It may be a holiday weekend but the rugby world is still at work. The Atlantis U23 are repping the USA at the FISU 7s Championships in South Africa. • The USA Club Rugby (senior) competitions have been in play for a few weeks now (check out “August Scores“), and the Midwest isn’t breaking stride. • In the college sphere, the NCAA varsity league, NIRA, hosts a bunch of season openers, and livestream links have been included where known. National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) is also firing up with a few matches. Check back for additions and scores, and feel free to message Jackie Finlan with any updates or omissions. [lead photo: Jackie Finlan]

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INTERNATIONAL

FISU 7s Championship
Stellenbosch, South Africa

Pool Play
Japan 26-12 USA
USA 31-12 South Africa
France 25-5 USA

Cup QF: Australia 28-15 USA
Plate SF: USA 24-12 South Africa
5th: Ireland 26-17 USA

SENIOR CLUB

MIDWEST DI
Eastern: Grand Rapids 38-12 Detroit
Eastern: Pittsburgh 39-19 Columbus
Western: Chicago Lions 10-7 Chicago North Shore
Western: Metropolis 41-31 TC Amazons

MIDWEST DII 
Central: Circle City 78-12 Ft Wayne
Central Cincinnati Kelts fft to Cincinnati Wolfhounds
Eastern: Cleveland 108-0 Toledo
Eastern: Pittsburgh 50-12 Akron
Northern: South Buffalo 67-12 Rochester
Northern: Buffalo 48-12 North Buffalo
Western: Milwaukee 55-14 Wisconsin
Western: Metropolis 74-26 Minneapolis

COLLEGE

NIRA

DIVISION I
Brown 33-17 Navy • watch
Dartmouth 41-8 Army • watch
Harvard 26-24 Sacred Heart • watch 
Princeton 52-17 La Salle • watch
Long Island 29-28 Mount St. Mary’s • watch
AIC v Queens @ Annapolis, MD PPD

DIVISION II
Frostburg St 75-0 Emory & Henry • watch

Non-conference
DI Lindenwood 51-0 Southern Nazarene • watch
DII Davenport 51-22 Aquinas (NCR) • watch 

NCR

EPRU DIII
East Stroudsburg v Lafayette
York v Millersville

LONESTAR
Texas A&M v Oklahoma
Lindenwood 51-0 Southern Nazarene

Friendlies
St Bonaventure 43-10 Colgate
Indiana 17-15 Cincinnati