DNVR Rugby Podcast

Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about some of the latest American Raptors news, COVID canceling some MLR preseason matches, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-10:40). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with former American Raptor and current Dallas Jackals prop Tommy Madaras about his football career, joining the Raptors, and...

Colton starts off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about his battle with COVID, MLR preseason, what to expect from the Raptors in 2022, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-9:04). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with former American Raptor and current Austin Gilgronis No. 8 Casey McDermott-Vai about his 2021 fall season with the Raptors, signi...

Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about what the podcast will look like over the next two weeks, assigns some " Required Reading " and gives you a preview of some upcoming content in "The Loop" (0:00-6:31). After that, Colton chats with American Raptor and Rugby United New York hooker Kaleb Geiger about how he was recruited to play rugby, how he's enjoyed...

Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the latest duo of Raptors to make the move to the MLR, San Diego Legion's new home, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-8:40). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with American Raptors wing Jarrod Cann about his playing football in Germany, making the move to rugby, and potentially making th...

Colton kicks off the show with a very short version of “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the Los Angeles Sevens, MLR’s leading scorer moving to RUNY, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-7:21). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with American Raptor and one of the newest members of the Dallas Jackals Sam Phillips about his fall season, signing with the Ja...

Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about some Raptors on the move to Major League Rugby teams for the 2022 season, some interesting moves in the rugby sevens space, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-16:01). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with American Raptors lock Mikey Grandy about playing football at the University of Texas, prac...

Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about his week in Uruguay with the American Raptors and some Raptors on the move. After “The Breakdown”, Colton answers some of your questions about the tour. Following the mailbag, Colton and closes the show with “The Loop”. Follow on Twitter: @DNVR_Rugby . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...

Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by proving some details into what's taken place so far on the American Raptors trip to Uruguay (0:00-6:34). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with American Raptors scrum-half Christian Alvarez about growing up in New Zealand, getting drafted by the NOLA Gold, and his thoughts on the composition of the team (6:36-39:35). Following...

Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the American Raptors trip to Uruguay and the USA Women's Eagles match against Canda (0:00-4:37). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with Queens University of Charlotte Head Men's Rugby Coach Frank McKinney about the new documentary ' Scrum ' that focuses on his program, his coaching career, and why Wu-Tang Clan is...

Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about USA Rugby's upcoming match against the New Zealand All Blacks, the American Raptors upcoming match against the Utah Warriors Selects, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend. After “The Breakdown”, Colton answers a few of your questions about the USA-New Zealand match, a few new Raptors that have impresse...

Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about USA Rugby's loss to Uruguay, the measuring stick that the American Raptors' next two matches will provide, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-7:38). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with Ethan Pougnet of the Rebel Rugby Academy about his vision for the academy, his experience coaching The Te...

Colton starts off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the latest news surrounding the American Raptors, USA Rugby, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-10:19). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with American Raptors wing D'Cota Dixon about his journey to Wisconsin, his time in the NFL, and how he found the game of rugby (10:20-42:34). After the i...

Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about USA Rugby's upcoming match against Uruguay, the American Raptors showing at Ruggerfest, a former Colorado XO in the Premier Rugby Sevens, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-8:35). After “The Breakdown”, Colton answers some of your questions about the XV Series, some Raptors to keep an eye on, a...

Colton starts off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the latest news around USA Rugby, what the American Raptors are up to this weekend, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-9:21). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with American Raptors scrum-half Nolan Saraceni about his stellar football career at Montana Tech, how he discovered rugby, and...

Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by covering an American Raptor on the HSBC Sevens Circuit, the American Raptors roster, USA Rugby's big win, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-11:16). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with American Raptors No. 8 Casey McDermott-Vai about the feeling around the team, the new blend of players, and the Rap...

Colton starts the show with a short version of “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the latest news surrounding the American Raptors, USA Rugby, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-6:23). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with USA Rugby and San Diego Legion wing/center Ryan Matyas about his rugby career, the Legion's wild 2021 season, and the feeling aroun...

Colton kicks off this solo episode with “The Breakdown” by talking about the news of the Colorado XOs rebranding to the American Raptors, what some of the XO/Raptor players have been up to these last few weeks, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-9:00). After “The Breakdown”, Colton answers some questions that he's seen floating around the internet about the transition back to th...

Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by recapping the 2021 RugbyTown Sevens, talking about the latest Premier Rugby Sevens news, and the Major League Rugby draft (0:00-12:03). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton chats with USA Rugby sevens player and Tokyo 2020 Olympian Cody Melphy about his rugby career, the Olympics, and capitalizing on opportunities (12:05-44:09). Fol...

Colton begins the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about what to watch for at the 2021 RugbyTown Sevens, the pools, and some Colorado XOs to keep your eye on (0:00-8:31). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with the voice of RugbyTown USA, World Rugby Commentator, and former USA Sevens Eagle Dallen Stanford about what he's been up to, the history of RugbyTown Sevens, and...

Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O'Neills by talking about the latest Colorado XO news, a whole lot of MLR stuff, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-10:37). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with former University of Northern Colorado Bear and 2021 Major League Rugby draft prospect Zach Bastres. They talk about the Major League Rugby draft, The Rugby Sh...

Colton kicks off this special solo episode of the show with “The Breakdown” by talking about the Colorado XOs reporting for the fall season, the Major League Rugby Championship, the Olympics, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-12:55). After “The Breakdown”, Colton answers your questions about the men's Eagles Olympic results, RugbyTown 7s, and why fifteens rugby isn't also repre...

Colton Strickler, Justin Michael of DNVR Rams, and Nathan Rudolph of DNVR Avalanche draft their dream rugby sevens team using current and former Colorado Avalanche players. The guys discuss the similarities between hockey and rugby, talk about their different draft strategies, and break down some players that didn’t get drafted in the honorable mentions. Who do you think won the draft? Let us know...

Colton begins the show with “The Breakdown” by talking about the latest Colorado XO news, what's going on with Premier Rugby 7s, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-9:10). After “The Breakdown”, Colton catches up with the voice of Major League Rugby Dan Power. The two talk about the Major League Rugby Championship Series, whether Dan would be a scratch golfer or go to space, and...

Colton Strickler, Justin Michael of DNVR Rams, and DNVR Draft Analyst Andre Simone draft their dream rugby sevens team using current and former Denver Broncos. The guys discuss the pros and cons of their picks throughout the draft, talk about what position groups would be good for rugby sevens, and defend why some all-time great Broncos didn't get picked in the honorable mention portion of the sho...

Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” by talking about the Major League Rugby Championship Series, some playoff scenarios, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-9:33). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with Colorado XO Director of Recruiting Peter Pasque about the club's first season, sending guys to the MLR, and what to expect moving forward (9:35-41:12). After the intervi...