Natasha Hunt running in one of 11 England Women tries. Photo credit: Inpho
We’re a bit late this week so we’ll dive right in. The headlines were dominated by the opening weekend of the Women’s Six Nations, Australian Rugby Union chief executive Bill Pulver admits the women aren’t being compensated for their value and Carolyn Hitt of Wales Online takes on sexism in rugby.
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USA Rugby College Scholarships – UPDATED #CollegeRugby https://t.co/iFH6ekKZtr
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We’ve updated our list Rugby College Scholarships. If anything needs to be updated, contact wendy@scrumhalfconnection.com.
Atlantis Names LVI Squad | The Rugby Breakdown https://t.co/h7ErVP9mtx
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Atlantis has announced their U18s player pool that is attending 2017 Las Vegas Invitational. Emil Signes notes that that they’ve had players from other countries play for Atlantis and this roster is no different. The team also sports several veterans from the USA Rugby Girls High School All-American 7s program.
PNG women set their sights high https://t.co/yMOe6TdbwH
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This share was a bit late as Papua New Guinea already participated in #Sydney7s but we wanted to help share their story. PNG won their entry into the Sydney round by placing third at the Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship behind Olympic champions Australia and hosts Fijiana.
PNG dropped out of the Challenge Trophy Semifinals losing to England 29-17 in Sydney.
I liked a @YouTube video https://t.co/YR9WzFbyva Seven scintillating tries from the #Sydney7s
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Seven scintillating tries from the #Sydney7s…
“Scrum Science with Adam Jones & Kyle Sinckler” https://t.co/r8Mlu020P3
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World Rugby spoke to two Harlequins front rowers, Wales prop Adam Jones and England tighthead Kyle Sinckler, about how to master one of the most pivotal set pieces in rugby: the scrum. A fascinating video to say the least!
Fearless on the pitch and off it. RIP Joost#joostvanderwesthuizen #RIPJoost pic.twitter.com/o2ke7gc0BC
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#RIPJoost
Women’s Six Nations: Round One wrap #RBS6Nations https://t.co/h6uTaKUAVt
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An amazing opening weekend of the Women’s Six Nations! Ireland kicked it off on the Friday night with a late win over Scotland, followed on Saturday by a Wales victory in Italy and then world champions England fought back to down France.
Ireland kicked it off on the Friday night with a late win over Scotland, followed on Saturday by a Wales victory in Italy and then world champions England fought back to down France.
Application for 2016-17 Collegiate Academic Honor Roll open https://t.co/0X9RxTdO0B
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USA Rugby is now accepting applications for the USA Rugby National College Academic Honor Roll. The honor roll recognizes outstanding student-athletes that demonstrate excellence in the classroom.
March 1: HS Nationals Deadline | The Rugby Breakdown https://t.co/aftezkluiK
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The high school club championship are May 19-20, in Elkhart, Ind. Teams that would like to be considered for inclusion must register by March 1.
The single-school national championship are May 20-21, also in Elkhart. Teams that would like to be considered for inclusion must register by March 1.
Bill Pulver says ARU are not paying women’s sevens players what they’re worth https://t.co/ApGcXgrq8k
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Australian Rugby Union chief executive Bill Pulver has conceded that his organisation underpaid the Olympic gold medallists compared to what they’re worth. So the real questions is…what is he and the ARU doing about it?
Our biggest twist was @RugbyScotland‘s performance. Just stunning, can’t wait for their match against @france_rugby. #RBS6Nations https://t.co/SkNKKhlYn7
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We still feel this way, Scotland Rugby played their hearts out in the opening weekend. Looking forward to more!
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