MLR Kickoff

Dan and Pete sit down to discuss week 17 of Major League Rugby, Pete was away in Switzerland but stole time away from his vacation to watch and analyze this week's performances. The San Diego Legion Clinch the Playoffs, the Seattle Seawolves all but make themselves a playoff favorite as they clipped the Raptors wings. New York shot back into Playoff contention, and the SaberCats beat New Orleans.

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Dan and Pete set down to discuss week 16, or rather Scott Green comes on the show to discuss refereeing in Major League Rugby and week 16's games. Pete forgot and joined the show while he was walking his dog around the park. Mat Turner stops by the show to discuss season two with the Seawolves.

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Dan and Pete get back together following Pete's sojourn of travel to discuss week 15 of Major League Rugby. The Playoff picture becomes murkier at the 3rd and 4th slots giving a chance to create some exciting Rugby. The Glendale Raptors and Robbie Petzer set scoring margin and individual records against the Utah Warriors. NY completes a shutout in the rain against the SaberCats. NOLA Gold re-establish themselves as the number one team in the league. San Diego falters in Toronto. Robbie Petzer stops by to chat with Pete about his journey into the Mountain wilds of Colorado with the Raptors.

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With Pete out this week, Dan drags in James Paterson to examine Week 14 of the Major League Rugby Season. Utah found life with a tremendous win over last place Austin. Glendale showed they're still in the hunt for the top four. Toronto started a streak. And San Diego finally takes first. Dan Moor, Captain of Toronto Arrows, stops by for a chat and shares stories of Oxford Rugby.

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With Week 13 in the books Dan and Pete sit down to examine the exciting close matches that populated the weekend. The Seawolves fell in behind their SeaWall to defend Starfire and win a barn burner against New Orleans. NY survived the dynamic runners or Utah at MCU Park. It was a home team sweep with Toronto getting a Bonus Point win against Houston and San Diego shellacking the Raptors. Player of the Week and Olympian Gold Medalist Jasa Veremalua stops by for a chat with Dan Power.

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Dan and Pete break down week 12's fixtures, noting the difference in San Diego from the first part of the season. Some troubles in Houston, but Seattle solidifies their position. New Orleans remains on top. Brock Staller stops by to chat with Pete about his season leading Major League Rugby in points scored. In the second half Dan and Pete execute a deep dive into each side's future results to predict the final four before previewing Week 13's fixtures.

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Major League Rugby Season 3 is around the corner, Nishant Nereyeth stopped in from the League office to provide the major details and face the inquisition of Dan and Pete. Week 11 brought some exciting Rugby, records were set again for the third straight week in a row with the Glendale Raptors completing the largest comeback in MLR History. Johnny Ryberg who lifted the Raptors in that Comeback stopped by for a chat. New Orleans won away and Seattle won away, San Diego demolished their opponent in place Austin Elite.

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Dan and Pete get into a banner weekend discussing the improvement that Austin has made, but round out the Consistency of New York. Glendale knocks New Orleans off their perch, but remained atop the standings. Toronto gets what they wanted in a thrashing of the Utah Warriors to end their long road swing. Finally the San Diego Legion avenged their loss at Starfire from the first week of season 1 in a dominating win with only 14 men for half the match. The boys also take a look at their own teams of the Mid-Way Point. Select your own and hashtag #MLRKickoffXV. They then rolled into this week's match preview. Mike Sheppard the MLR Player of the Week stopped by for a chat on his way home from work.

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Week 9 is in the books of the second Major League Rugby season. New York has continued their rise on Coney Island with their second home win in the Burrough of Brooklyn, this time thumping the Raptors. The Houston SaberCats found life off of Sam Windsor's boot to edge the Utah Warriors. The winless Austin Elite rolled into New Orleans ready for a game and pushed the Gold into extra time before conceding the match. The Butcher, Dylan Fawsitt, stops by to cut some lunch meat and chat for awhile with Dan Power.

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In episode 24, Dan Power wanted to pick a draw, so we flashed back to with some evidence and giving him credit for the pick. Wild scores in Houston bring New Orleans back to the top of the table. The matches this past weekend were extremely competitive, but they separated the top 6 teams in the standings from the bottom 3 as we head into week 9. Riekert Hattingh stops by to talk about his Rugby Journey in the US following his two-try performance against Austin.

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