📰 HEADLINES
MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY
Week 6 Takeaways:
- Bye Week: Houston & San Diego
- Anthem: Fullback Shane Berry, center Junior Gafa, and wing David Still scored tries against Utah.
- Chicago: Hooker Dylan Fawsitt and lock James Scott scored two tries each against NOLA Gold.
- Dallas: Hooker Dewald Kotze scored five tries, setting a new MLR single-game record.
- DC: Old Glory DC earned its second 22-22 draw of the season (the first one was against Chicago in Week 3).
- Miami: Flyhalf Felipe Etcheverry kicked a penalty for Miami's only points against New England.
- New Orleans: Wing Teofilo "Ed" Fidow scored a try against Chicago.
- Seattle: Loosehead prop Dewald Donald scored a try, as a player named Dewald accounted for six tries in the Seattle vs. Dallas match.
- Utah: Lock Franke Lochore, fullback Michael Mason, and hooker Nic Souchon scored two tries each.
USA RUGBY
Men's Sevens: USA Men's Sevens Slot Seventh Place in Hong Kong as Thery Build Towards SVNS Finale (USA Rugby)
- Takeaway: The USA Men's Sevens beat Argentina and Great Britain in pool play, but lost to Ireland in extra time in the quarterfinals.
- Milestones: Captain Kevon Williams scored his 100th try on the sevens circuit.
- Next Up: Singapore, May 3-5.
Women's Sevens: USA Women's Sevens Clinch Hong Kong Silver in Their First Cup Final of the Season (USA Rugby)
- Takeaway: The USA Women's Sevens reached their first cup final of the season, beating Fiji and France in the knockout rounds, but came up short against New Zealand.
- Milestones: Veteran Ilona Maher scored her 60th career try and Kaylen Thomas scored a try in her first SVNS tournament.
- Next Up: Singapore, May 3-5.
COLLEGE RUGBY
D1A Playoffs: Eastern Bracket Update (Goff Rugby Report)
- (#1) Navy 41 - 7 Mary Washington (#8)
- (#4) Arkansas State 23 - 17 Davenport (#5)
- (#3) Lindenwood 26 - 0 Mount Saint Mary's (#6)
- (#2) Life 24 - 17 Army (#7)
D1A Playoffs: Western Bracket Update (Goff Rugby Report)
- (#1) Saint Mary's 78 - 7 Grand Canyon University (#8)
- (#4) Cal 70 - 13 Cal Poly (#5)
- (#3) BYU 48 - 15 UCLA (#6)
- (#2) Central Washington 23 - 17 Arizona (#7)
SUPER RUGBY AMERICAS
American Raptors: Selknam Down Raptors in Denver to Climb into Playoff Zone (Americas Rugby News)
- Takeaway: The American Raptors dropped an ugly one in Denver on Sunday, losing 26-7 to Selknam, in a match that saw three yellow cards and a red card handed out to the Raptors.
✅ MLR WEEK 6 RECAP
WEEK 6 RESULTS
🏉 Utah 44 - 19 Anthem
💯 Scorigami
📰 Match Recap (Americas Rugby News)
🎥 Match Highlights (TRN)
✅ Rugby Morning Pick: Utah by 18
🎱 Pools: 98% of players picked Utah
🏉 Seattle 34 - 32 Dallas
📰 Match Recap (Americas Rugby News)
🎥 Match Highlights (TRN)
✅ Rugby Morning Pick: Seattle by 5
🎱 Pools: 99% of players picked Seattle
🏉 New Orleans 21 - 38 Chicago
📰 Match Recap (Americas Rugby News)
🎥 Match Highlights (TRN)
❌ Rugby Morning Pick: NOLA by 4
🎱 Pools: 2% of players picked Chicago
🏉 New England 25 - 3 Miami
💯 Scorigami
📰 Match Recap (Americas Rugby News)
🎥 Match Highlights (TRN)
✅ Rugby Morning Pick: NE by 8
🎱 Pools: 98% of players picked NE
🏉 DC 22 - 22 LA
📰 Match Recap (DJCoilRugby)
🎥 Match Highlights (TRN)
❌ Rugby Morning Pick: DC by 6
🎱 Pools: 91% of players picked DC
Week 6 Picks: 3 ✅ 2 ❌
Season Total: 26 ✅ 7 ❌