Rugby Revealed

William (Bill) Webb is the President, General Partner and Majority Owner of the Toronto Arrows, Canada's sole Major League Rugby franchise. 

Formerly Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer at Gluskin Sheff & Associates, Bill is currently a Partner at Waypoint Investment Partners Inc. Amongst other attributes, Bill is a financial analyst and a portfolio manager. He is also a long time board member of Rugby Canada and an advisor to Toronto's Inner City Rugby Foundation. 

In this conversation, we learn of Bill's background and why it made sense to invest in the Toronto Arrows and Major League Rugby. Bill outlines his vision for the future of his team, for Rugby Canada and for the sport in North America. 

Brandon Sparks is the Director of Rugby at the Utah Warriors, overseeing the day to day commitments of the team. He is also the former coach of the University of Michigan and the women's Collegiate All-Americans. Brandon is also an avid fight fan who boasts a record of 11-1 in MMA!

Wallaby #749 and with 78 Australian appearances to his name, Chris Latham is the Head Coach of the Utah Warriors and a legend of the game. Chris appeared in 3 Rugby World Cups and a famous British & Irish Lions test series.

Utah Warriors - https://www.warriorsrugby.com/

Major League Rugby - https://www.majorleague.rugby/

Rugby Revealed YouTube - https://youtu.be/eD3_z3O-Zcw

Intro & Outro Music - Mess by DJ Tadhg

Rapid Reveal Round Music - Interstellar Mood - Nico Staf

As one of the original members of MLR, Utah Warriors' Kimball Kjar chats with us about the lessons learned from PRO Rugby and how Major League Rugby model is based on Major League Soccer. We also discuss the backgrounds of his fellow owners, the core values of the Utah Warriors and why these are so important to the team.

Kimball also shares his vision for the future of the Warriors, including the plans for the new 10,000 seater stadium and the new Liberty Boys Academy in Washington.

Kimball Kjar is a Utah native, BYU alumnus and former USA Eagle. He has worked in the high tech, talent acquisition, reals estate and sports industries which has led him to his role as CEO, General Manager and co-owner of the Utah Warriors.

Utah Warriors - https://www.warriorsrugby.com/

Major League Rugby - https://www.majorleague.rugby/

Rugby Revealed - https://www.rugbyrevealed.com/

Intro & Outro Music: Mess by DJ Tadhg
Rapid Reveal Round Music: Interstellar Mood by Nico Staf 

Part II - New England Free Jacks Rugby

Newly appointed Head Coach of the New England Free Jacks, Ryan Martin joins us from New Zealand for the second part of episode one. 

Coach Martin comes to New England highly rated, having spent time with Otago Boys High School, the New Zealand Barbarians Schools, Mitre 10's Otago Attack Coach and most recently with the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby. 

Ryan takes us on an open journey through his coaching philosophies, his non-negotiables as a coach and why he places so much emphasize on behaviors. 

Part I - New England Free Jacks Business

CEO and Co-Owner of the New England Free Jacks, Alex Magleby joins us for the first part of our first episode.

Alex takes us on a behind the scenes look at the birth of the Free Jacks, lessons learned from his time within USA Rugby and what his day-to-day role as CEO looks like. We also discuss the commercial goals of the Free Jacks along with the hope that USA may host a Rugby World Cup in the near future.

Links: http://www.RugbyRevealed.com (launching this week)
Rugby Revealed Twitter: https://twitter.com/RugbyRevealed
Rugby Revealed Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RugbyRevealed

New England Free Jacks website: https://freejacks.com/
Alex Magleby Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amagleby/

Major League Rugby website: https://www.majorleague.rugby/

Rugby Revealed Podcast co-host, James Willocks answers his 10 Rapid Reveal questions. 

James' questions include:

1. Favorite cheat meal?
2. Cardio or weights?
3. Country you would like to visit?
4. Greatest rugby player ever?

James Willocks is the Head Coach of Dartmouth College and the Assistant Coach of the New England Free Jacks in Major League Rugby. 

Music by DJ Tadhg

Welcome to the Rugby Revealed Podcast.

In season one we will be meeting coaches, general managers and owners from each of the 13 Major League Rugby franchises. We will be taking a deep dive into the world of professional rugby in the United States.

Major League Rugby is about to enter its fourth season and is the first professional rugby league in the United States. The league commenced in 2018 and has grown to 13 teams for the 2020/21 season. Stars such as, former England captain, Chris Robshaw, former France captain, Mathieu Bastareaud and South African Rugby World Cup winner, Tendai Mtawarira (aka The Beast) have all played in Major League Rugby.

We discuss the coaching styles, philosophies and techniques of each team with Head Coaches and Directors of Rugby. Running parallel to this we take an intimate behind the scenes look at the business side of each of the franchise teams with the General Managers and Owners. We learn about their reasons for investing in the vision as well as the big plans they have for their teams. 

This podcast will help you understand the excitement, ambition and optimism surrounding professional rugby in the Unites States. This is everything you need to know about each of the 13 franchises in Major League Rugby.

Website: https://rugbyrevealed.com/

Twitter: @RugbyRevealed

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RugbyRevealed

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVTFfB5rxCj1OlPcUzM00oQ?view_as=subscriber

https://www.majorleague.rugby/

https://www.gilgronis.com/

https://www.dallasjackals.com/

https://www.houstonsabercats.com/

https://www.giltinis.com/

https://freejacks.com/

https://www.nolagoldrugby.com/

https://oldglorydc.com/

https://rugbyatl.rugby/

https://www.rugbyunitedny.com/

https://sdlegion.com/

http://www.seattleseawolves.com/

https://torontoarrows.com/

https://www.warriorsrugby.com/