👉 NEED TO KNOW TODAY

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Men's Eagles: The USA Men's Eagles will play Tonga on November 16 at Chambéry Savoie Stadium, which has a seating capacity of 5,285, as part of a doubleheader that includes Uruguay vs. Japan.

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‍Women's Eagles: The Women's Sports Foundation announced that the USA Women's Eagles are a 2024 Travel & Training Fund grant recipient (supported by Michelob Ultra).

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‍USA Rugby South Women: Kicking off in Charlotte, NC, on February 22, 2025, the inaugural Classic Can-Am Series will feature the USA Rugby South Women vs. the Canadian Classics Women.

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‍📰 HEADLINES

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WOMEN'S ELITE RUGBY

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Player Recruitment Process: Women's Elite Rugby Player-Declaration Period (The Rugby Breakdown)

• Takeaway: The Player Declaration Period opens on September 23 and closes on October 20th.

• Initial Selections: Coaches from the six founding markets will "select five foundational players who have been historic members of the local rugby market."

• Rounding out the Rosters: There will be two more rounds in December and then each club will announce full rosters in January 2025.

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WORLD RUGBY

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World Rugby Chairman Election: John Jeffrey ends World Rugby chairman bid over lack of backing (BBC Sport)

• Quotable: "There's a lot of politics. I know I was favourite to win. There was opposition in terms of candidates from Italy, France and Australia and had I been beaten by any of them of them I would have shaken their hands and said 'well done,'" said former Scottish international John Jeffrey, who resigned as president of the Six Nations. "What really sticks in my throat is that I got beaten by my own country. My own country at the 11th hour have withdrawn their nomination, which beggars belief."

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🏉 QUICK HITS

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College Rugby: Big Stakes in Big Ten Opener on FNR (National Collegiate Rugby‍

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‍England: Maro Itoje rejects Eddie Jones' claims he is not suited to England captaincy (The Guardian)

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‍High School Rugby: Iowa Girls 7s Fall Kicks Off with Four Teams on Fire (Goff Rugby Report)

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‍Pacific Nations Cup: How a prince and a WW2 U.S. military seizure created the PNC knockout venues (RugbyPass)

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‍Uruguay: Uruguay Book 2024 November Internationals vs. Spain, Japan and Romania (Americas Rugby News)

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‍Wallabies: James Slipper to break Wallabies record as All Blacks bring back big guns for Bledisloe Cup (The Guardian)