‍📰 HEADLINES

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MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY

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Week 6 Takeaways:

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• Bye Week: Houston & San Diego

• Anthem: Fullback Shane Berry, center Junior Gafa, and wing David Still scored tries against Utah.

• Chicago: Hooker Dylan Fawsitt and lock James Scott scored two tries each against NOLA Gold.

• Dallas: Hooker Dewald Kotze scored five tries, setting a new MLR single-game record.

• DC: Old Glory DC earned its second 22-22 draw of the season (the first one was against Chicago in Week 3).

• Miami: Flyhalf Felipe Etcheverry kicked a penalty for Miami's only points against New England.

• New Orleans: Wing Teofilo "Ed" Fidow scored a try against Chicago.
• Seattle: Loosehead prop Dewald Donald scored a try, as a player named Dewald accounted for six tries in the Seattle vs. Dallas match.

• Utah: Lock Franke Lochore, fullback Michael Mason, and hooker Nic Souchon scored two tries each.

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USA RUGBY

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Men's Sevens: USA Men's Sevens Slot Seventh Place in Hong Kong as Thery Build Towards SVNS Finale (USA Rugby)

• Takeaway: The USA Men's Sevens beat Argentina and Great Britain in pool play, but lost to Ireland in extra time in the quarterfinals.

• Milestones: Captain Kevon Williams scored his 100th try on the sevens circuit.

• Next Up: Singapore, May 3-5.

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‍Women's Sevens: USA Women's Sevens Clinch Hong Kong Silver in Their First Cup Final of the Season (USA Rugby)

• Takeaway: The USA Women's Sevens reached their first cup final of the season, beating Fiji and France in the knockout rounds, but came up short against New Zealand.

• Milestones: Veteran Ilona Maher scored her 60th career try and Kaylen Thomas scored a try in her first SVNS tournament.

• Next Up: Singapore, May 3-5.

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COLLEGE RUGBY

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D1A Playoffs: Eastern Bracket Update (Goff Rugby Report)

• (#1) Navy 41 - 7 Mary Washington (#8)

• (#4) Arkansas State 23 - 17 Davenport (#5)

• (#3) Lindenwood 26 - 0 Mount Saint Mary's (#6)

• (#2) Life 24 - 17 Army (#7)

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‍D1A Playoffs: Western Bracket Update (Goff Rugby Report)

• (#1) Saint Mary's 78 - 7 Grand Canyon University (#8)

• (#4) Cal 70 - 13 Cal Poly (#5)

• (#3) BYU 48 - 15 UCLA (#6)

• (#2) Central Washington 23 - 17 Arizona (#7)

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SUPER RUGBY AMERICAS

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American Raptors: Selknam Down Raptors in Denver to Climb into Playoff Zone (Americas Rugby News)

• Takeaway: The American Raptors dropped an ugly one in Denver on Sunday, losing 26-7 to Selknam, in a match that saw three yellow cards and a red card handed out to the Raptors.

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✅ MLR WEEK 6 RECAP

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WEEK 6 RESULTS

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‍🏉 Utah 44 - 19 Anthem

💯 Scorigami

‍📰 Match Recap (Americas Rugby News)

🎥 Match Highlights (TRN)

‍✅ Rugby Morning Pick: Utah by 18

‍🎱 Pools: 98% of players picked Utah

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🏉 Seattle 34 - 32 Dallas

📰 Match Recap (Americas Rugby News)

🎥 Match Highlights (TRN)

‍✅ Rugby Morning Pick: Seattle by 5

‍🎱 Pools: 99% of players picked Seattle

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‍🏉 New Orleans 21 - 38 Chicago

‍📰 Match Recap (Americas Rugby News)

🎥 Match Highlights (TRN)

‍❌ Rugby Morning Pick: NOLA by 4

‍🎱 Pools: 2% of players picked Chicago

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🏉 New England 25 - 3 Miami

💯 Scorigami

‍📰 Match Recap (Americas Rugby News)
🎥 Match Highlights (TRN)

‍✅ Rugby Morning Pick: NE by 8

‍🎱 Pools: 98% of players picked NE

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🏉 DC 22 - 22 LA

📰 Match Recap (DJCoilRugby)

🎥 Match Highlights (TRN)

‍❌ Rugby Morning Pick: DC by 6

‍🎱 Pools: 91% of players picked DC

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‍Week 6 Picks:   3  ✅   2 ❌
Season Total:  26 ✅   7 ❌