Matt Hawkins, General Manager of the San Diego Legion, joins Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro for a chat about Matt’s rugby career and the future of Major League Rugby in the United States.

Major League Rugby preseason action rolled on through the weekend with Glendale dominating a very popular Utah Warriors team, AER falling in a surprising score line to NOLA Gold, and RUNY facing a tough Boston Mystic outfit. Plus the Earful of Dirt guys stamp a few more tickets to Japan and Rugby World Cup 2019.

Gordon Hanlon joins Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro for part 6 of our Rugby Technique series. This time, they discuss seasonal planning in rugby, periodization of training and practices for the teams and the individual through program development.

Kenny Scott of the Utah Warriors joins Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro for part 3 of a team edition of Lineouts. They discussed all things Major League Rugby and Scott’s hopes for the upcoming inaugural MLR season.

So much Major League Rugby preseason action… So little time. The Earful of Dirt crew dives into Rugby United New York v Boston Mystics, Houston Sabercats v NOLA Gold, and San Diego Legion v Austin Elite Rugby. Buckle up, it's going to be a wild ride!

Angus MacLellan of the Utah Warriors joins Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro for part 2 of a team edition of Lineouts. They discussed all things Major League Rugby and MacLellan’s hopes for the upcoming inaugural MLR season.

Alex Tucci of the Utah Warriors joins Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro for part 1 of a team edition of Lineouts. They discussed all things Major League Rugby and Tucci’s hopes for the upcoming inaugural MLR season.

Rugby United New York beat Ontario Arrows in a friendly at IONA College. Then, the Earful of Dirt guys examine options for the Eagles going into Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan. Then there's the question of Major League Rugby trademarks for some reason... But don’t worry, MLR is taking appropriate action.

NOLA Gold went up Glendale, played a good 20 minutes and then got run over by Rudi and the boys. But was that the best the Raptors could muster? Earful of Dirt does a deep-dive into Major League Rugby’s first-ever live video streamed match.

There was a lot of celebrating thanks to the USA Eagles’ double-championship weekend, taking home trophies in both the ARC and LV7s. Plus the guys talk through a surprise draw in Major League Rugby pre-season action between the Ontario Arrows and Houston Sabercats.