Rugby Offloads

Jake fills us in on a couple of first-hand MLR firsts, as he took his sons to watch RUNY vs. Glendale and attended the Old Glory DC combine. The guys do the usual dissection of the MLR and preview a big rivalry weekend in college rugby.

The guys go over some college scores from the weekend, wrap up their thoughts on the Americas Rugby Championship, try to keep from getting too excited about the 7s team's possibilities, they discuss the World League and recent developments, and they do their usual job on Major League Rugby.

Hear from head coach Mike Friday, Dream Team selections Stephen Tomasin and Ben Pinkelman, and rising Falcons star Travion Clark. Tomasin talks about missing out on last year's Vegas title due to injury, Pinkelman remembers playing at the LVI 10 years ago dreaming of playing in the USA Sevens, and Friday dotes on his charges. Clark scored 12 tries for the Falcons en route to the LVI title and $25,000 prize. He hopes it's enough to earn a contract with Friday.

Rugby Today head writer Pat Clifton sits down with World Rugby vice chairman Gus Pichot to discuss his proposed World League, and the recent viral backlash against it. We also discuss Brett Gosper's infatuation with an American Rugby World Cup and the heightened attention the USOC's paying to conflicts of interest within national governing bodies.

This week the guys discuss the Six Nations, college results, give a refresher course on why Eagle matches are on Flo, discuss the USA's squeaker against Brazil and next bout with Uruguay. USA 7s is this weekend, as the Eagles try to defend their crown.

The opening weekend of Super Rugby, including the return of Will Genia and Quade Cooper as a dynamic duo and whether or not Toni Pulu's injury will land him in an Eagle jersey. They discuss the state of the scrum in the modern game, as it's going to be a central battleground for USA vs. Brazil Saturday, and they do their usal dissection of Major League Rugby, looking back at round 4 and ahead to round 5.

The guys lament the USA's lopsided defeat at the hands of Argentina XV, go over some college results, check in on The RFU Championship to see how our Eagles' teams are doing, we discuss the MLR Honor Roll for Round 3, Nick Feakes' "Mahomes moment" and much more on the latest pod.

The guys discuss their MLR honor rolls for the opening two weeks, discuss the signing of Tony Lamborn, Charlotte Caslick's shooting of the boot, the very un-All-Black-like behavior of a the 7s All Blacks, the USA's doubling up on medals in Sydney, the Eagles in the ARC, and everything MLR. Also, head to head contact is above the shoulders, and therefore dangerous and illegal.

Houston Sabercats flyhalf Sam Windsor comes on to discuss life as a player/coach in the MLR, the progress on and off the pitch heading into season two, and his rugby journey that's led him from Australia to England, Ireland and eventually the USA. Future Eagle?

The 7s USMNT earned a third-straight silver medal in Hamilton, a look ahead to Sydney for both the men and women, quick glance at the USA's ARC opener against Chile, and a full review of Major League Rugby's kickoff weekend.