‍📰 HEADLINES

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MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY

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Player Honors: Major League Rugby Announces 2023 First and Second All-MLR Teams, and Honorable Mention (Major League Rugby)

• Details: MLR announced the 45 players for the MLR First Team, Second Team, and Honorable Mention; SD garnered the most first team selections with five.

• Selections:
• Rookie Sam Golla made the first team.
• Wings Joe Mano & Paula Balekana, who tied for the league lead in tries, made the Second Team and Honorable Mention.

• Heads Up: MLR will announce additional awards - Player of the Year, Forward and Back of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the Year - by next week.

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‍Utah Warriors: Utah Warriors Add Commercial Leader & Key Team Staff Adjustments (Utah Warriors)

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‍Personnel Arrivals:

• Andy Chesnut, new Chief Commercial Officer
• Wayne Tarawhiti, new Director of Players & Pathway

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Personnel Departures:

• Brandon Sparks, General Manager
• Shaun Davies, Assistant Coach

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WORLD RUGBY SEVENS

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Sevens Rebrand: HSBC SVNS Set to Supercharge Rugby's Global Appeal as the Ultimate Festival of Immersive Experiences (World Rugby)

• Takeaway: World Rugby announced a rebranded sevens series that includes a festival-like experience and combined men's and women's competitions at every stop at eight locations around the world.

• Locations:
• 🇦🇪 Dubai - December 2-3, 2023
• 🇿🇦 Cape Town - December 9-10, 2023
• 🇦🇺 Perth - January 26-28, 2024
• 🇨🇦 Vancouver - February 23-25, 2024
• 🇺🇸 Los Angeles - March 2-3, 2024
• 🇭🇰 Hong Kong - April 5-7, 2024
• 🇸🇬 Singapore - May 3-5, 2024
• 🇪🇸 Madrid - May 31 - June 2, 2024

• USA Stage: Los Angeles to Host Both Men's and Women's USA Sevens in Reimagined Era of HSBC SVNS (USA Rugby)

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🏉 QUICK HITS

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NAI 7s: High Competitiveness in U16 and U14 Girls Brackets at NAI 7s (Goff Rugby Report)

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MLR: Scrumhalf Karl Keane Signs with Urayasu D-Rocks in Japan League One (Urayasu D-Rocks)

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Toronto Arrows: Arrows Fans Donate 1,700+ Tickets to Local Youth and Families in 2023 (Toronto Arrows)