👉 NEED TO KNOW TODAY

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Ilona Maher: The USA Women's Sevens superstar was named to the Sports Illustrated list of "The 50 Most Influential Figures in Sports."

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‍Major League Rugby: MLR confirmed that the Dallas Jackals will not compete in the 2025 season. It sounds like the sale of the controlling interest in the team is in the works, though that process wouldn't be ready in time for next season.

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‍Men's Eagles: USA kicks off against Samoa at 3:05 AM ET for the 3rd Place Match at the Pacific Nations Cup.

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‍Premiership Rugby: The 2024-25 season kicks off this afternoon. You can catch all the action in the U.S. with a subscription to TRN+.

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📺 HOW TO WATCH RUGBY

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CHINA 7s‍

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‍🏉 Day 1

‍⏰ 9:50 PM ET

💻 RugbyPass TV‍

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‍COLLEGE RUGBY‍

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‍🏉 AIC vs. Brown (W)

‍⏰ 6 PM ET

💻 ESPN+‍

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‍🏉 Army vs. Southern Virginia (M)

‍⏰ 5 PM ET

💻 Knights Broadcasting YouTube‍

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‍🏉 Purdue vs. Wisconsin (M)

‍📋 Match Preview

‍⏰ 7 PM ET

💻 The Rugby Network‍

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‍FARAH PALMER CUP‍

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‍🏉 Northland vs. Waikato

‍⏰ 11:30 PM ET

💻 FloRugby‍

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‍NPC RUGBY‍

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‍🏉 Week 7

‍4️⃣ Games

⏰ 3:05 AM ET (1st kickoff)

💻 FloRugby‍

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‍PREMIERSHIP RUGBY‍

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‍🏉 Newcastle vs. Bristol

‍⏰ 2:40 PM ET

💻 TRN+‍

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‍🏉 Bath vs. Northampton

‍⏰ 2:40 PM ET

💻 TRN+‍

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‍URC

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‍🏉 Edinburgh vs. Leinster

‍⏰ 2:35 PM ET

💻 FloRugby‍

‍🏉 Cardiff vs. Zebre

‍⏰ 2:35 PM ET

💻 FloRugby

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‍📰 HEADLINES

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MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY

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Dallas Jackals: Dallas Jackals Will Not Participate in the 2025 MLR Season (Major League Rugby)

• Takeaway: Major League Rugby confirmed the rumor that's been circulating on Reddit for weeks, but the Dallas Jackals will not compete in the 2025 MLR season.

• Quotable: "They are continuing to evaluate a controlling interest transfer which will not be complete in time for them to plan for and compete in 2025."

• Next Step: MLRPA is in discussions with the league regarding the player dispersal process.

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USA RUGBY

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Men's Eagles: Last Match Day 23 confirmed for Pacific Nations Cup Bronze Final (USA Rugby)

• Quotable: USA Men's Eagles head coach Scott Lawrence named a match day 23 that includes the return of Jamason Fa'anana-Schultz and Greg Peterson to the starting XV, plus Jake Turnbull and Mitch Wilson starting for the injured Jack Iscaro and Nate Augspurger. Flyhalf Luke Carty gets the nod for the number 10 jersey.

• Debut: Prop Payton Telea could make his international debut.

• Last Result: USA beat Samoa 13-10 in Suva, Fiji, in August 2019.

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‍🏉 QUICK HITS

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Canada: 30 players selected to Canada's Women's Rugby team for WXV 1 in Vancouver  (Rugby Canada)

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‍High School Rugby: High School Rugby's Heating Up Nationwide (The Rugby Breakdown)

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‍Premiership Rugby: Return of relegation adds intrigue for Premiership as stats back Bath for glory (The Guardian)

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‍Red Roses: Lilli Ives Campion and Georgia Brock named in England WXV Squad (BBC Sport)