👉 NEED TO KNOW TODAY

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Pacific Nations Cup: The USA Men's Eagles will play Samoa for 3rd place after losing to Fiji in the PNC Semifinals. Canada lost to Tonga in the 5th place playoff.

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Women's Internationals: Over 41,000 fans saw the Red Roses beat the Black Ferns at recently renamed Allianz Stadium (formerly Twickenham).

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WPL: The Colorado Gray Wolves beat the All Blues in dramatic finish to win the first-ever Legacy Cup Trophy.

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‍📰 HEADLINES

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MEN'S COLLEGE RUGBY

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Liberty Conference: Surprises and Drama in Liberty D1AA Conference (Goff Rugby Report)

• Takeaway: Yale beat Boston College 30-7, UMass beat Northeastern 15-10, and Columbia beat Binghamton 28-26.

• Rugby East: Competitive as Ever Rugby East Opens Fall (Goff Rugby Report)

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‍WOMEN'S COLLEGE RUGBY‍

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NIRA: Harvard Holds off Sacred Heart in Dramatic Fashion (Goff Rugby Report)

• Takeaway: Harvard improved to 2-0-1 with a 25-20 win over Sacred Heart on Friday night. Sacred Heart fullback Alyssa Cunningham scored 15 points for the Pioneers.

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‍INTERNATIONAL RESULTS‍

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Men's Internationals:

• 🇨🇱 Chile 28 - 0 Argentina XV 🇦🇷
  • Match Report

Pacific Nations Cup:

• 🇹🇴 Tonga 30 - 17 Canada 🇨🇦
  • Match Report
• 🇫🇯 Fiji 22 - 3 USA 🇺🇸
  • Match Report
• 🇼🇸 Samoa 27 - 49 Japan 🇯🇵
  • Match Report

Women's Internationals:

• 🇮🇹 Italy 24 - 8 Japan 🇯🇵
  • Match Report
• 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England 24 - 12 New Zealand 🇳🇿
  • Match Report
• 🇮🇪 Ireland 36 - 10 Australia
  • Match Report
• 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland 59 - 15 Fiji 🇫🇯
  • Match Report

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‍USA RUGBY‍

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Men's Eagles: USA Men's Eagles to play for Pacific Nations Cup bronze after semifinal loss to Fiji (USA Rugby)

• Takeaway: The USA Men's Eagles showed improved defensive structures in a 22-3 loss to 10th-ranked Fiji. USA will play Samoa in the 3rd place playoff on Saturday.

• Debuts: Fullback Toby Fricker and fullback Rand Santos.

• Next Match: Saturday, September 21, 3 AM ET on Peacock.  

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‍WPL

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Legacy Cup Finals: Colorado Gray Wolves defeat All Blues Rugby (Linda Roth PR)

• Takeaway: The Colorado Gray Wolves were down 27-24 and used a rolling maul to score a try in the closing moments of the game to win the first-ever Legacy Cup trophy.

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🏉 QUICK HITS

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Canada: Fall tour to Romania confirmed for Canada's Men's Rugby Team (Rugby Canada)

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Ireland: Keith Wood - 'Our metrics in Ireland are magic, with the exception of World Cups' (RugbyPass)

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Premiership Rugby: Premiership gears up for new season with battle for eyeballs never greater (The Guardian)