Earful of Dirt - The Major League Rugby Podcast

Aaron, Josh and Craig prepare for Major League Rugby's opening weekend. With action starting Saturday, March 20, the guys preview upcoming matches and hit on headlines from the league.

Aaron and Craig are back to start off a new season of Earful of Dirt with a special guest: Derek Bressette of Le Rouge Rugby. They discuss all the news just a few weeks out from the start of Major League Rugby, and hit on the Super Bowl, Six Nations and other rugby adjacent topics.

We’re only a couple months out from Major League Rugby returning to the pitch! Aaron and Craig are joined by Victor from our sister-pod, En La Mele, to talk about the current rugby landscape in the U.S. and news from abroad.

Aaron, Craig and Josh are back with a Major League Rugby news roundup, including information on the 2021 season schedule and some exciting signings. Plus, the buys catch up, because, you know, it’s been a while.

Rugby Strength Coach Ian Gibbons joins Aaron Castro to discuss his experience as performance coach with Women's Eagles, Seattle Seawolves and the Colorado Raptors. He’s also spent time coaching in the Premiership, Pro14 and the World Rugby 7s Series. They discuss Ian's rugby journey as well as his work in other high performance fields.

Ryszard Chadwick, Executive Director of Northeast Academy, joins Aaron Castro to discuss rugby in the U.S. and the system to usher young rugby standouts to the USA National Team. Since taking over as ED at Northeast Academy in January 2019, Chadwick is credited with raising standards and brings a powerful combination of technical, theoretical and practical expertise.

University of California, Los Angeles Head Rugby Coach Dave Clancy sits down with Earful of Dirt’s Aaron Castro to swap rugby stories and discuss Clancy’s move from Chicago to LA earlier this year.

Last week New England has hired Ryan Martin away from Otago and the Melbourne Rebels. Plus Aaron and Craig talk through a whole lot of signings across Major League Rugby.

Alex Magleby is American rugby through and through. He played in high school for Highland. Played and coached at Dartmouth. Played and coached USA 7s. Worked as USAR High Performance Manager. Now he's the CEO of the New England Free Jacks. He joins Aaron Castro to discuss his career and Major League Rugby.

Aaron and Craig are back with their semi-regular, irregular programming. Despite the shut down, there are still teams making moves and of course drama at USA Rugby.