👉 NEED TO KNOW TODAY

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College Rugby: The Big Ten Rugby Conference and the Rugby East Conference, which "are the only two conferences that mix D1A and NCR D1 teams" have agreed to become members of USA Rugby and "pay the CRAA $20-per-play fee" to avoid issues between "USA Rugby-only members and NCR-only members."

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Where There is Smoke: Premiership Rugby chiefs said a merger with the URC is "wide of the mark," but they did acknowledge that talks are happening.

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‍📰 HEADLINES

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COLLEGE RUGBY ‍

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D1A: Men D1A Ranking Week 2 (Goff Rugby Report)

• Quotable: "D1A looks to be expanding with a couple of additions D1A will be announcing soon—one of those will be an interesting surprise for fans."

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‍Men's D1 Rankings: No Changes to the Top 10 (RugbyHawk)

• Takeaway: There were no changes in the RugbyHawk Top 10, though that could change based on the results from a few marquee matchups this weekend.

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WORLD RANKINGS

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Men's Rankings: Japan and Samoa swap places in World Rugby Men's Rankings (World Rugby)

• Takeaway: There was no movement in the Top 10, but Japan climbed to 13th place and Samoa dropped to 14th place.

• USA: The Men's Eagles remained in 19th place, between Spain (#18) and Romania (#20).

‍Women's Rankings: Scotland hit new heights in World Rugby Women's Rankings (World Rugby)

• Takeaway: Five nations moved up or down the Top 10 after results this weekend. Scotland moved up to 5th place and Ireland to 7th place. Australia dropped down to 6th place and Italy to 9th place.

• USA: The Women's Eagles dropped one spot to 8th place.  

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🏉 QUICK HITS

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Bledisole Cup: Wallabies bracing for beaten All Blacks' response in Bledisloe Cup clash (The Guardian)

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‍College Rugby: Blowouts and Rankings Challenges in D2 (Goff Rugby Report)

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‍South America: Brazil to Tour Hong Kong in November 2024 (Americas Rugby News)

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‍WXV 2: Hannah Jones returns to captain Wales for WXV 2 in South Africa (BBC Sport)