📰 HEADLINES

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‍MEN'S COLLEGE RUGBY

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CRAA‍

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‍D1A Mint City Bowl:

• Ohio State 10 - 61 Penn State

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D1A Hornet's Nest Bowl:

• Southern Virginia 7 - 72 Arkansas State

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Battle for the Castle:

• Mount St. Mary's 68 - 27 Michigan State

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‍NCR‍

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‍Division I Semifinals:

‍‍St. Bonaventure 15 - 13 Brown

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‍Notre Dame College 26 - 13 Indiana

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‍Division I Final:

‍St. Bonaventure vs. NDC

• 📆 Saturday, December 9

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‍Division I-AA Semifinals:

‍Virginia Tech 22 - 29 Louisville

‍Boston College 14 - 51 Kentucky

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‍‍DI-AA Final: Louisville vs. Kentucky

• 📆 Saturday, December 9

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WOMEN'S COLLEGE RUGBY

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CRAA‍

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‍Division I Final:

• Northeastern 48 - 7 Colorado Mesa

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‍NCR

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‍‍Division I Final:‍

‍Michigan 33 - 17 Notre Dame College

📋 Match Recap (NCR Rugby)

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‍Lonestar Bowl:

‍‍Boise State 22 - 0 Kent State

📋 Match Recap (NCR Rugby)

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‍Division II Final:

‍Vassar 29 - 32 UW Eau Claire

‍📋 Match Recap (NCR Rugby)

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‍Division II 3rd Place:‍

‍Coast Guard 60 - 5 Illinois

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‍Small College Final:‍

‍St. Bonaventure 22 - 17 Wisconsin - Platteville

📋 Match Recap (NCR Rugby)

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‍Small College 3rd Place:‍

‍Endicott 53 - 20 SUNY Cortland

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DUBAI SVNS

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USA Men's Sevens: USA Men's Sevens Aim to Improve on Quarterfinal Momentum in Dubai (USA Rugby)

• Takeaway: USA Men's Sevens finished atop of Pool C with two wins, securing a spot in the quarterfinals. However, they came up short against New Zealand and later lost to Australia in the 7th place playoff.

• Rugby Morning Take: With a mixed bag of results for a young squad missing four key veteran players, the welcome return of Madison Hughes and Ben Pinkelman makes this team formidable when healthy.

• Next Up: Cape Town, December 9-10.

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‍USA Women's Sevens: Tough Results from Dubai but USA Women's Sevens Remain Confident in Podium Potential (USA Rugby)

• Takeaway: USA Women's Sevens went 1-2 in pool play, barely securing a spot in the quarterfinals, but ultimately lost to Australia. USA beat Brazil to claim 7th place.

• Rugby Morning Take: While it was a disappointing start, fans shouldn't be too concerned about the result. I predict a bounce-back podium finish in Cape Town as Ilona Maher and Jaz Gray round into form.

• Next Up: Cape Town, December 9-10.

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MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY

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Player Moves ⤵️‍

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Houston SaberCats: re-signed loosehead prop Val Lee-Lo for the 2024 MLR season.

New England Free Jacks: announced the 2024 roster.

Utah Warriors:signed Warriors Selects prop Zak Barker.

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🏉 QUICK HITS

Dubai SVNS: South Africa Battle to Fifth Dubai Title in a Row (World Rugby)

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‍Dubai SVNS: Australia Claim Fourth Straight Dubai Title (World Rugby)

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‍England: Rugby Football Union Reports £4m Profit Despite Three Clubs Going into Administration (BBC Sport)