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In Today's Edition

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College Rugby: Navy men's rugby beat Army men's rugby on Saturday at the Prusmack Rugby Complex in Annapolis, MD. โ€

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โ€Major League Rugby: The Seattle Seawolves signed South African lock Malembe Mpofu. Chicago Hounds scrumhalf Nick McCarthy and lock Ben Fry have announced their retirements from professional rugby.

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โ€NAR Stats: MLR Stats guru James Deeley released a new website - NA Rugby Database - which will serve as "your โ€˜one-stop shopโ€™ for professional rugby in North America, providing news, statistics, and insights into your favorite Leagues, players, and teams."

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โ€Rugby World Cup 2027 Qualifiers: Colombia and Paraguay will meet in two weeks, with the winner claiming the final spot in the Sudamericano 2025.

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โ€WXV: Canada won its WXV 1 opener with a 46-24 win over France. The USA Women's Eagles lost to England 61-21, but hung tough through 60 minutes. And Ireland scored in the final minute to beat New Zealand.

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MEN'S COLLEGE RUGBY โ€

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Rivalry Week: Navy Impresses in Win Over Army (Goff Rugby Report)

  • Takeaway: Navy beat Army 32-5 at home in front of packed crowd at the Prusmack Rugby Complex.

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WOMEN'S COLLEGE RUGBY

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NIRA: Big Green Remain Perfect with win over Sacred Heart (Dartmouth Sports)

  • Takeaway: Dartmouth women's rugby improved to 4-0 on the season with a 32-16 win over Sacred Heart.

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INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

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RWC 2027 Qualifiers:

  • ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chile 64 - 0 Paraguay ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ
  • ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช Peru 44 - 0 Costa Rica ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ท
  • ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ช Venezuela 5 - 50 Colombia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด

The Rugby Championship:

  • ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand 33 - 13 Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa 48 - 7 Argentina ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท ย 

WXV 1:

  • ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA 21 - 61 England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
  • ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 46 - 24 France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
  • ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand 27 - 29 Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

WXV 2:

  • ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa 31 - 24 Japan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ย 
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia 37 - 5 ย Wales ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy 0 - 19 Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

WXV 3:

  • ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain 83 - 0 Madagascar ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
  • ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏ Fiji 38 - 3 Hong Kong ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
  • ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands 8 - 8 Samoa ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธ

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USA RUGBY

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Women's Eagles: Eagles make big improvements in WXV 1 opener against England (USA Rugby)

  • Takeaway: The USA Women's Eagles trailed 33-21 midway through the second half, but the Red Roses scored four more tries to win 61-21.
  • Try Scorers: Center Alev Kelter (two tries) and flanker Kate Zackary.
  • Milestones: Prop Charli Jacoby and No.8 Rachel Johnson each earned their 30th cap.
  • Next Match: Saturday, 3:30 PM ET against France.

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โ€๐Ÿ‰ QUICK HITS

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Ireland: Johnny Sexton reveals details of Ioane row in final game (BBC Sport)

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โ€RWC 2025: World Rugby and Gilbert unveil the official Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 ball (World Rugby)

Poll Question

WXV 1 Pick'Em Time: USA vs. France?

USA
France

Yesterday's Poll Answer

Do you think Australia will beat New Zealand on Saturday?

93% of respondents voted that Australia would not beat New Zealand on Saturday.