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Already it's clear that the PR7s All-Star Tournament was a massive success.
Putting PR7s All-Stars up against a provisional USA team was an important test for all of those players. This was especially true given that the PR7s All-Stars also had USA hopefuls on their squads.
For the men's teams, new USA Coach Simon Amor got a chance to see how young players competed.
The Rugby East Conference has announced its 2024 All-Rugby East teams.
Honorees were selected by coaches and administrators from all 12 Rugby East programs.
The US Naval Academy have eight players named overall in the 1st, 2nd, and Honorable Mention lists. West Point and Life have seven, while Queens and Mount St. Mary's have six.
The Lonestar D1AA competition should be an interesting one to watch in the New Year.
Harvard's victory in the NIRA D-I final is yet another indication of how, at times, difficult games through the season can prepare you better for success than blowouts.
It's not that Dartmouth weren't a good team, far from it, but they were shaken when things didn't go their way—shaken sufficiently to make their comeback a bit more difficult.
One of the things college rugby fans will be seeing as we move into winter is more rugby action from the West Coast among D1A teams.