Le Rouge Rugby Podcast

It was a busy weekend in Canadian rugby as both the women's and men's national teams were in action. Stu and Derek breakdown Canada's win over the USA in the Pacific Four (Two) Series and the loss to Portugal. Then they take a deep dive into the MLR schedule release, the newest Arrows signings, Jamie Mackenzie announcing his retirement, Coastal Cup, and USports rugby.

The Canadian Women's team returned to test rugby for the first time in two years defeating the USA 15-9 on Monday Night. Derek and Stu lend their thoughts on the entertaining match before diving into some of the biggest news stories of the past week. Cover Photo: USA Rugby

Derek is back for episode 95 as he joins Stu to breakdown a busy week in the Arrows offseason. Kyle Baillie has been acquired in a brilliant trade, Gastón Mieres and Adrian Wadden re-signed, and Fa'alelei Sione from Eastern Suburbs. They then take a look at Rugby Canada's squad announcement for November tests matches before wrapping up the show with the USA RWC bid and other MLR news.   ...

The Arrows made a triumphant return to Toronto and we assembled an elite cohort of Arrows fans to break it down. Karen Gasbarino, Doug Wilkey, and James Deeley join Stu and take a deep dive into the Arrows' Rugby Rally. They then wrap up the show with a busy week of MLR news, but unfortunately this was recorded before the Kyle Baillie trade!   Cover photo by Andrew Clowater

On episode 93, Derek and Stu take a look at Canada's 33-24 loss to Chile in the Rugby World Cup qualifier. How did Chile improve so much in the past two years? How did Canada fall so far in the past 10 years? What does the elimination from the RWC mean for the future of Rugby Canada? What needs to change? They attempt to answer these questions before wrapping up with some news from around North Am...

On this episode, Stu and Derek breakdown Canada's 22-21 win over Chile in the first leg of their Rugby World Cup Qualifier.  After, they take a look at a busy Thanksgiving weekend including the second leg, the Coastal Cup, Premier Rugby Sevens' debut, and some brief MLR news.   Recorded on Oct 5th, 2021

It was a busy week in Canadian rugby! Stu and Derek take a look at the first round of the Coastal Cup, the Edmonton Sevens, Premier Sevens tv deal with TSN, a preview of Canada's test match with Chile, and more!  Cover Photo: TWU Spartans Rugby

On episode 90, Stu and Derek try to figure out how to do an intro without Dan. Then they dive into a busy news week including the Toronto Arrows Rugby Rally, Wolfpack 2.0, the Vancouver Sevens, the Coastal Cup, and some MLR signings.

On this episode the boys break down Canada's 38-16 (59-50 on aggregate) loss to the USA in the RWC 2023 qualifier, take a look at some Arrows news, and say goodbye to some Canadian Sevens legends. We then say goodbye to one of our own as we do some reminiscing on Dan's last show. We look back at some of Dan's favourite moments on the podcast and give him one last opportunity to randomly talk about...

Canada defeated the USA 34-21 in the first leg of their RWC 2023 qualifier and the boys are fired up about it! After the match, the boys dive into some Arrows and MLR news! Cover Image: Jeff Parsons/ Rugby Canada

Test rugby returns to Canada for the first time in far too long! The boys gather to talk about Rugby Canada's broadcast deal with Premier Sports before diving into the big game. They look at the full-roster for the two match series with the USA Eagles before making some outlandishly inaccurate Starting XV predictions (we recorded before the lineups came out).

The boys take a look back at the 2021 MLR Collegiate Draft and discuss how the Toronto Arrows faired. Derek fixes his mic after about 40 minutes (sorry),  but it's just in time to talk about some Arrows' retirements, Spider-Man, Premier 7s team names, overseas signings, and one of the rosters for the RWC 2023 qualifiers.

The 2021 MLR season is all wrapped up and that means it is time to hand out some hardware! Dan, Derek, and Stu put a Le Rouge Rugby spin on end of season awards! They then close out the show with some news from around the rugby world.    Cover image by Karl Moore: https://www.instagram.com/mooreshots/

On episode 84, we start with the Women's Sevens Olympic tournament before taking a look at the chaos that ensued at it's conclusion. Following that, we actually talk about some fun rugby topics such as the MLR Final where the LA Giltinis were crowned Champions of the 2021 season.

On this episode, the boys talk a little rugby sevens at the Olympics. They take a look at the Canada's men's performance and make some wildly outdated and inaccurate predictions for the women's tournament. They then look back at the MLR Conference Finals, and make some predictions for the big dance (which thankfully hasn't happened yet)!

Nate Hirayama is the flag bearer at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Dan and Derek could not be more excited! After they freak out, they take a look at Canada's pool and chances in both the men's and women's competitions. Following the Olympics, is the other massive event this weekend; the MLR playoffs. The boys take a look back at some of their favourite moments of the 2021 regular season, discuss the...

One episode 81, Stu and Derek break down Canada's test match against England, the Arrows' final game of 2021 against New England, the latest MLR news, and the final week of regular season predictions!

It was a big week in Canadian rugby and the boys are here to break it all down. Up first, they take an in depth look at Canada vs Wales, the men's national team's first test match since 2019. Then they look ahead and discuss what lineup changes they would like to see for the match with England (recorded before the lineup was released). After that, Dan and Derek are fired up because Andrew Ferguson...

On episode 79 the boys are joined by the legendary Bryan Ray of Americas Rugby News. They take a look at the Arrows loss to RUNY and how the Arrows 2021 campaign has gone. Then, it's a deep dive into international rugby as they breakdown the Olympic Sevens rosters and the upcoming test matches against Wales and England. Stu, Derek, and the Toonie then sit in laughter and disbelief as Dan coins a n...

Dan and Derek breakdown the Arrows' loss to the NOLA Gold. The boys also take a crack at naming the Arrows' starting XV after all the international departures. They then dive into the rest of the MLR matches and predictions for Week 15 (which actually include Stu and the Toonie this time).

On episode 77, the boys tackle the Arrows 47-21 loss to the AG's and all the great Canadian performances from across MLR. It was an incredibly news heavy week, so their was plenty to talk about after. The boys dive into Ontario's return to play, Utah's new kit, a USA Rugby World Cup bid, the Rugby Canada traveling roster, Sam Malcolm's return, and week 14 predictions.

One episode 76, we sit down with UBC Thunderbirds head coach Curry Hitchborn. Curry lends his thoughts to a variety of topics including how he got into rugby, the early days of MLR, and his vision for the future of rugby in BC.

Sorry for the delay, but episode 75 is now live! The boys sit down to discuss the Arrows' 14-12 loss to New England, the best Canadian performances from around MLR, the Rugby Canada squad announcement, and the fact that a toonie knows way more about rugby than we do!

On episode 74, the boys discuss some bye week sports viewing before diving into week 10 of the MLR season, the Premier Rugby Sevens news, and the Memorial Day kits. They take a look back at the first five-eights of the Toronto Arrows season and look ahead to their road to the playoffs!

Stu takes over hosting duties from Dan this week! A hockey game has Derek wondering which rugby game would you show someone who has never watched rugby? Stu and Derek then dive into the Toronto Arrows 19-10 victory over the Houston SaberCats and the rest of the action in MLR over the past weekend! We finish off with some news items and predictions for week 10!