MLR Kickoff

Dan and Pete sit down to discuss the major moves in Major League Rugby as Greg McWilliams is named Head Coach of Rugby United New York and various staffs have begun to be filled in throughout the League. Dan Power sits down with Glendale's Mark Bullock to discuss the 2019 season and the changes that were made to put RugbyTown back on top. Pete takes an analytical look to place them in the 2020 final standings. With the US and Canada playing next week in their separate pools, Dan Power gets Pete to agree to eat a shoe.

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As part of their off-season team reviews, Dan and Pete sit down to discuss the SaberCats 2019 season but also look forward towards their 2020 season assessing player strengths and needs to round out the roster for MLR Season 3. JT Onyett, the newly appoint president of the Houston SaberCats discusses his journey in sports, how he joined the SaberCats, and the business strategies for growing the fanbase in 2020. Dan and Pete then look ahead to the final World Cup warm up match between the US and Canada.

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Dan and Pete sit down to do a post-season review of the Utah Warriors looking at their roster, their competition, and performance. Kimball Kjar, CEO, was nice enough to set down with Pete to discuss many of the formative changes that the Warriors chose to execute. Following the review, Dan and Pete examine the contributions of the 30 MLR players that featured in The Pacific Nations Cup with Canada and the USA Eagles.

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Dan and Pete execute the end of season review for Austin Elite and bring in Andrew Suniula to take an inside look at the major changes the organization has executed in the last two months. They then sit down to evaluate the USA Eagles systematic destruction of Canada in the first round of the Pacific Nations Cup and look ahead towards USA v. Samoa and Canada vs. Fiji.

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Dan and Pete sit down to discuss Major League Rugby's off-season moves with San Diego and New Orleans making major signings and re-signings. They then give an in depth overview of the USA Eagles and Canada Les Rouges training squads as they preview round one of the Pacific Nation's Cup.

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Major League Rugby released the All-MLR selections this past Monday which features four major awards: Player of the Year, Forward of the Year, Back of the Year, and Coach of the year. Dan Power sat down with Player of the Year to recap his banner year, then chatted with Paddy Ryan about his Rugby journey to the Legion. Aaron Castro stepped in to interview JP Du Plessis who's returned to South Africa for some much needed time to manage his many small businesses. Pete Steinberg sat down with Rob Hoadley to discuss the second season improvements that saw the Legion into the Major League Rugby Championship.

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Following the rousing victory by the Seawolves, Dan and Pete track down JP Smith already on the coaching trail in Alaska to help grow the game in the United States. Just the first stop on the Rugby Camp Tour that many of the Seawolves will doing throughout the Summer as part of the Seawolves-Atavus coaching series. After the interview Dan and Pete do a deep dive to examine how it happened and then finish with the latest news in Major League Rugby's coaching carousel.

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With the Semi-Finals over, Dan and Pete dissect how San Diego and Seattle defeated their opponents. San Diego narrowly beat Rugby United New York courtesy of a masterful performance by JP Du Plessis. The Seawolves on the other hand pumped the Arrows in the first half granting themselves a large cushion over the visiting side that surged but could not finish in the second. Dan breaks down the Seawolves and the Legion, but he decides to sit on the fence.

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Dan Power and Pete Steinberg sit down to discuss the end of the regular season noting the marked improvement of the Houston SaberCats, but also making note of the strides from New Orleans Gold. Zac Fenoglio, recently retired from the Glendale Raptors stops by to bring a player's perspective for the Semi-Final deep dive. Brad Tucker stops by for a chat with Dan Power following his massive performance against the Austin Elite.

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Dan and Pete sit down to discuss Week 18 of the Major League Rugby season as it builds towards an intense final week of the regular season. Toronto Arrows rise towards the playoffs off the heels of Player of the Week: Gaston Mieres. Utah stuns Seattle with a draw, NOLA loses a tight one to New York, and Houston continues their path sweeping the Texas rivalry. Gaston stops by to discuss his rugby Journey with Pete.

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