📰 HEADLINES

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MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY

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Contraction: Toronto Arrows to Not Compete in 2024 MLR Season (Major League Rugby)

• Quotable: "While this news is unfortunate, and we feel for all individuals associated with the Arrows organization, the health of MLR remains strong and we look forward to exploring options to bring a team back to Canada in the future," said MLR CEO Nic Benson.

• Quotable: "Despite extensive efforts, carrying on following the passing of Bill Webb was simply too great a challenge for the club to overcome," said the Toronto Arrows official statement.

• Quotable: "ARN understands that new backers appeared to be in place until late last week, when the most significant of those pulled out of the deal. The league says that ‘all avenues’ were considered but no solution was found to keep the club from folding," wrote Americas Rugby News.

• How It Started: An Instagram post from the account pintsandscrums yesterday set off a firestorm of speculation on social media.

• What Happens Next: MLR will announce a player disbursement process (though Seattle Seawolves hooker Joe Taufete'e shared his thoughts on it) and an update on the 2024 MLR season schedule.

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COLLEGE RUGBY

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NCR: National Championships to Air on The Rugby Network (National Collegiate Rugby)

• Takeaway: The Rugby Network will broadcast the Women's XVs National Championship and the Men's Division I and Division I-AA Semifinals on December 2-3, followed by the Men's XVs National Championship on December 8-10.

• 📺 Men's Nationals Schedule

• 📺 Women's Nationals Schedule

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MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY

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Player Moves ⤵️‍

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Houston SaberCats: re-signed center/wing & USA international Christian Dyer, who is running his first marathon (the Dallas Marathon) on December 10.

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🏉 QUICK HITS

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Argentina: Michael Cheika Staying on as Pumas Coach Until Rugby World Cup 2027 (Americas Rugby News)

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‍College Rugby: CRAA Fall Classic Matchups Set for Saturday (Goff Rugby Report)

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‍College Rugby: Wild Semifinal Matchups in Women's Small College (Goff Rugby Report)

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‍World Rugby Sevens: Uruguay Will Be One of the Three Venues for the World Rugby Challenger 2024 (Uruguay Rugby)