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AMERICAS RWC 2023 QUALIFIERS

• Officiating Crew:
  • Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
    Assistants: Tomás Bertazza (Argentina) & Cauã Ricardo (Brazil)
    TMO: Santiago Borsani (Argentina)

• Officiating Crew:
  • Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
    Assistants: Nehuén Jauri Rivero (Argentina) & Francisco González (Uruguay)
    TMO: Gabriel Pinter (Argentina)

• Quote: "History is in the favor of the visiting Eagles as they have dominated the series against their South American rivals. They could simply stick to their game plan which was successful for the majority of last weekend’s game and use their brute strength to overpower the home side en route to booking their ticket to France 2023 as the Americas 1 seed." 

MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY

• Quote: "Very pleased to be able to welcome Carlo back to the pack! He’s a great person, with a real work ethic and focus on self-development," said Dallas Jackals GM Elaine Vassie. "The tempo he’s looking to play the game at with his existing skill set will be a real asset to us at Jackals!”

• Takeaway: Loosehead prop JP Smith signed a two-year deal to join the Lions in the United Rugby Championship. 

• Takeaway: Rugby ATL flyhalf/center Robbie Petzer signed a two-year deal with the Pumas of South Africa's Currie Cup. 

MEN'S EAGLES SEVENS

• 🦅 David Still: "The 23-year-old scored on his Series debut against Chile and looked dangerous whenever he had ball in hand. He signed off in Vancouver with another try against Canada and then crossed twice against Spain in Edmonton. There should be plenty more to come from the former college American football player."

🎙INTERVIEW WITH MIKE TOLKIN

• Quote: "I'm the general manager. My role is to acquire talent and build up the teams, so we have a quality event on October 9 in Memphis. It's covering a lot of bases - it's working with the U.S. national team coaches, both men and women, and the league is going to have six men's teams, four women's teams, all playing at the same venue. We feel strongly about equality and making sure the men and women have equal treatment in our league." 

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 USA RUGBY

• Quote: "I was pleasantly surprised by the eagerness for the programs and for USA Rugby to have a meaningful competition for their players, but to also have a good pathway for promising athletes and prospects to come through playing against and with the best," said Premier Rugby Sevens GM Mike Tolkin. 

• 🎧 LISTEN: U.S. Rugby Foundation president Brian Vizard interviews former USA Men's Eagle Todd Clever ahead of his induction to the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame. 

• Quote: "I’m really hoping to be part of the USA squad for the game at Sixways and the Premier 15s has really helped my preparation,” said Alycia Washington. "There’s around 13 of us from USA all playing in the Premier 15s and we’re all here with the goal to be the best in the world. As a country, we’ll certainly see where we are this autumn and then it will be all eyes on the World Cup, which is only a year away."

🏉 QUICK HITS

• Australia: Rugby Australia to cap Giteau Law exemptions
• Barbarians: Quade Cooper turns down Barbarians call-up
• College Rugby: Yale's program plays its first contests in nearly two years 
• Major League Rugby: Shawn Pittman's 'whirlwind' year with Utah Warriors and USA Rugby
• Opinion: Nigel Wray deserves credit after building Saracens' dynasty 
• Super Rugby Women: Green light for Super Rugby Aupiki
• United Rugby Championship: URC scores global viewership record for opening fixture round

📆 THIS WEEK IN RUGBY

• Premiership Rugby
  • Round 4
• RFU Championship
  • Week 4
• United Rugby Championship
  • Round 3

• Premiership Rugby
  • Round 4
• Premier 15s
  • Week 5
• Premier Rugby Sevens
  • Inaugural Championship 
• RFU Championship
  • Week 4
• Rugby Europe
  • Turkey vs. Andorra 
• RWC 2023 Qualifier
  • Chile vs. Canada
• RWC 2023 Qualifier
  • Uruguay vs. USA
• Top 14
  • Week 6
• United Rugby Championship
  • Round 3

• Premiership Rugby
  • Round 4
• Premier 15s
  • Week 5
• Top 14
  • Week 6
• United Rugby Championship
  • Round 3

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