‍📰 HEADLINES

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MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY

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Honors: First XV Week 6 (Major League Rugby)

• Takeaway: Center Junior Gafa, lock Frank Lochore, and fullback Michael Manson were among the standout performers in MLR's First XV for Week 6.

• Player of the Week: Dallas Jackals hooker Dewald Kotze earned Player of the Week honors for setting a new MLR single-game try scoring record.  

• Team of the Week: The Chicago Hounds earned Team of the Week honors.  

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COLLEGE RUGBY

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2024 CRC: National 7s Selection Show on TRN (National Collegiate Rugby)

• Takeaway: The Rugby Network will broadcast the 2024 Collegiate Rugby Championship Saturday Selection Show on April 20 at 7 PM ET.

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‍CRAA D1 Spring 15s: DI College Spring 15s QF Matchups Confirmed (The Rugby Breakdown)

• Quarterfinals, Friday, April 19:
  • Western Washington vs. Claremont
  • University of Florida vs. Stanford
  • Grand Canyon vs. Cal
  • Virginia vs. Arizona State

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ENGLAND RUGBY

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Red Roses: RFU Launches £12m Initiative to Grow Women's Grassroots Rugby(The Guardian)

• Takeaway: RFU (in partnership with government, Sport England, and UK Sport) has committed to investing over £12m to reach its goal of having over 100,000 girls and women playing the sport by 2027.

• PWR: England prop Sarah Bern called on RFU to make Premiership Women's Rugby fully professional, though one has to wonder what that means for Women's Eagles playing overseas.

• Question: Will fully professional contracts be offered to Women's Eagles or earmarked towards domestic talent instead? 

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📊 MLR POWER RANKINGS

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The Rankings: The top three spots remain the same for the second consecutive week, though we could see a reshuffle at the top at the end of week 7.

1. Houston SaberCats
2. Seattle Seawolves
3. New England Free Jacks
4. Dallas Jackals (+1)
5. NOLA Gold (-1)
6. San Diego Legion
7. Chicago Hounds (+1)
8. Old Glory DC (-1)
9. RFCLA
10. Utah Warriors
11. Miami Sharks
12. Anthem RC

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‍🏉 QUICK HITS

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Boys High School Rugby: Latest Boys Club Rugby Top 50 (Goff Rugby Report)

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‍Girls High School Rugby: 14 Teams, 8 States Commit to Single-School Nationals (The Rugby Breakdown)

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‍Uruguay: Uruguay Name Argentine Rodolfo Ambrosio as New Head Coach (Americas Rugby News)