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The Rugby Odds, Season 5, Episode 16

NEW YORK, NY - Our All-Star panel of #WWE Hall of Famer/Rugby-Advocate John Bradshaw Layfield, Irish legend George Hook, world class coach Mike Friday, King Gift Egbelu & host Matt "Money" McCarthy, joins from all parts of the world in this week's The Rugby Odds.

INCLUDED:

Six Nations Soup to Nuts

Marcus The New Ilona?

Layfield Love$$$ Zebre

Headlines with Hook

France Too Good?

6 Nations Becoming 7 Nations

Castres Cash Cow

Furlong Worth The Money?

Grown A$$ Man

Player of the Week

Picks/Predictions

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The Rugby Odds, Season 5, Episode 15

NEW YORK, NY - Featuring an All-Star panel of #WWE Hall of Famer/Rugby-Advocate John Bradshaw Layfield, Irish legend George Hook, world class coach Mike Friday, King Gift Egbelu & host Matt "Money" McCarthy.

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RECORD: 25-23

Layfield Moonlights on Netflix

Headlines with Hook

Who Can Beat Toulouse?

Try Line Renamed “Penaud Line”

Gift Slams South Africa

Benetton Lassos La Rochelle

Castres' Subs Sink Sad-Sack Sarries

Friday Picks Newcastle?!

Grown Ass Man

Player of the Week

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SAN DIEGO, CA - As we draw ever-so-close to MLR 2025 Opening Day, a person with much to do, San Diego Owner/MLR Chairman Ryan Patterson, takes time out for MLR Weekly to discuss league issues, excellent San Diego Legion documentary on Amazon Prime, and changes re the league. Later on in the show, 2 radical ideas are proposed, launching a spirited debate, re player numbers and schedule shifts.

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Dallen Stanford with Flag X

-John Fitzpatrick of Rugby Morning

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NEW YORK, NY - With our panel members spread across the globe, The Rugby Odds has you covered geographically. JBL is in Texas, George is in Dublin, Gift is in Brazil, Mike is in Fiji and Matt is in NYC. It all adds up to a fun show, some BIG statements and, remarkably, some serious insight and analysis of the weekend's rugby and what's ahead.

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RECORD: 31-17

Castres Castrates Bulls

Dupont Shuts-Up South Africa

Headlines with Hook

Grown A$$ Man

Player of the Week

Zebre is the new Ireland

Leinster v O’Gara Epic

Munster Silence Sarries

Bodacius Bordeaux

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QUINCY, MA - WIth our MLR Weekly staff rejuvenated after a needed holiday break, we're back with a flurry. "New" Free Jacks Head Coach Ryan Martin handles questions from a feisty Matt McCarthy with aplomb, and talks about the pressures of 3-Peating.

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TUNISIA - That's right, Tunisia! Our All-Star panel of #WWE Hall of Famer/Rugby-Advocate John Bradshaw Layfield, Irish legend George Hook, world class coach Mike Friday, King Gift Egbelu, Steve "Elevate Rugby" Lewis & host Matt "Money" McCarthy, joins from all parts of the world in this week's The Rugby Odds.

INCLUDED:

23-18 Record

Mike Friday & Barney Rubble vs Danny Care

Hook on Irish vs Kiwis

Hannibal

Gift Sours on South Africa

John: “Ireland is the new Italy”

Saints Turn Bulls into “Calves”

Benetton Burst Bath Bubble

Dupont [Yawn] Again

Tigers Gut Sharks

Player of the Week

Grown A$$ Man

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HOUSTON TEXAS - We sent our MLR Weekly staff down to scout potential Major League Rugby talent at the National Collegiate Rugby Championships at SaberCats Stadium. Aside from getting exclusive footage, we got interviews with the winning coaches, former Ireland and USA head coach Eddie O'Sullivan and players. We also rubbed elbows with Chicago Hounds star Brad Tucker, who moonlights as a coach for the Sienna Saints - the Rhino Bowl winners. Brad joins us this week.

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GRENADA - The MLR Weekly team is heck-bent on covering Major League Rugby wherever and however it might be represented. This week we chatted with new NOLA Gold CEO Alexandre Maumont - in Paris - about the new French flavor in the team's executive offices. Before that, though, we experienced the grandeur of the Grenada 7s. This remarkable country's world renowned tourney is situated between amazing beaches and King Kong-friendly mountains. It's a destination vacation spot that happens to have a great rugby tradition building.

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-More from the R&S Foundation combine targeting HBCU athletes

-John Fitzpatrick of Rugby Morning

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GRENADA - Our All-Star panel of #WWE Hall of Famer/Rugby-Advocate John Bradshaw Layfield, Irish legend George Hook, world class coach Mike Friday, King Gift Egbelu, Steve "Elevate Rugby" Lewis & host Matt "Money" McCarthy, joins from all parts of the world in this week's The Rugby Odds.

INCLUDED:

Exclusive Champions Cup Highlights

Dupont, Serin, Horne

Toulon Stuns Stormers

Hook on the Gin

Jordie Barrett Debut

Grenada 7s

Glasgow Keeps Winning

Ronan O’Gara is Back

Stade Sees Red vs Munster

Grown A$$ Man

Player of the Week

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