Colton Strickler, Justin Michael of DNVR Rams, and Drew Creasman of DNVR Rockies draft their dream rugby sevens team using current and former Colorado Rockies. The fellas break down their picks throughout the draft, talk about the qualities of baseball that would transfer over to rugby, and listen to Colton defend his wild final pick.

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Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” by talking about some Colorado XOs making the leap to Major League Rugby, the USA Eagles upcoming match against Ireland, a women's Stars vs. Stripes scrimmage at Infinity Park, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-15:02). After “The Breakdown”, Colton catches up with Colorado XO and new Rugby United New York lock Max Dacey about his move to New York, his XO turned RUNY teammate Kaleb Geiger, and RUNY's playoff push (15:04-32:55). After the interview, Colton assigns some “Required Reading” and talks about what's coming up in “The Loop” (32:57-36:39).

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Colton Strickler, Justin Michael of DNVR Rams, and Brendan Vogt of DNVR Nuggets draft their dream rugby sevens team using current and former Denver Nuggets. The guys debate picks throughout the draft, talk about some other NBA players that they think would make great rugby players, and talk about some players that were on the cusp of getting selected.

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Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” by talking about some of the biggest MLR news, the USA Eagles roster ahead of this weekend's match, a women's Stars vs. Stripes scrimmage, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-9:53). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton connects with rugby journalist Joe Harvey about his thoughts on the 2021 Major League Rugby season, what he's expecting to see out of the USA Eagles this weekend when they take on England, and who the greatest cricket player of all time is (Colton doesn't know anything about cricket) (9:55-1:02:30). After the interview, Joe Harvey assigns some “Required Reading” and talks about what's coming up in “The Loop” (1:02:32-1:05:33).

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Colton Strickler, Justin Michael of DNVR Rams, and Henry Chisholm of DNVR Buffs draft their dream rugby sevens team using all-time great athletes from the University of Colorado. There's some discussion about Henry's lack of rugby sevens knowledge, Colton's lack of CU knowledge, and plenty of debates on the players selected throughout the draft.

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Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” by talking about the news of Colorado XOscrum-half and captain Michael Bandy signing with the Los Angeles Chargers, some USA Sevens news, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-9:34). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton catches up with Colorado XO and Los Angeles Giltini lock Shawn Clark about his experience with the Giltinis, his thoughts on his first year of rugby, and how he's planning on spending the rest of the summer (9:36-22:38). After the interview, Colton does not assign any “Required Reading” and talks about snake drafts and a trip to Seattle in “The Loop” (22:40-25:38).

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Colton Strickler, Justin Michael of DNVR Rams, and former Sports Director of The Rocky Mountain Collegian Scott Nies draft their dream rugby sevens team using all-time great Colorado State athletes. They debate whether or not USA Rugby sevens star and CSU Ram Ben Pinkleman should be allowed to be drafted, discuss their picks at length, and go through some honorable mentions at the end.

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Rugby PickEm's own Brendan sits shotgun with Colton for this episode of the DNVR Rugby Podcast. They begin the show with “The Breakdown” by talking about the Major League Rugby debuts of Colorado XOs Gelen Robinson and David Still, some thoughts on the XO program as a whole, the first two MLR teams eliminated from the playoffs, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-25:40). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton gets Brendan's opinions on some of rugby's hottest issues, how he likes to eat his watermelon, and an update on his 'Boots on the Ground Tour' (25:41-35:56). After the interview, Brendan assigns some “Required Reading” and closes the show with some exciting news regarding snake drafts in “The Loop” (35:57-44:33).

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Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” by talking about the news of Colorado XOs Gelen Robinson and Shawn Clark signing with the Los Angeles Giltinis, some USA Rugby/Rugby World Cup news, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-13:35). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton chats with MLR statistics savant James Deeley about how his hobby is exploding, some mind-blowing numbers, and what he plans to do with all of these numbers (13:36-35:11). After the interview, Colton assigns some “Required Reading” and talks about taking a short break from the podcast in “The Loop” (35:12-39:03).

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Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” by breaking down the Colorado XOs' 2021 season before getting into some USA Rugby news, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-15:23). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton connects with Colorado XO director of rugby Mark Bullock about his thoughts on the Colorado XOs first season, what he learned, and which players could potentially be moving up to the MLR this summer (15:25-38:43). After the interview, Colton assigns some “Required Reading” and talks about taking a short break from the podcast in “The Loop” (38:45-43:41).

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