B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast

Former Des Moines Chaos, UNI Panther, Bemer Buck and 2-time Wombat Touch Practice member, joins the show to talk all things rugby and many silly stories from his time in Cedar Falls! A fun episode with many laughs shared. Check it out!

The Bois check in on the latest news in the rugby world with updates in the NCR Women's All-Star Tournament, PR 7s news, ATL's new branding, as well as a preview of Bondurant Boys' High School rugby with an interview with their head coach Brad Lewis. We also have an interview with former 1460 KXNO producer and creator of the Iowan Perspective, Caleb Renner. 

The Bois start the show talking about some select side teams and dive into new rugby laws that are in place for the 2023 season. Then Philly V is joined by Tim Oxenford, Luke Schmitt, and Joey Jeffries from Palm Beach Rugby out of Florida to discuss all things rugby and their journeys from Iowa to Florida including being a part of the USA National Touch Rugby Team and USA Rugby National Champions...

Join the Bois as they run through a list of rugby happenings! They take a look at the Heart of America College All-Conference team, recap the men's NCR All-Star Tournament for the Midwest Barbarians, American Raptors update, interview with the founder of The Rugby Breakdown Jackie Finlan, taking a look back at the NCR college women's national tournament, an interview with good friend of the progra...

The Bois check in with Wombat and ICCC and Roosevelt alum, Victor Wong. Probably the most fun episode yet!

The Bois talk fitness with Abby Jorgensen of Crossfit 8035 in Des Moines, talk River City Rugby with Marc Blong, updates with events from around the state including the Iowa Rugby Union Men's 15s Select Side Tryout, information about the Super Rugby Americas league with the American Raptors, and a review of Pat Clifton's 3 piece article on USA Rugby. Check it out!

We are BACK in 2023! There is so much to cover and we can't do it all in 1 episode, but this is the starting point. We recap the end of 2022, look ahead to 2023, exciting MLR news, and a couple of great interviews! We hope you enjoy the show! Let's have a great year everyone!

The Bois dive into the results from the Senior Side Midwest Playoffs, they look ahead to college playoffs, they talk about MLR's new Chicago team and exciting Wombat news with that, as well as interviews with Iowa State Women's Head Coach Kelsie McDowell and Cedar Rapids Shieldmaidens' Erin Detterbeck!

We made it! 6 months of the show! And we totally forgot to mention it because we were so busy talking college playoffs, senior side playoffs, and USA Rugby! We hear from Kathleen O'Neill, head coach of the University of Iowa Women's team, and Alex Geisert, junior prop/lock, from Iowa State University Men's team. There is a LOT of great playoff rugby happening in Iowa this weekend!

On today's episode we take a look at all of the playoff implications for collegiate rugby men's and women's programs, including interviews from ISU men's head coach Ant Frein, ISU women's freshman backline utility player Ivy Lawson, and UNI men's hook Cooper Isaacson. We also preview Iowa Women's big match up against Notre Dame. Brent Piper, head coach of the girl's IAYRA State Championship Cedar...

We know this episode is late! Life happened, but it's here! College recap for men's and women's teams, IAYRA Girls State Rugby Preview, and the Senior Side update! Cheers!

Senior side rugby is getting close to the end of the season as well as the IAYRA girl's high school season! We check in with Norwalk Rugby's head coach of the girls' high school team. We also hear from Madie and Cash, the Iowa State University Women's rugby captains. Lastly, Sophia Scarfo from the Des Moines Women's Rugby club, updates us on how their season is going! We also dive into the Women's...

WHOAH! SURPRISE! We released this episode early! There's so much to talk about! The recap of the game of the week between #4 Iowa State Women and #5 UNI Women, the beatdown Iowa State Men put on Nebraska, an update on senior side rugby, and a recap of the IAYRA Girls' 7s League! Interviews from: Iowa State's John "The Butcher" Ivan UNI's Aubrey Buresh WDM Wombat's Julien Hall Waverly Shell Rock's...

Another massive show with recaps of senior sides, collegiate sides, and high school girls! We have interviews from Iowa State Women's Coach Kelsie McDowell, Northern Iowa Women's Coach Meghan Flanigan, Northern Iowa Men's player Jentry Staack, Iowa State Men's Player Wes Cummings, and Twin City Amazon player Maggie Burns! Sorry for the delay, enjoy rugby!

A JAMMED packed episode of the B-Side Bois where we run down the senior side matches, we hear from Jake Wirz of the Quad City Irish and Elliot Gaul of the Dubuque River Boat Gamblers as both squads have their eyes on a post season birth. We also check in with Tyler Dailey of the men's Iowa Hawkeyes program and Ant Frein of the men's Iowa State Cyclones program as they set to face off this Saturday...

Rugby in Iowa is full go! We try to highlight and breakdown everything related to our state! Elliot Gaul from the Dubuque Riverboat Gamblers joins us to talk about their match with Northeast Iowa Barbarians. Senior sides, college sides, men’s, women’s, and our Dawgs of the Week, and Philly V’s Top V segments return!

It's Philly V, it's Mr. Gray and they're breaking down everything that happened in the United State of Iowa Rugby this past week. We have Philly V's Top V of the Week with rugby kits and their Dawgs of the Week! It's fun and full of shenanigans!

It only took the Bois 6 hours to record 2 hours of material because a lot of fun was had on this one! We recap Week 2, we interview Dakota Chuck Southworth, we talk about donating plasma, we talk MLR, we talk coaching philosophies, we have our Dawgs of the Week, we have Philly V's Top V, and so much more! Lots of laughs and a lot of cool insights from one of our state's top talents on the field as...

RUGBY IS BACK! And the Bois are going to recap everything they could find on social media for week 1, preview week 2 and they bring back two fan favorite segments, "DAWG of the Week" and "Philly V's Top V" on today's episode! A lot of fun was had for this one!

Philly V can't make it today so Mr. Gray jumps right into the interview with newest MLR player for the Houston Sabercats, Brandon Karnes! He played college ball at Iowa State and has carved a path less taken and looks ahead to his new professional career! He might not have laughed at any of Mr. Gray's jokes but he's a good kid with a bright future! We finished with diving into the collegiate rugby...

It is finally GAME WEEK! The Bois reach out to their first opponent, Northeast Iowa's Adam Simiele to get the inside scoop on how their training has gone so far, what they've done to improve their club on and off the field, as well as Adam's coaching efforts in their community! The Bois also preview all the matches for week 1 of rugby of the Iowa teams! It's a fun episode that really dives into th...

The Bois have a JAMMED packed episode today! We dive into the MLR Draft results then follow up with an interview with Clint Gadbury, the Iowa Youth Rugby Association Director of Operations. He shares his thoughts on the upcoming girls season as well as so much more! There are a LOT of great things happening in Iowa with youth rugby! Check out how you can get involved! This episode is presented by...

Local Instafamous Influencer Video Editor and 1st year player Parker Czipar joins the Bois to talk about his journey into rugby. He dives into what it's like to join rugby as an adult and to coach while also learning the game himself! A fun interview with a great fella! Don't miss this one!

The Bois sit down with Ava Denner, current Junior at Lindenwood University and former Roosevelt High School State Champion and Iowa Youth Rugby MVP. She also had time spent with the Iowa Hawkettes as well as American Rugby Pro Training Center (ARPTC). She gives us an update on how her college experience has been, overcoming a devastating injury, how high school rugby prepared her for college, and...

The Bois sit down with the top dog of the referee society of Iowa, Adam Falk. He gives us the perspective of the referee with all things rugby! A very fun and informative interview. The Bois might even learn a thing or two!