Rugby PickEm

1:30 - Paddy from Providence "Hope ya well, first time long time here, ... Gotta ask, isn't the Austin Gabronis and the Los Angeles Crantinis owned by the same guy a bit of a conflict of interest? That's it. Feel free to discus..." Okay, so everyone has heard that Adam Gilchrist has purchased his second Major League Rugby team. Similar to the Austin based "Gilgronis" (a Texas sized cocktail to be...

Lin Hill (player, coach, admin, part time team trainer) played her first game in at 13, following the 12 around the pitch and doing her best to manage on the fly. After dabbling in some summer 7's (working at sweeper), she eventually transitioned to the play-making roles of the 15's game, the halfback options. From her experience as a coxswain, she fit right in at scrumhalf. The 9 jersey will alwa...

"THIS PODCAST SHIT.... IS MINE!" - DMX Voicemails: 1:30 - Ben Pinkelman "There was a big push on social media from the players to formalize a players union with the MLR. Apparently there was an overwhelming vote by the players .... what have you guys heard about this?" https://www.instagram.com/usarugbyplayers/ 6:05 - Willy Willy Gravatiti "With the Colorado Raptors withdrawing from the MLR, what...

Ladies and Gentleman, we have ourselves a time capsule pod. Rugby PickEm sat down with Adam Drury the night before he moved from Fort Collins, CO to Blacksburg, VA to pursue a career as a veterinarian. It was a beautiful summer night in June 2018, and the birds were a chirpin'. Adam talked about his amazing rugby career and the experiences that came with it. It can be summed up in one of his final...

State of the Rugby Union: Gus Pichot is running against incumbent Bill "Boomer" Beaumont for World Rugby's Chairman. The young (in administrator years) and feisty Argentinian wants to see a pivot toward inclusion for tier two countries and creating a more global game. The establishment (yes, he's old) would like to potentially see a Club Rugby World Cup. The vote goes down on Sunday and it appears...

Best Rugby Crossover Sports Logan Collins, Ke'Von Williams and Ben Pinkelman sat down and recorded last summer as Pink was gearing up for a RWC run. We talked about what types of crossover athletes transfer the best to rugby. After much debate, 4 opinions and no consensus. Enjoy, and PICKEM! Logan: Basketball upside = understand spacing, help defense, usually tall downside = does a wet jump shot e...

Kim Jordan (aka KayJay, Jimberly Korden) walks the Rugby PickEm guys through her illustrious career player Rugby in the Colorado area. She started by joining the new HS team S.W.A.R.M. Eventually her path led her to winning big games at Colorado State University. She shouts out the legends she played alongside and against (Tina Nesberg, Sarah Rossi, Tash Dale, and other "good humans" (Kim's (often...

Rugby PickEm fans, let’s just start by saying we couldn’t be more bummed out about the cancelled 2020 season, but it’s times like these that put things in perspective. It’s life and death situations (the entire human species battling a global pandemic) like these that force us to cherish the things close to us like family, and community. We were hoping to bring some laughs in a time of uncertainty...

Bt and Tommy No Piks (Tommy 1%er) go over everything MLR including Voicemails from: -Stewart McClanahanahan -The Guru (2x) -Ben from Spain -Stephania de Mexico -Bill Webb Ellis (bonus content) They also dive into: he match up between (rival?) sideline reporters Stacy Paetz and Maria_martin. Matthiew Bastereau's NYC Culture life and of course ..... they PICKEM!

Thanks to everyone who called in, especially Jaques, the GloryHole fanbase and the Guru. Keep the calls comin! 720-259-8825 or 720-259-TUCK

This episode, we decided we to open our lines to the callers and they didn't disappoint. You, a friend, a foe, or any rugby fan who feels so inclined can call our Rugby PickEm Voicemail Line and leave a question, comment, or start a trash talking war. Hope to hear more next week! Call 720-259-8825 Here's BT's week 3 lines: Colorado Raptors (+5.5) vs NOLA Gold (-5.5) Utah Warriors (-4.5) vs. Austin...

The 2020 MLR Preview You WANT but Don't NEED has arrived.- Coaching, Front Office, HASHTAGS and Potential Mascots ... We cover it all. Uncle Johnny puts the social media interns on blast ... could be our funniest one yet! If you haven't already, take a listen to our EAST Preview PickEm!

Bt, Uncle Johnny, Tommy No Piks and Kim Jordan break down the 6 teams in the east. We specifically looked at the coaching staff, ownership group, and most importantly ... the social media #HASHTAGS and potential mascots. Uncle Johnny puts the interns on blast in what might be our funniest one yet! PickEM!

We clipped some of the best Rugby PickEm moments from 2019 for you to enjoy over your holiday break. If you enjoy, pass it on to a rugby friend!

Taylor Howden we caught up with Taylz at Rugbytown 7s earlier this summer, but since then he’s recently inked a deal with the Houston SaberCats for the 2020 season. Taylor has had a massive playing career, from Auckland to Denver, Ohio, New Orleans and everywhere in between, he’s truly put a massive effort in growing the game here in the US. He is the one among few that has the ability to coach an...

After the 2019 semi final results played out, fans couldn't help but draw comparison to the 2007 World Cup Final, where South Africa defeated England 15-6, all on penalty kicks. After going back and watching this 2007 final on YouTube, we decided to chat a little on the historical significance of this game, how it was played, Jake White assembling the team (he dragged Os du Randt off the farm!) an...

PROPS ENGLAND SOUTH AFRICA M. Vinupola T. Matawarira K. Sinckler S. Kistoff J. Marler V. Koch D. Cole F. Malherbe LOOSIES ENGLAND SOUTH AFRICA T. Curry S. Kolisi S. Underhill P.S. DuTiot B. Vinupola D. Vermuelen L. Ludlam F. Louw M. Wilson K. Smith CENTERS ENGLAND SOUTH AFRICA M. Tuilagi D. De Allende O. Farrell L. Am H. Slade F. Steyn BACK 3 ENGLAND SOUTH AFRICA J. May M. Mapimpi E. Daly C Kolbe...

Bt and Barry look back on England's unbelievable semi final upset over the mighty All Blacks. Stayed up til 5am for South Africa to finally edge out Wales in the battle of field position and box kicks. The results give us a rematch of the 2007 RWC where South Africa won their second title, 12 years after winning a cup for the first time when they hosted the tournament in 1995. 81 kicks in the SA v...

South Africa (-8.5) vs. Wales (+8.5) Bt and Barry go into the mind of Rassie Erasmus and walk through his selections for the semi finals against Wales. Tendai Mtawarira Bongi Mbonambi Frans Malherbe Lood de Jager Eben Etzebeth Siya Kolisi C Pieter- Steph du Toit Duane Vermuelen Faf de Klerk Handre Pollard S’bu Nkosi Lukanyo Am Damian de Allende Makazole Mapimpi Willie le Roux Reserves: Malcolm Mar...

World famous South African rugby pundit Barry Herbert (aka The Mile High Saffa ... aka DJ Bazza) sits down in studio with Bt to talk Quarter Final drama (or lack thereof), who survived, who moves on, and the outlook in the Semi Finals this weekend. New Zealand (-6.5) vs. England (+6.5) Eddie Jones, playing mind games as always ... but does England stand a good chance to shock the world? Why does B...

Logan calls in from Japan. He's shaking in his boots as Habigis approaches, but he won't let it ruin the good times to be had at the first Asian host country. The USA Eagles struggled against the Pumas, but might see a big lineup shift before their final pool game against Tonga in Osaka. According to Logan, Uncle Johnny has had some great outfits ... and he's always ready for a kit swap. Enjoy! (M...

On this week’s Rugby PickEm, a couple of fan favorites HARPO and Barry Herbert returned to the studio like prodigal sons (Cheers to LoSpo for the LoSpo hospitality). The lads opened up with congratulating the USA Women’s 7’s Eagles as they took gold in the first leg of the HSBC 7’s in Glendale Colorado. HARPO gave his “Spark Plug”, “Bashem Bruiser” and “Half Spark Plug, Half Bashem Bruiser” awards...

Bt and Uncle Johnny are back in studio to quickly recap the first two rounds of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. We break down the pools and tell you who to expect in the quarter finals ....(upsets have been a brewing so far). As Johnny prepares for his trip to Japan, we cover AB Live's tips for travelling in Japan (don't even think about wearing cotton). Lastly we wrap with our thoughts on the Quill red...

Ladies and Gentleman, we got him. Ben Pinkelman, a dear friend of Logan Collins and I came by Logan’s house (studio) in between his intense training sessions with Gary Gold’s world cup squad. Although he’ll be resting this weekend against Canada, we expect him to see action and potentially his first cap in the following week’s of the PNC. Pinky started by telling us the only reason he came out to...

In our most recent RugbyPickEmBio we have Lenny Martling, father of Rugby PickEm producer Devin Martling (aka FloridaMan Dev). He is the first rugby "Old Boy" that we interviewed with the sole purpose of hearing some great stories. Lenny didn't let us down as we rolled through his entire 15 year rugby career. Lenny began playing the beautiful game of rugby at Kent State (kan't read, kan't write, K...