Eagles:
The Eagles Select XV defeated the Glendale Raptors 58-10 last night. Colin Hawley scored three tries while Zack Test and Troy Hall each added two. Captain Scott LaValla was named Man-of-the-Match.
The match wasn't perfect, but it was the great opportunity to get players playing in the Eagles pattern of play.
Brian Hightower of Universal Sports says that the Eagles need to dig deeper if they want to be successful.
Former Eagle Thretton Palamo has switched to American Football for the time being. The Salt Lake Tribune has an article on his progress.
The latest Ruggamatrix podcast talks about small sports and how they have professionalized.
USRugbyNZ has a new supporters page for all Eagles fans.
7's:
U.S.A. 7's player Shalom Suniula says he has benefitted from staying the U.S. for the Summer. (Membership required)
Next Summer might be different for domestic 7s. Some changes have been proposed that could change the way teams qualify. (Membership required)
College:
The College Premier Division seems to be at a crossroads. We Are Rugby reports that some teams are not coming back at that the league is looking to replace them while higher-profile school. Also, a PAC-12 conference might be formed and separated from the CPD.
4 teams have left the CPD. Dartmouth joined the Ivy League, LSU and Tenn joined the SEC and I think the 4th is Claremont who left for financial reasons. The meeting Brian Lowe was referring to never mentioned once that they were forming a PAC12 conference. They were discussing a Pacific Sevens Tournament... not a 15's conference. Legally they could not name it that (PAC12)anyway. They might be looking at forming a Pacific Conference with schools from the PAC12 down the road, but they wont fall under the PAC12 moniker. Brian Lowe needs to learn the difference between facts and complete BS.
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