In Today's Edition: 📊 Latest MLR Power Rankings
⚖️ MLR Disciplinary Ruling
🏆 Chile's Roster for USA Match
Commentary: The Gilgronis Disqualification is Inherently Political (RugbyFootballTalk).
Men's Eagles: We are keeping our fingers crossed today for an announcement from USA Rugby on the Men's Eagles training roster for the Chile match.
Overseas Opinion: USA Hosts Rugby World Cup in 2031 (Men) and (Women) (Rugby Asia).
📊 MLR POWER RANKINGS
The Breakdown: Here's how the rankings stand after the final week of the regular season. Even though the Austin Gilgronis have been disqualified for postseason play, we had to acknowledge their contributions this season.
Takeaway: MLR suspended Houston SaberCats lock Maikeli Naromaitoga one week for the red card he received for taking out an Austin Gilgronis player after the whistle.
Return Date: Naromaitoga will be eligible to return as soon as next week if Houston makes the Western Conference final.
Takeaway: Chile announced a roster of 32 players that will assemble for the late June match against Scotland and the home-and-away 2023 RWC Americas 2 Qualifying series against the U.S. in July.
SLAR: The vast majority of the 32 players named to the Chilean roster play for the SLAR side Selknam.
MLR: Hooker Augusto Böhme played for the Seattle Seawolves and Dallas Jackals in the 2022 MLR season.
Quote: "Be ready to go harder than anybody. No matter how good you are or what people tell you, always do more. Do more. Just keep doing more,” said Jaz Gray, who earned her first cap with the Women's Eagles Sevens program in 2021. “Take more risks, and don’t be afraid to step out on faith to do something you’ve never done before.”
Quote: "What an experience for them [Eagles debutants] to come out here in World Cup year and get their first cap, I think it’s really big for them, all the experience they bring to the team and everything they’re going to bring back to the States," said USA captain Kristine Sommer.
