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RUGBY FAN MADE EASY
OCTOBER 9, 2021
In Today's Edition:
📺 How to Watch Rugby This Weekend
🦅 Eagles Overseas in Action This Weekend 
🏆 RWC 2023 Qualifier - Uruguay vs. USA
7️⃣ Premier Rugby Sevens
🔁 Recap the Headlines
🎙 Interview with Mike Tolkin 
🎧 This Week in Rugby Podcasts


College Rugby: Two big women's games, plus DI and DII action this weekend. 

Congrats: USA Women's Eagle Kate Zackary won the first Premier 15s Player of the Month Award for the 2021/22 season. 


Women's Eagles: USA vs. Canada Pacific Four Series tickets on sale

📺 HOW TO WATCH RUGBY THIS WEEKEND

COLLEGE RUGBY

🏉 Dartmouth vs. Mount St. Mary's (W)
📆 Saturday
⏰ 11:00 AM ET
📺 ESPN+

🏉 Harvard vs. Brown (W)
📆 Saturday
⏰ 12:00 PM ET
📺 ESPN+



PREMIER RUGBY SEVENS

🏉 Inaugural Rugby Championship
📆 Saturday
💻 Fox Sports App
⏰ 10:00 AM ET - 4:00 PM ET
📺 FS2 
⏰ 4:00 PM ET - 6:00 PM ET

🎙 Brianna Kim, Madison Hughes, Gareth Rees, Dallen Stanford


PREMIERSHIP RUGBY

🏉 Exeter vs. Worcester
📆 Saturday
📰 Week 4
⏰ 10:00 AM ET
📺 Peacock TV

🏉 Gloucester vs. Sale
📆 Saturday
📰 Week 4
⏰ 10:00 AM ET
📺 Peacock TV

🏉 London Irish vs. Leicester 
📆 Saturday
📰 Week 4
⏰ 10:00 AM ET
📺 Peacock TV

🏉 Saracens vs. Newcastle 
📆 Saturday
📰 Week 4
⏰ 10:00 AM ET
📺 Peacock TV

🏉 Wasps vs. Northampton  
📆 Sunday
📰 Week 4
⏰ 10:00 AM ET
📺 Peacock TV



PREMIER 15s

🏉 Harlequins vs. Bristol 
📆 Saturday
⏰ 10:00 AM ET
💻 Premier15s.com

🏉 Saracens vs. Exeter 
📆 Sunday
⏰ 9:00 AM ET
💻 Premier15s.com



RWC 2023 QUALIFIERS 

🏉 Uruguay vs. USA
📆 Saturday
⏰ 3:30 PM ET
💻 FloRugby



UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP

🏉 Leinster vs. Zebre
📆 Saturday
📰 Week 3
⏰ 8:00 AM ET
📺 URC TV

🏉 Glasgow vs. Lions
📆 Saturday
📰 Week 3
⏰ 10:05 AM ET
📺 URC TV

🏉 Connacht vs. Dragons 
📆 Saturday
📰 Week 3
⏰ 12:15 PM ET
📺 URC TV

🏉 Edinburgh vs. Stormers
📆 Saturday
📰 Week 3
⏰ 12:15 PM ET
📺 URC TV

🏉 Cardiff vs. Bulls
📆 Saturday
📰 Week 3
⏰ 2:35 PM ET
📺 URC TV

🏉 Scarlets vs. Munster
📆 Sunday
📰 Week 3
⏰ 9:00 AM ET
📺 URC TV

🦅 EAGLES OVERSEAS IN ACTION THIS WEEKEND

NPC

🏉 Southland vs. Manawatu
📆 Saturday (in the U.S.)
⏰ 9:05 PM ET
🇺🇸 Eagles: Tony Lamborn (Southland) starts at No.8.



PREMIER 15s

🏉 Loughborough vs. Worcester

📆 Saturday
⏰ 11:00 AM ET

🇺🇸 Eagles: Charli Jacoby (Loughborough) and Alycia Washington (Worcester) to start and go head-to-head today. 

🏉 DMP Durham Sharks vs. Sale Sharks
📆 Saturday
⏰ 1:00 PM ET

🇺🇸 Eagles: Catie Benson and Nick James (Sale) to start and Katana Howard selected as a reserve. 

🏉 Saracens vs. Exeter
📆 Sunday
⏰ 9:00 AM ET

🇺🇸 Eagles: Gabby Cantorna, Jennine Duncan, and Kate Zackary (Saracens) to start, and Carly Waters (Saracens) selected as a reserve. 


RFU CHAMPIONSHIP

🏉 Ealing vs. Nottingham 
📆 Saturday

🇺🇸 Eagles: Malon Al-Jiboori (Ealing) selected as a reserve. 


TOP 14

🏉 Bordeaux vs. Montpellier 
📆 Saturday
⏰ 9:00 AM ET
🇺🇸 Eagles: Titi Lamositele (Montpellier) starts at tighthead prop. 

🏉 Racing 92 vs. Perpignan
📆 Saturday
⏰ 9:00 AM ET
🇺🇸 Eagles: Nafi Ma'afu (Perpignan) selected as a reserve. 

🏉 Toulon vs. Brive
📆 Saturday
⏰ 3:05 AM ET
🇺🇸 Eagles: Mikey Sosene-Feagai (Toulon) selected as a reserve. 

🏆 RWC 2023 QUALIFIER

URUGUAY vs. USA


📆 Saturday 
🏟 Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo 
 
⏰ 3:30 PM ET
💻 FloRugby
👉 Rugby Morning Pick: Eagles to win by eight points. 



MATCH PREVIEW

MATCH-DAY ROSTER

Eagles Name Match-Day Roster to Face Uruguay in Americas 1 Decider  
  • Takeaway: USA head coach Gary Gold made two changes to the roster that beat Uruguay 19-16 last Saturday. 
  • Changes:
    • Jamason Fa'anana-Schultz replaces Hanco Germishuys at flanker
    • Benjamin Bonasso could make his national team debut

📰 HEADLINES

MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY


Dallas Jackals: Michael Hodge Joins Jackals as Head Coach

Dallas Jackals: Carlo de Nysschen Returns to Dallas

New England Free Jacks: Mitch Wilson Gears Up for More with New England

New England Free Jacks: Justin Johnson Boots Up for Second Year with Free Jacks

Old Glory DC: Jack Iscaro Returns to Old Glory DC for 2022

Old Glory DC: Thretton Palamo Returns for 2022

San Diego Legion: USA Eagle Will Hooley Signs Two-Year Deal with San Diego Legion


Toronto Arrows: Toronto Arrows, Coach Aaron Carpenter Mutually Agree to Part Ways

PREMIER RUGBY SEVENS


Premier Rugby 7s Debuts with Weekend Championship, Eyes Full Season for 2022
  • Quote: "With our model and the traveling circuit, it takes a lot of logistics and planning. There’s a ton of uncertainty with COVID, especially back when we were doing some of the preliminary organization,” said Premier Rugby Sevens CEO Owen Scannell. “So, we figured the best thing we could do was channel all of our energy and effort into one event this year. Focus on creating a great on-field product, a great broadcast, and use that as the base for content to come in 2022.”
  • Broadcast Info:
    • 📆 Saturday, October 9
    • 💻 Fox Sports App
      • ⏰ 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM ET
    • 📺 FS2 
      • ⏰ 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET
    • 🎙 Brianna Kim, Madison Hughes, Gareth Rees, Dallen Stanford

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🎙INTERVIEW WITH MIKE TOLKIN



Eagles Overseas' Bill Baker caught up with Premier Rugby Sevens GM Mike Tolkin ahead of the league's launch this weekend. In the interview, Tolkin talked about up-and-coming coaches in the U.S. system and shared what fans should expect from the PR7s this weekend.  

On his role and what the Premier Rugby Sevens offers rugby fans:
  • 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." 
Check out the rest of the interview with Mike Tolkin via the link below.

🎧 THIS WEEK IN RUGBY PODCASTS

RED, WHITE, AND BLACK EYE
THE AMERICAN RUGBY PODCAST

🎧 Episode: Uruguay vs. USA Preview
📆 October 8


THE DRINK-UP
🎧 Episode: Interview with Brendan Buckley
📆 October 8


DNVR RUGBY PODCAST
🎧 Episode: Interview with D'Cota Dixon and Sam Slade
📆 October 8


THE RUGBY RANT
🎧 Episode: Rant with John Cullen 
📆 October 8

🎧 Episode: Run, Pass or Kick with Naya Tapper
📆 October 5


EAGLE-EYED RUGBY PODCAST
🎧 Episode: Interview with Mike Tolkin
📆 October 6


SCRUM OF THE EARTH
🎧 Episode: European Cup Primer
📆 October 6

🎧 Episode: Weekend Recap Part II
📆 October 4

🎧 Episode: Weekend Recap Part 1
📆 October 3
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