DNVR Rugby Podcast

Colton Strickler, Justin Michael of DNVR Rams, and Drew Creasman of DNVR Rockies draft their dream rugby sevens team using current and former Colorado Rockies. The fellas break down their picks throughout the draft, talk about the qualities of baseball that would transfer over to rugby, and listen to Colton defend his wild final pick. Who do you think won the draft? Let us know on Twitter  @DNVR_R...

Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” by talking about some Colorado XOs making the leap to Major League Rugby, the USA Eagles upcoming match against Ireland, a women's Stars vs. Stripes scrimmage at Infinity Park, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-15:02). After “The Breakdown”, Colton catches up with Colorado XO and new Rugby United New York lock Max Dacey about his m...

Colton Strickler, Justin Michael of DNVR Rams, and Brendan Vogt of DNVR Nuggets draft their dream rugby sevens team using current and former Denver Nuggets. The guys debate picks throughout the draft, talk about some other NBA players that they think would make great rugby players, and talk about some players that were on the cusp of getting selected. Who do you think won the draft? Let us know on...

Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” by talking about some of the biggest MLR news, the USA Eagles roster ahead of this weekend's match, a women's Stars vs. Stripes scrimmage, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-9:53). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton connects with rugby journalist Joe Harvey about his thoughts on the 2021 Major League Rugby season, what he's expecting to...

Colton Strickler, Justin Michael of DNVR Rams, and Henry Chisholm of DNVR Buffs draft their dream rugby sevens team using all-time great athletes from the University of Colorado. There's some discussion about Henry's lack of rugby sevens knowledge, Colton's lack of CU knowledge, and plenty of debates on the players selected throughout the draft. Who do you think won the draft? Let us know on Twitt...

Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” by talking about the news of Colorado XOscrum-half and captain Michael Bandy signing with the Los Angeles Chargers, some USA Sevens news, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-9:34). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton catches up with Colorado XO and Los Angeles Giltini lock Shawn Clark about his experience with the Giltinis, his thoughts o...

Colton Strickler, Justin Michael of DNVR Rams, and former Sports Director of The Rocky Mountain Collegian Scott Nies draft their dream rugby sevens team using all-time great Colorado State athletes. They debate whether or not USA Rugby sevens star and CSU Ram Ben Pinkleman should be allowed to be drafted, discuss their picks at length, and go through some honorable mentions at the end. Who do you...

Rugby PickEm's own Brendan sits shotgun with Colton for this episode of the DNVR Rugby Podcast. They begin the show with “The Breakdown” by talking about the Major League Rugby debuts of Colorado XOs Gelen Robinson and David Still, some thoughts on the XO program as a whole, the first two MLR teams eliminated from the playoffs, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-25:40). Followin...

Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” by talking about the news of Colorado XOs Gelen Robinson and Shawn Clark signing with the Los Angeles Giltinis, some USA Rugby/Rugby World Cup news, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-13:35). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton chats with MLR statistics savant James Deeley about how his hobby is exploding, some mind-blowing numbers, and...

Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” by breaking down the Colorado XOs' 2021 season before getting into some USA Rugby news, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-15:23). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton connects with Colorado XO director of rugby Mark Bullock about his thoughts on the Colorado XOs first season, what he learned, and which players could potentially be mov...

Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” by recapping the Colorado XOs’ 35-18 loss to Mystic River last Saturday before previewing their final match of the season against LA Loyals Elite. Colton then chats about some MLR news, a professional sevens circuit, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-13:24). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with Colorado XO lock Max Dacey about his...

Colton jumps into the show with “The Breakdown” by recapping the Colorado XOs’ 36-35 loss to the Hartford Harpooners last Saturday before previewing all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-11:13). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with Colorado XO scrum-half and captain Michael Bandy about his rugby experience, how the opportunity to compete in The Spring League came about, and how dif...

Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” by talking about the Colorado XOs’ 35-33 loss to Rugby HTX in Houston last weekend, their home opener against the Hartford Harpooners on Saturday, and some MLR news before previewing all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-9:54). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with Colorado XO lock Sam Phillips about his college football career, facing adv...

Colton jumps into the show with “The Breakdown” by talking about the Colorado XOs’ 52-28 victory over Pathway 404, their upcoming match against Rugby HTX in Houston, and their first-ever home match against the Hartford Harpooners next weekend before talking about all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-10:29). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with Colorado XO fullback David Still abou...

Colton starts “The Breakdown” by talking about the Colorado XOs' victory over Clemson, their upcoming match against Pathway 404 in Atlanta, and a crossover athlete experiment in MLR before wrapping up with all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-15:52). After “The Breakdown”, Colton chats with Colorado XO No. 8 Leonard Sagapolutele about growing up in American Samoa, his football career,...

Colton kicks this Colorado XO-heavy show off with “The Breakdown” by talking about XO prop Ma'ake Muti's move to the Los Angeles Giltinis and Colorado's upcoming match against Clemson before wrapping up with all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-12:15). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with Clemson Director of Rugby and former USA Eagle Troy Hall about his playing career, his though...

Colton starts the show off with “The Breakdown” by updating everyone on the XOs schedule for the weekend and talking about the San Diego Legion's move back to Southern California before wrapping up with all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-12:13). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with Colorado XO hooker and vice-captain Gelen Robinson about falling in love with rugby, what about it...

Colton begins the show off with “The Breakdown” by talking a little bit about the XO's 71-5 win over SoFlo Rugby Football Club last Friday, what the XOs are up to this weekend, and talks about some of the action from Major League Rugby’s second round before wrapping up with all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-11:43). After “The Breakdown”, Colton checks in with Colorado XO scrum-half...

Colton starts the show off with “The Breakdown” by recapping the XOs 38-28 victory over Belmont Shore last weekend, the XOs trip to Florida this weekend, and gives his thoughts on Major League Rugby's opening weekend before wrapping up with all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-17:19). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with Colorado XO forward Vic Evans about playing football at Ole...

This week, Colton is joined by special guest Brendan of Rugby PickEm. Colton and Brendan start the show off with "The Breakdown" by talking about the XOs trip to California this weekend, some former Raptors on the move, and all of the latest news around Major League Rugby ahead of Round 1. The fellas talk about all of the rugby you can watch this weekend and give their thoughts on some winners and...

Colton jumps into the show with ‘The Breakdown’ by talking about the Colorado XOs' last match, when you can expect to see full XO matches, some MLR news, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-18:47). After ‘The Breakdown’, Colton catches up with Colorado XO No. 8 Casey McDermott-Vai about his time at TCU, his Seattle Seahawks mini-camp, and how much he's enjoyed getting back into r...

Colton starts off the show with ‘The Breakdown’ by giving an update on what's going on with the Colorado XOs, what's going on in MLR, and the postponement of the Women's Rugby World Cup and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-11:20). Following ‘The Breakdown’, Colton talks with Colorado XO wing Terron Beckham about how he's liking playing rugby, how it compares to the NFL workouts he...

Colton Strickler has returned from New Orleans with a brain full of notes about the Colorado XOs victory over New Orleans RFC in their first-ever match. Read his recap right here: https://thednvr.com/colorado-xos-secure-win-in-first-ever-match-over-new-orleans-rfc/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for...

Colton kicks off the show with ‘The Breakdown’ by talking about the Colorado XOs' upcoming match against New Orleans RFC and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-13:45). Following ‘The Breakdown’, Colton talks with Colorado XO Director of Rugby Mark Bullock about how the program is progressing and what to expect in their first match. (13:47-28:17). After the conversation with Mark, Co...

Colton starts the show with ‘The Breakdown’ by talking about what's going on with the Colorado XOs, MLR's first external transfer, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-12:22). Following a short version of ‘The Breakdown’, Colton chats with Colorado XO fly-half Line Latu about getting back into rugby, playing football at Eastern Michigan, how he's feeling heading into the first mat...