Pick: Chicago by 4

‍🎱 Pools: 74% of players picked Chicago

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‍🏉 Houston 29 - 28 Dallas

‍🎥 Match Highlights‍

‍✅ Rugby Morning Pick: HOU by 8

‍🎱 Pools: 99% of players picked HOU

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‍🏉 San Diego 45 - 33 Seattle

💯 Scorigami‍

‍🎥 Match Highlights‍

‍❌ Rugby Morning Pick: Seattle by 5

‍🎱 Pools: 73% of players picked SD

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‍Week 18 Picks:   4 ✅     2 ❌
Season Total:   64 ✅   32 ❌