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New Zealand captain Richie McCaw got to participate in a shoot the puck competition at Tuesday's Chicago Blackhawks game.
The All Blacks were guests at the game and have been feted nicely in Chicago (despite a cute piece in one newspaper noting that there was virtually no fanfare for the rugby superstars when they arrived at O'Hare Airport).
This week in Chicago is the culmination of an initiative to help grow youth and high school rugby in the region.
Yes the USA will play the All Blacks on Saturday, but there’s more going on. The AIG Rugby in a Box initiative was launched in Chicagoland, introducing the game to 200 schools and organizations.
The big question in the South Independent Rugby Conference is, what is going to happen to Florida International?
The ACRC Coaches Poll is out and not surprisingly, Army moves to #1 after tey toppled previous #1 Kutztown.
AIC continues to show great strides and not only does their win over Middlebury push them to #3 over Penn State (winners of Wheeling Jesuit), but drops Middlebury out of the Top 20.
The first round of Eagle Impact Rugby Academies has been completed as High School All American Head Coach Salty Thompson and a team of coaches got things kicked off over the past weeks around the country.