‍📰 HEADLINES

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MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY

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Disciplinary Rulings: Player Suspensions 4/8 & 4/10 (Major League Rugby)

• Takeaway: MLR suspended RFC Los Angeles wing Andrew Coe three weeks after he was cited for violating law 9.12, which states that "a player must not physically abuse anyone."

• Takeaway: MLR suspended RFC Los Angeles tighthead prop Alex Maughan one week for accumulating two yellow cards against Old Glory DC in Week 6.

• Takeaway: MLR suspended NOLA Gold tighthead prop Sean Paranihi four weeks for a red card he received for "knee contact to the head" of an opponent in Week 6.

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‍Trade Alert: RFC Los Angeles & Dallas Jackals (Major League Rugby)

• Dallas Jackals: Received rights to loosehead prop Connor Grindal.

• RFCLA: RFCLA received salary cap considerations in 2024.

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‍Trade Alert: Anthem RC & New England Free Jacks (Major League Rugby)

• Free Jacks: The New England Free Jacks received an additional international player slot for the 2024 season.

• Anthem RC: Retain center Junior Gafa for the remainder of the 2024 season, plus New England's 1st round pick in the 2024 Collegiate Draft and salary cap considerations in 2024.

• Other Moves: MLR confirmed, but The Jacks Rangers Show previously shared the news of New England loaning prop Tevita Sole to Miami "for up to 10 weeks" in exchange for salary cap considerations in 2025.

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COLLEGE RUGBY

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MA Sorensen Award: Finalists for 2024 MA Sorensen Award Named (Goff Rugby Report)

• Finalists:
  • Fred Tafuna, Lindenwood
  • Akila Cathey, Brown
  • Tiahna Padilla, Harvard
  • Matilda Kocaj, Life University

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PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S RUGBY

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Women's Elite Rugby: Women's Elite Rugby Pro League Plans 2025 Launch Ahead of US World Cups (The Guardian)

• Takeaway: Women's Elite Rugby, which would be "the first women's rugby union professional league" in the U.S., aims to start in 2025 with six to eight teams, consisting of around 30 players per team, with locations still TBD.

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‍🏉 QUICK HITS

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Match Officials: Joy Neville Reflects on Pioneering Match Official Career (World Rugby)

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‍MLR: Dallas Jackals Add Jonah Auva'a (DJCoilRugby)

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‍PWR: Sonia Green to Retire at the End of the Season (PWR)

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‍Super Rugby Americas: Changes and Reaffirmation of the Laws for the Second Round of the Super Rugby Americas (Super Rugby Americas)

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‍USA YHS: YHS Quarterly Newsletter Q1 2024 (USAYHSRugby)

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‍Women's Six Nations: Zoe Aldcroft, Captains England against Scotland, Marlie Packer on Bench (BBC Sport)