📰 HEADLINES
MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY
Honors: First XV Week 6 (Major League Rugby)
- Takeaway: Center Junior Gafa, lock Frank Lochore, and fullback Michael Manson were among the standout performers in MLR's First XV for Week 6.
- Player of the Week: Dallas Jackals hooker Dewald Kotze earned Player of the Week honors for setting a new MLR single-game try scoring record.
COLLEGE RUGBY
2024 CRC: National 7s Selection Show on TRN (National Collegiate Rugby)
- Takeaway: The Rugby Network will broadcast the 2024 Collegiate Rugby Championship Saturday Selection Show on April 20 at 7 PM ET.
CRAA D1 Spring 15s: DI College Spring 15s QF Matchups Confirmed (The Rugby Breakdown)
- Quarterfinals, Friday, April 19:
- Western Washington vs. Claremont
- University of Florida vs. Stanford
- Grand Canyon vs. Cal
- Virginia vs. Arizona State
ENGLAND RUGBY
Red Roses: RFU Launches £12m Initiative to Grow Women's Grassroots Rugby(The Guardian)
- Takeaway: RFU (in partnership with government, Sport England, and UK Sport) has committed to investing over £12m to reach its goal of having over 100,000 girls and women playing the sport by 2027.
- PWR: England prop Sarah Bern called on RFU to make Premiership Women's Rugby fully professional, though one has to wonder what that means for Women's Eagles playing overseas.
- Question: Will fully professional contracts be offered to Women's Eagles or earmarked towards domestic talent instead?
📊 MLR POWER RANKINGS
The Rankings: The top three spots remain the same for the second consecutive week, though we could see a reshuffle at the top at the end of week 7.
- Houston SaberCats
- Seattle Seawolves
- New England Free Jacks
- Dallas Jackals (+1)
- NOLA Gold (-1)
- San Diego Legion
- Chicago Hounds (+1)
- Old Glory DC (-1)
- RFCLA
- Utah Warriors
- Miami Sharks
- Anthem RC
🏉 QUICK HITS
Boys High School Rugby: Latest Boys Club Rugby Top 50 (Goff Rugby Report)
Girls High School Rugby: 14 Teams, 8 States Commit to Single-School Nationals (The Rugby Breakdown)
Uruguay: Uruguay Name Argentine Rodolfo Ambrosio as New Head Coach (Americas Rugby News)