Late to the Breakdown

Welcome back to Late to the Breakdown! Join us for Season 2 beginning with Cillian Gowan of Scout United. 

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WE'RE BACK!!!

After a brief hiatus, Late to the Breakdown is back with a great interview with Jim McGeady of Courtney Rugby Club, a newer club operating out of Camp Courtney on the American military base in Okinawa. This was a really great, informative interview and I hope you enjoy it!

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I had the pleasure and privilege of spending some time talking to USA Eagles and Bristol Bears flyhalf AJ MacGinty. We talked about his time growing up in Ireland, playing at NYAC and Life University, his time with the national team and his experience in the Premiership with Sale Sharks and soon to be Bristol Bears. AJ is a joy to speak with and I hope you enjoy!

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~surprise bonus content~

For the past several months, I've been writing a book titled This is Rugby. It's still in progress, with my goal for completion being the beginning of August. This evening, however, I wrote what will be the last three pages of the book. I felt them deeply and I wanted to share them with you right now because I think they're timely and speak to where we are as a sport, a society, and a country. I hope you enjoy, and we'll be back on Friday with a regular episode. Onward.

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Join me for a conversation with Buzzy Rudzinsky, president of Mystic River RFC and chairman of Maccabi USA Rugby. Buzzy is a world-class rugby conversationalist and his stories and involvement in different areas of American rugby are invaluable. Hope you enjoy listening as much as I did. 

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I enjoyed a great conversation with Kat Aversano about the US Women's Rugby History Project, the new rugby program at Howard University, rugby at HBCUs, and so much more. Also, before the interview, I talk about mental health, anxiety, stress, struggles, and community. Join me and thanks as always for being a part.

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Join me for a conversation with Avery Watts, the founder of the South LA Soul, a largely BIPOC rugby club in South Central Los Angeles. We discuss inclusivity, diversity, and representation within rugby and what that looks like and how the sport can continue to grow in communities like South Central LA. 

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Join me for a supersized episode as I talk to BT Shea, founder of Rugby Rent Scholarships in Denver, Colorado. BT and I talk about RRS, the Denver Barbarians, the American rugby landscape in general, and much more!

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Today I interview Blake Pellerin from the Arrows RFC in Houston, TX. The Arrows are the only senior club in the nation who have direct ties to the Catholic Church. Blake and I talk about what it means to be a Catholic club, how the club ensures and maintains inclusivity while also being true to its foundations, and what kind of trash talk a Catholic rugby club hears from opponents. Grab a drink and settle in for a great conversation.

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I'm joined on this episode by former United States Eagles coach Mike Tolkin. Tolks and I talk about his time at Xavier High School, New York Athletic Club, the US national team, Rugby United New York in MLR, and his current gig with Premier Rugby Sevens. We discuss the 7s game, the growth of rugby in the US, and what it will take for rugby to take the next steps toward growing in the national conversation. 

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