HUGE EPISODE! After a week off we come back to one of the busiest weekends of the summer for rugby in Iowa! Here's what we cover:

-Des Moines hosts USA Rugby U23 All-Star Tournament & Clinic

-Block Party 7s Recap

-Interview with Ian Parkinson of Iowa City Ducks

-Club Nationals Information

-Midwest Summer 7s Premier Standings

-Iowa Selects Try Leaders

-Iowa Hawkettes & Southeast Polk Boys up at Lakefront 7s

-Major League Rugby Playoffs

-Iowa State Men's Alex Geisert & Aiden Lewis are heading to the Collegiate Shield

-Intracity 7s Update

-Interview with Javarious Burris of Intracity 7s Selects

-B-Side Bois Merch Update with BBP Rugby

-PR 7s Update

And so much more!

We get an inside look at the Intracity 7s Rugby Series up in Mason City from our brand new correspondent, Jake Kazos of Bremer County Rugby. We ran into Jake multiple times because this guy is everywhere and loves the sport of rugby. Playing every chance he gets, he's the perfect person to check in with to get the full recap from last Wednesday's Week 1 and to help us look forward to Week 2 on this upcoming Wednesday! We also hear how he got involved in rugby and Mr. Gray pesters him to begin his coaching career! A fun look at a fun series from a fun guy! Check it out!

It's the Intracity 7s draft recap episode you've all been waiting for but first we have a great interview with one of UNI Men's Rugby's newest alumni,

Late release on the holiday weekend, but here is the Iowa State Men's Rugby 7s National Championship Celebration episode! Head Coach Ant Frein joins us in studio and we give his assistant coach and former player Owen McGuffin a call, and we call senior playmakers and captains Wes Cummings and Tyler Cahill! It's a fun episode but it's not all about Iowa State! We also talk about potential ideas for high school boys 15s as well as updating you on all the happenings in the state of Iowa for this summer! Don't forget, if you want to celebrate with Iowa State in person, join them at Des Moines Rugby's Clubhouse on Saturday June 3rd from 2pm to 5pm.

Also, a special note from Ant on an update on how to help our friend Travis Northway: "A couple weeks ago I posted about Travis Northway’s recent cancer diagnosis. Travis was diagnosed with NK T Lymphoma which is a rare form of cancer, which involves 5-6 months of chemo treatment. He and his girlfriend Merrin are expecting their first child as well during this time frame. If you are seeing this I am telling you Travis would be the first person to help out if you were in his shoes whether you’ve known him for years or simply are friends of friend. Go buy a shirt to help him through this time! Big Shoutout to Jordan Sanderson and his apparel company BBP for making this shirts and donating the proceeds to Travis and his family! While you’re buying a shirt for Travis check out the other apparel Jordan has up or reach out for your next set of Uniforms, Apparel etc! https://bbpsport.com/products/back-travis-white"

You can also donate to his GoFundMe here:

Another jammed packed episode from the B-Side Bois with in-studio guest Parker Cziper Head Coach of West Des Moines Valley Boys' Rugby, and phone interview with Marc Blong of River City Rugby as he hypes up year 2 of Intracity 7s! Also:

-Congratulations to Iowa State Men's Rugby on winning their first ever national title in D1A 7s of the ARC

-Iowa Rugby Union Women's Rugby U23 Squad Win Big

-Iowa Hawkettes Win Big and Philly V had the stream!

-New Men's College Rugby Conference

-State of Iowa Summer Rugby Schedule

-Predicting/projecting the growth in the Iowa Youth Rugby Association for next year

-And so so so much more!

Thank you to our sponsors of the show Roder Epoxy and Convergence Acquistions, LLC. and our interview sponsor Tighthead Brewing Company!

A very special edition of the B-Side Bois where Mr. Gray interviews the BACK to BACK to BACK to BACK 1A State Champions, Waterloo Columbus Catholic players Mason Knipp, Connor Knudtson, Mason Burr, and head coach Kaleb Boleyn. Hear how this season compared to other seasons and also and inside look at what makes this team special. Really great interview from these kids who represent themselves so well on and off the pitch. Great to hear from the coach and UNI Alumni Kaleb as well. He gives us great insight on what it takes to prepare for a brand new team year after year and to stay at this level. Thank you to our interview sponsor Tighthead Brewing Company for making this possible and our show sponsors Convergence Acquisitions, LLC. and Roder Epoxy.

Join us for a in depth recap of the All-Iowa Tournament, discussion on how to keep this tournament growing. We have a fantastic interview with Eddy Tapia as he went to the CRC 7s to referee and came back with great experiences and stories. We look at rugby through the lens of a referee and the huge impact they have on our sport. We then review Iowa State Men's National Championship Appearance and preview the IAYRA Boys' State Championship Tournament! This is a great episode you don't want to miss! One of our favorite's so far!

Thank you to our sponsors for this episode!

Tighthead Brewing Company (Interview Sponsor)

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