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RUGBY FAN MADE EASY
JANUARY 1, 2022
(H/T: USA Rugby)
In Today's Edition:
💻 How to Watch Rugby This Weekend 
🦅 Eagles Overseas in Action
📰 This Week in Headlines
🎧 This Week in Rugby Podcasts


College Rugby: Florida Memorial University, located in Miami, Florida, will add a rugby team in Fall 2022

Marshall Fire: DNVR Sports have organized a fundraiser to help those impacted by the fires in Boulder, Colorado. 100% of the proceeds of the Stronger Together shirts will go towards the Boulder County Wildfire Fund. 

Happy New Year: Thank you again for making Rugby Morning part of your daily routine. As always, feel free to reach out to us with any advice, feedback, tips - or if you'd like a free Rugby Morning t-shirt! 

💻 HOW TO WATCH RUGBY THIS WEEKEND

PREMIERSHIP RUGBY

🏉 Sale Sharks vs. Wasps
📆 Saturday
⏰ 9:00 AM EST
💻 Peacock TV

🏉 Exeter vs. Bristol
📆 Saturday
⏰ 11:30 AM EST
💻 Peacock TV

🏉 Gloucester vs. Harlequins
📆 Sunday
⏰ 10:00 AM EST
💻 Peacock TV

🏉 Leicester vs. Newcastle 
📆 Sunday
⏰ 10:00 AM EST
💻 Peacock TV

🏉 Northampton vs. Saracens 
📆 Sunday
⏰ 10:00 AM EST
💻 
Peacock TV


UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP

🏉 Connacht vs. Munster 
📆 Saturday
⏰ 12:15 PM EST
💻 URC TV

🏉 Scarlets vs. Ospreys
📆 Saturday
⏰ 12:15 PM EST
💻 URC TV

🦅 EAGLES OVERSEAS IN ACTION

PREMIERSHIP RUGBY

🏉 Sale Sharks vs. Wasps
📆 Saturday
⏰ 9:00 AM EST
💻 Peacock TV
🇺🇸 Eagles: Flyhalf AJ MacGinty (Sale) in the starting XV. 

🏉 Leicester vs. Newcastle
📆 Sunday
⏰ 10:00 AM EST
💻 Peacock TV
🇺🇸 Eagles: Lock Greg Peterson (Newcastle) in the starting XV. 

📰 HEADLINES

MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY


New England Free Jacks: League Leader in Line and Tackle Breaks Paula Balekana Signs with Free Jacks Through 2022
  • Takeaway: Fijian wing Paula Balekana led Houston with six tries last season. 

Old Glory DC: Old Glory Announces Return of Matthew Gordon & Luke Campbell
  • Players: 
    • Canadian international Luke Campbell
    • 2020 MLR Collegiate Draft pick Matthew Gordon
MLR PLAYER MOVES

Houston SaberCats: Houston Signs South African Wing Gerrie Labuschagne 

NOLA Gold: NOLA Gold Names Kane Thompson as Head Coach 

Rugby ATL: Atlanta Re-Signed Flyhalf Kurt Coleman 

Rugby ATL: Atlanta Re-Signed Flanker Connor Cook 

Rugby ATL: Atlanta Welcomes Back Ross Deacon

San Diego Legion: San Diego Welcomes Back Forward Dan Pryor

San Diego Legion: Dylan Audsley Opts Out of 2022 MLR Season

San Diego Legion: San Diego Signs Australian Rohan O'Regan

San Diego Legion: San Diego Re-Signed Flyhalf Joe Pietersen

Seattle Seawolves: Lions Fullback Signs Three-Year Contract, Duncan Matthews Joins Seawolves Through 2024

🏉 COLLEGE RUGBY

Goff Rugby Report: Top D1A Players of the Fall - the Forwards

Goff Rugby Report: Top D1A Players of the Fall - the Backs

Goff Rugby Report: Men Small College Challenge Cup Rankings Fall 2021
  • Top Five:
    1. Siena
    2. Wayne State
    3. Babson
    4. Western Oregon
    5. College of Charleston

😎 ❤️ ✉️

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🏉 MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY

Austin Gilgronis: Robbie Coetzee - 'I think MLR is the New Japan for Some Players'

NOLA Gold: Thank You, Coach Nate Osborne

Rugby ATL: Rugby ATL Mourns Loss of Owner Marcus Calloway

Rugby ATL: How Rugby ATL Will Get the Extra 10% They Need to Improve on Last Season

🇺🇸 USA RUGBY

Depth Chart Review: World Cup Watch - USA - December 30, 2021
  • Quote: "Domestic form during the Major League Rugby campaign should have a significant influence on selection. The only warm-up matches likely to be taking place for the Eagles to prepare for the Cóndores are a pair of friendlies against the French Barbarians intended to be played immediately beforehand." 

Men's Eagles: Stepping Out in Fath - Nate Augspurger
  • Quote: "The Monday before the big game in Washington, D.C., I ruptured a tendon in one of my fingers during training. But I wasn’t about to let that stop me from playing later that week, so I taped it up myself without telling anyone and kept playing," said scrumhalf Nate Augspurger, who didn't let an additional injury - a strained calf - stop him from becoming the first American to score a try against New Zealand. 

🎧 THIS WEEK IN RUGBY PODCASTS

SCRUM OF THE EARTH
🎧 Episode: Free Jacks Mega Preview
📆 December 31

🎧 Episode: Weekend Recap
📆 December 28
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