👉 NEED TO KNOW TODAY

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College Rugby: Navy men's rugby beat Army men's rugby on Saturday at the Prusmack Rugby Complex in Annapolis, MD. ‍

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‍Major League Rugby: The Seattle Seawolves signed South African lock Malembe Mpofu. Chicago Hounds scrumhalf Nick McCarthy and lock Ben Fry have announced their retirements from professional rugby.

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‍NAR Stats: MLR Stats guru James Deeley released a new website - NA Rugby Database - which will serve as "your ‘one-stop shop’ for professional rugby in North America, providing news, statistics, and insights into your favorite Leagues, players, and teams."

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‍Rugby World Cup 2027 Qualifiers: Colombia and Paraguay will meet in two weeks, with the winner claiming the final spot in the Sudamericano 2025.

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‍WXV: Canada won its WXV 1 opener with a 46-24 win over France. The USA Women's Eagles lost to England 61-21, but hung tough through 60 minutes. And Ireland scored in the final minute to beat New Zealand.

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‍📰 HEADLINES

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MEN'S COLLEGE RUGBY ‍

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Rivalry Week: Navy Impresses in Win Over Army (Goff Rugby Report)

• Takeaway: Navy beat Army 32-5 at home in front of packed crowd at the Prusmack Rugby Complex.

• Liberty Conference: Big Winning Margins in Liberty D1 This Week (Goff Rugby Report)

• Rugby East: Late Try Fuels Life Escape (Goff Rugby Report)

• MARC: Hokies, Hawks, Hens Lead in MARC (Goff Rugby Report)

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WOMEN'S COLLEGE RUGBY

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NIRA: Big Green Remain Perfect with win over Sacred Heart (Dartmouth Sports)

• Takeaway: Dartmouth women's rugby improved to 4-0 on the season with a 32-16 win over Sacred Heart.

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INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

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RWC 2027 Qualifiers:

• 🇨🇱 Chile 64 - 0 Paraguay 🇵🇾
  • Match Report
• 🇵🇪 Peru 44 - 0 Costa Rica 🇨🇷
  • Match Report
• 🇻🇪 Venezuela 5 - 50 Colombia 🇨🇴
  • Match Report

The Rugby Championship:

• 🇳🇿 New Zealand 33 - 13 Australia 🇦🇺
  • Match Report
• 🇿🇦 South Africa 48 - 7 Argentina 🇦🇷  
  • Match Report

WXV 1:

• 🇺🇸 USA 21 - 61 England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
  • Match Report
• 🇨🇦 Canada 46 - 24 France 🇫🇷
  • Match Report
• 🇳🇿 New Zealand 27 - 29 Ireland 🇮🇪
  • Match Report

WXV 2:

• 🇿🇦 South Africa 31 - 24 Japan 🇯🇵  
  • Match Report
• 🇦🇺 Australia 37 - 5  Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
  • Match Report
• 🇮🇹 Italy 0 - 19 Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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WXV 3:

• 🇪🇸 Spain 83 - 0 Madagascar 🇲🇬
  • Match Report
• 🇫🇯 Fiji 38 - 3 Hong Kong 🇭🇰
  • Match Report
• 🇳🇱 Netherlands 8 - 8 Samoa 🇼🇸
  • Match Report

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USA RUGBY

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Women's Eagles: Eagles make big improvements in WXV 1 opener against England (USA Rugby)

• Takeaway: The USA Women's Eagles trailed 33-21 midway through the second half, but the Red Roses scored four more tries to win 61-21.

• Try Scorers: Center Alev Kelter (two tries) and flanker Kate Zackary.

• Milestones: Prop Charli Jacoby and No.8 Rachel Johnson each earned their 30th cap.

• Next Match: Saturday, 3:30 PM ET against France.

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‍🏉 QUICK HITS

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Ireland: Johnny Sexton reveals details of Ioane row in final game (BBC Sport)

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‍RWC 2025: World Rugby and Gilbert unveil the official Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 ball (World Rugby)