📰 HEADLINES

COLLEGE RUGBY

• Final Standings: 
  1. New England Red
  2. Pacific Coast
  3. Great Lakes
  4. Southeast
  5. Tri-State
  6. Mid-Atlantic
  7. Midwest
  8. New England White

• Takeaway: The Cal Bears went 3-0 in the tournament and won their 16th-straight Dennis Storer Classic. 

MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY

• Takeaway: Scrumhalf Eamonn Matthews returns for his third MLR season. 

OVERSEAS

• London Irish: London Irish leave it late to beat Edinburgh 
• Lyon: Lyon's perfect start continues with USAP thrashing 
• Toulon: Toulon see off Worcester to maintain a winning start
  • 🇺🇸 Eagles: Mikey Sosene-Feagai

• Leinster: 13-try Leinster demolish Montpellier
• Toulouse: 14-man Wasps topple Toulouse 
• Ulster: Lowry brace helps Ulster seal last-16 spot

• Suntory: Suntory star Damian McKenzie scores first League One try

• Postponed: Warriors Women vs. Wasps Women  
  • 🇺🇸 Eagles: Lock Alycia Washington 
• Saracens: Saracens regain narrow Premier 15s lead
  • 🇺🇸 Eagles: Center Alev Kelter & scrumhalf Carly Waters

🦠 COVID'S IMPACT ON RUGBY

• Takeaway: The Seattle Seawolves will now face the Seattle Rugby Club after rising cases of the Omicron variant forced the UBCOB Ravens to stay home. 

• Change of Plans: The Seawolves swapped out Rugby Canda West for the Hartford Harpooners for the January 28 preseason match because of travel restrictions. 

• Not Traveling: Both the men's and women's teams withdrew from the stops in Spain. World Rugby will name the replacements later today. 

🇺🇸 USA RUGBY

• Ealing:
  • Flanker Malon Al-Jaboori was a reserve in Ealing's 34-21 win over Nottingham. 
• Montpellier
  • Prop Titi Lamositele entered in the 52nd minute of Montpellier's 89-7 loss to Leinster in Round 3 of the Champions Cup. 
• Newcastle:
  • Lock Greg Peterson played the full match - and filled up the stat sheet - in Newcastle's 17-13 win over Biarritz in Round 3 of the Challenge Cup. 
• Rouen:
  • Flanker Psalm Wooching started and exited in the 52nd minute of Rouen's 32-29 loss to Colomiers. 
• Sale:
  • Flyhalf AJ MacGinty was a late scratch (he and his wife were expecting a baby) yesterday for Sale in the Round 3 Champions Cup match against ASM Clermont. 
• Toulon:
  • Hooker Mikey Sosene-Feagai started and exited in the 45th minute of Toulon's 34-23 win over Worcester in Round 3 of the Challenge Cup. 

• Exeter: 
  • Wing Jennine Detiveaux played the full match in Exeter's 18-17 win over Harlequins. 
  • Flyhalf Megan Foster started and exited in the 51st minute of Exeter's 18-17 win over Harlequins. 
  • Flanker Rachel Johnson started and played the full match in Exeter's 18-17 win over Harlequins. 
  • Hooker Hope Rogers made her Exeter debut in the 53rd minute and scored the game-winning try in Exeter's 18-17 win over Harlequins. 
  • Center and co-captain Kate Zackary started and played the full match in Exeter's 18-17 win over Harlequins. 
• Gloucester-Hartpury:
  • Lock Kristine Sommer scored a try in the 68th minute of Gloucester-Hartpury's 17-3 win over Sale. 
  • Prop Maya Learned entered in the 55th minute of Gloucester-Hartpury's 17-3 win over Sale. 
• Loughborough
  • Prop Charli Jacoby entered in the 59th minute of Loughborough's 27-12 loss to Saracens. 
• Railway Union:
  • Wing Tess Feury started in Railway Union's 14-10 over UL Bohemian. 
• Sale:
  • Loosehead prop Catie Benson started and played the full match in Sale's loss to GH. 
  • Flyhalf Katana Howard started and played the full match in Sale's loss to GH. 
  • Tighthead prop Nick James started, received a yellow card. and exited in the 64th minute of Sale's loss to GH. 
• Saracens:
  • Scrumhalf Cary Waters entered in the 74th minute of Saracens' 27-12 win over Loughborough Lightning. 
  • Center Alev Kelter made her Saracens debut in the 56th minute of Saracens' 27-12 win over Loughborough Lightning.  
• Worcester:
  • Lock Alycia Washington and the Worcester Warriors Women versus Wasps game was called off. 

🏉 QUICK HITS

• College Rugby: Rosalind Chou announces plans following 2022 season; accepts position at Brown University (Life Running Eagles)
• Major League Rugby: 'I went to Barcelona and spent €2,500. That's the kind of release I was living for' - new Utah Warriors scrumhalf Niall Saunders (The 42)
• New Zealand: Sonny Bill Williams - I would have mulled All Blacks to Samoa switch after 2015 RWC (Stuff NZ) 

📆 THIS WEEK IN RUGBY

• Currie Cup
  • Round 2

• Pro D2
  • Round 18

• Challenge Cup
  • Round 4
• Champions Cup 
  • Round 4
• Major League Rugby
  • Preseason Fixtures
• Pro D2
  • Round 18
• RFU Championship
  • Round 15
• World Rugby Sevens
  • Malaga, Spain 

• Challenge Cup
  • Round 4
• Champions Cup
  • Round 4
• Japan Rugby League One
  • Round 3
• Major League Rugby
  • Preseason Fixtures
• National Collegiate Rugby
  • Women's All Star 7s
• Premier 15s
  • Rescheduled Match
• RFU Championship
  • Round 15
• URC Championship 
  • Rescheduled Round 5
• World Rugby Sevens
  • Malaga, Spain

• Challenge Cup
  • Round 4
• Champions Cup 
  • Round 4
• Japan Rugby League One
  • Round 3
• National Collegiate Rugby
  • Women's All Star 7s