USA Rugby

In Today's Edition

📰 HEADLINES

CANADA SEVENS

USA Men's Sevens:

  • Takeaway: USA Men's Sevens lost to New Zealand 50-7 to claim 6th place.
  • Honors: Perry Baker became the 3rd player on the Series to score 250 tries.
  • Injury Report: Crossover athlete David Still appeared to hurt his knee and had to be helped off the field in the 5th place final against New Zealand. No word yet on the severity of the injury.
  • Standings: USA is in 9th place, 13 points back of 4th-place Fiji.
  • Next Up: Hong Kong, March 31 - April 2

MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY

Milestone: Mikey Te'o Reaches 50 Caps (Major League Rugby)

  • Takeaway: San Diego Legion wing Mikey Te'o became the 30th player in MLR history to reach 50 appearances.

USA RUGBY

Development: Chile XV Defeats USA Hawks in Santiago (Americas Rugby News)

  • Takeaway: Scheduled to play Selknam, the USA Hawks instead played and lost to a developmental Chile XV squad.
  • Next Up: Pampas, Friday, March 10.

✅ MLR ROUND 3 RECAP

ROUND 3 RESULTS

🏉 Dallas 10 - 35 Seattle

📰 Match Report (Americas Rugby News)

💯 Scorigami

✅ Rugby Morning Pick: Seattle by 15.

🎱 Earful of Dirt Podcast Pool: 97% of players picked Seattle to win.

🏉 Atlanta 29 - 16 New Orleans

📰 Match Report (Americas Rugby News)

💯 Scorigami

✅ Rugby Morning Pick: Atlanta by 7.

🎱 MLR Kickoff Pool: 97% of players picked Atlanta to win.

🏉 Chicago 10 - 14 Utah

📰 Match Report (Americas Rugby News)

✅ Rugby Morning Pick: Utah by 3.

🎱 MLR Predictor Pool: 82% of players picked Utah to win.

🏉 New York 34 - 8 DC

📰 Match Report (Americas Rugby News)

💯 Scorigami

3️⃣ Flyhalf Jack Heighton scored the 23rd hat trick in MLR history.

❌ Rugby Morning Pick: DC by 4.

🎱 Rugby Rant Pool: 64% of players picked New York to win.

🏉 Houston 31 - 26 San Diego

📰 Match Report (Americas Rugby News)

💯 Scorigami

✅ Rugby Morning Pick: Houston by 5.

🎱 Rugby Wrap Up Pool: 65% of players picked Houston to win.

  • 📈 Season Tracker: You can track Rugby Morning's picks in five Superbru MLR Predictor pools: Earful of Dirt, MLR Kickoff, MLR Predictor, Rugby Rant, and Rugby Wrap Up.

Round 3 Picks:  4 ✅  1 ❌

Season Total: 13 ✅ 3 ❌

🦅 EAGLES OVERSEAS

4️⃣ MEN'S EAGLES

Notable Performances:

AJ MacGinty: The flyhalf added 11 points from the tee in Bristol's 62-8 win over Northampton.

Kapeli Pifeleti: The hooker entered in the 58th minute and scored a try in Saracens' 35-24 loss to Sale.

1️⃣8️⃣ WOMEN'S EAGLES

Notable Performances:

Rachel Johnson: The No.8 scored a try in Exeter Chiefs' 54-25 win over Harlequins.

Kate Zackary: The outside center scored two tries in Exeter Chiefs' 54-25 win over Harlequins. 👉 Keep it locked on Eagles Overseas for updates on all the Men's and Women's Eagles competing overseas.

Poll Question

Do you think the Dallas Jackals will beat the Toronto Arrows on Saturday?

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Yesterday's Poll Answer

Do you think the Utah Warriors will beat the New England Free Jacks at home in Round 7?

21% of respondents voted that the Utah Warriors will beat the New England Free Jacks in Round 7.