B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast

We've got a quick interview with Casey Hansen, director of High Performance Rugby for Rugby Iowa (Iowa Youth Rugby Association). We also take a look back at the Waverly-Shell Rock boys 7s State Title, Iowa High School 15s, Iowa Selects, and preview the Mid Summer Classic Tournament!

-Interview w/ Morgan Linck of UNI Women's Rugby -CRC 7s Recap -Iowa High School Boys Rugby -And more!

Nichols and Mr. Gray talk high school rugby, CRC 7s, CRAA 15s, SVNS Rugby, Women's International Rugby, and some silly stuff along the way! Join us!

Episode 174 is here and we’re going all in on college rugby! 🎙️🏉 This week, we’re joined by special guest Zach Lanning of The College Rugby Show to break down everything you need to know ahead of Selection Saturday for the CRC 7s National Tournament. Zach gives us an inside look at their upcoming show, what goes into the selection show planning process, and which teams could make some serious noi...

Listen to our Rugby Iowa HS 7s recap and preview and hear from Thomas Naughton UNI Men's President!

Quick Episode previewing the first week of high school boys 7s rugby in Iowa as well as some other news and notes!

Episode 171 is packed with great conversations and plenty of rugby talk. We kick things off with a phone interview with Adam Simiele from Northeast Iowa Barbarians Rugby to talk about the upcoming Turkey River 50th Anniversary 10s and what makes this event such a special tradition. Then we are joined in studio by Drew Johnston, owner of Platinum Fitness and 8035 Fitness, to talk about training, st...

We're talking high school and college rugby!

Episode 169 of the B-Side Bois Podcast is packed with rugby talk from Iowa to the international stage. The crew opens the show with a debate sparked by a viral ESPN Milwaukee clip. Do people who talk about sports actually have to play sports to have credibility? Where is the line between analysis and experience? We also remind everyone about the upcoming USA Rugby Referee Level 1 Clinic and give a...

Episode 168 – Iowa to Nebraska and Everywhere in Between Episode 168 is loaded with interviews, updates, and plenty of classic B-Side banter. Mr. Gray, Nichols, and Gimli kick things off reacting to an Amy Poehler podcast clip about rugby before rolling into a Referee L1 Clinic reminder and showing love to our friends at MonStars Trading Cards. In studio, we’re joined by Bryant Reynolds for a grea...

Episode 167 of the B-Side Bois Podcast is a certified bro-sesh. Victor Wong — Head Coach of Valley Boys High School Rugby and President of the West Des Moines Wombats — joins Mr. Gray in studio for a wide-ranging, laugh-filled episode packed with real rugby talk and a few hot takes along the way. We kick things off with reminders about the Referee L1 Clinic, shout out our friends at MonStars Tradi...

Episode 166 is packed from Iowa to international rugby. We talk the upcoming Iowa Referee Level 1 Clinic and why officiating is critical to the sport’s growth, plus the Wombats’ new head coach announcement. In-studio, Ant Frein joins us to discuss new sponsorship momentum and Iowa State’s spring outlook, and Andrew Ridgway breaks down his move from coaching to refereeing. Anna Degen calls in to ta...

🚨  SEASON 5 STARTS NOW  🚨 Episode  165  is LIVE and we’re kicking off 2026 with a  loaded Season 5 Premiere , brought to you by our brand-new sponsor  MonStars Trading Cards  🃏🔥 We’ve got the full crew in the Wombat Den and we’re joined in-studio by  fan-favorite guests and friends of the show : 🎙️  Casey Hansen 🎙️  Erik Frana 🎙️  Joe Lippert 🎙️  Jeremy Newman On this episode we dive into: 🏉...

🎙️  Episode 164 is LIVE — and it’s the perfect way to wrap up a huge year of rugby! The Bois cover  everything  happening in the rugby world right now: from our Spotify Wrapped results and Wombats Scholarship launch, to a wild college coaching story, major college commitments, and a big opportunity for UNI Women and the HOA All-Stars. We also dive into USA Rugby updates, and the latest shakeups ac...

The Bois are back! In this week’s episode, Mr. Gray, Philly V, and Sam Hendricks kick things off by recapping the college rugby playoff landscape for our local Iowa squads and previewing UNI Men’s Rugby as they gear up for a huge postseason run! From there, the crew breaks down all the action from the Midwest Finals championship matches. Then we’re joined by a special guest: Nick May of the D2 Mid...

Episode 162 is here and it’s a BIG one! Mr. Gray and Nichols are joined by the triumphant return of Philly V and Iowa State Men’s Rugby Head Coach Ant Frein for a packed show. The boys break down the latest livestreaming updates, recap college playoff action, and look ahead at the huge matches still to come. They also dive into the Autumn International Series with all the chaos, drama, and standou...

Mr. Gray, Nichols, and Sam Hendricks are back for another jam-packed episode of The B-Side Bois! The guys kick things off with a livestream reminder for the upcoming Iowa vs Kansas matchup—presented by the Iowa Rugby Foundation and proudly supported by new sponsor Koality Work out of Iowa City. They cover huge news around the state: 🏉 Iowa Men clinch the #1 seed and will host playoffs vs Kansas...

Mr. Gray, Nichols, and Sam Hendricks are back together to talk  all things rugby! Well, Nichols and Same meet for the first time ever in this episode, but name another podcast that can cover Iowa High School Girls Rugby, National 7s Girls Rugby, an interview with Anna Degen from the Iowa Rugby Union Women’s Development Committee, a full recap of college rugby across Iowa, updates from the Midwest...

🎙 Episode 159: State Championship Preview + International Updates The B-Side Bois are back with a huge episode! We’re announcing that we’ll be live streaming the IAYRA Girls State Rugby Championship this Sunday at noon — presented by DirectVoice Services, LLC! We dive deep into a full preview of the 8-team state tournament , breaking down how each squad earned their spot and what to expect on Cham...

🎙️ Episode 158 is LIVE! Mr. Gray and Sam Hendricks dive into the IAYRA Girls High School season as the State Tournament approaches — and announce that the B-Side Bois will be LIVE STREAMING the State Championship on October 19th! We recap local college rugby from UNI, Iowa, and Iowa State before welcoming Davey LaCroix and Matt Derry of the Lincoln Wolves Rugby Club to talk about the club’s histor...

Join us as we cover IAYRA Girls updates, Interview with Norwalk Girls Head Coach and Iowa Rugby Union President Bryant Reynolds, Senior Side Updates, College Updates, USA Updates, MLR Updates, and so much more!

Episode 156 brings a new twist with guest host Sam Hendricks of the West Des Moines Wombats, stepping in for his audition phase. You might know him as the Wombats’ #8 or recognize his voice from the spring live stream of the Iowa High School Selects against the NW Missouri Bulls. We kick things off recapping the end of summer before catching up with Sadie Denner of Iowa State University Women’s Ru...

In this episode, Mr. Gray is finally reunited with International Correspondent Eric Nichols, making his long-awaited return after more than two months away. The two catch up and jump right into some big news, kicking things off with a look at the newest inductees into the University of Northern Iowa Rugby Hall of Fame. Then they hop on the phone with Iowa Rugby Union’s own Bryant Reynolds to get t...

In this jam-packed episode, we sit down with  Iowa State Men’s Head Coach Ant Frein  to hear all about  Lucy’s Legion Lu’au  — his special charity tournament he’s organizing to help others that have experienced the loss of a child. We also catch up with  Casey Hansen  to chat about the Bremer U14 squad, Iowa Selects high school boys, and the standout Waverly-Shell Rock girls making waves this summ...

Join Mr. Gray and Andrew Ridgway as they drive from West Des Moines to Chicago for the Thunderbird Cup! They recap all things Iowa Rugby Union, IAYRA State Tournament, MLR, and so much more!