Rugby Wrap Up

NEW YORK, NY - After a brief hiatus, the gang returns in full force to discuss the latest happenings around the college rugby landscape. Rugby East is heating up with Navy's huge win over Army. The Midshipmen will have one last test against a very good St. Bonnaventure side to try and remain undefeated this season. The NIRA playoff brackets are set, with a rematch between Army and Harvard headlini...

NEW YORK, NY - Are Major League Rugby's players and owners in their first big fight? USA Rugby/MLR star Nick Civetta, representing the United States Rugby Players Association (USRPA), pleads the players' case re the fallout of LA and Austin dropping out of the league, only to be replaced by Chicago. Are the Expansion and Supplemental Drafts fair? Are player contracts one-sided? Is the salary cap r...

CHICAGO, IL – So, it wasn’t the Windy City just blowing smoke after all. Chicago’s involvement in Major League Rugby is now official. We’ve got the details in the recurring & quick Rugby Morning’s Coffee Break with John Fitzpatrick. Then, former Eagle turned car mogul and Old Glory, DC co-Owner Paul Sheehy weighs in all the pertinent MLR issues, changes for his team and the USA Rugby situation wit...

TOKYO, JAPAN - The BIG NEWS is finally out re Major League Rugby 2023 teams! Rugby Morning's John Fitzpatrick and our Matt McCarthy break it down. ALSO... The biggest stars in rugby are now flocking to Japan - not just France. With that, we have an EXCLUSIVE with Japan Rugby League One Chairman Genichi Tamatsuka and COO Hajime Shoji, who explain why. They also discuss: -A global rugby competition...

NNEW YORK, NY - Journey with Zach Lanning, Colby Marshall and Matt McCarthy as they use the regular season match between powerhouse Brown University and inexperienced/taking-its-lumps Fordham University to explore what it may have to say about the future of college rugby and the impact of administration and alumni contributions. Complete with Major League Rugby scouts and interviews with Brown Hea...

NEW YORK, NY - Hello and welcome back to the College Rugby Wrap Up. This is the full version - we just figured we'd make it more accessible by putting it on The Yute (YouTube) along with SoundCloud, iTunes, etc... This week's episode features Zach Lanning, Colby Marshall and Matt McCarthy (subbing for Josh Ressio), talking some college ball! Have a listen while you relax on the couch, ride that el...

NEW YORK, NY - Another weekend chock full of excellent college rugby matchups, on top of the fact that the Women's World Cup is also in full swing! Zach and Colby break down the Eagle's opening matchup against Italy, plus what it means for the sport to have World Rugby purchase the media outlet RugbyPass. They guys also dive into the meaningful matchups between Navy and Penn State and Brown and Fa...

SEATTLE, WA - As the Major League Rugby rumor mill churns out juicy tidbit after juicy tidbit, Seawolves' Owner Adrian Balfour does his best to flame the fires. Ironically, he also does much to put extinguish some of those fires. Included in the interview with Matt McCarthy is the league having 11-14 potential teams in 2023, the Commissioner's status, the complexion of USA Rugby's Board of Directo...

NEW YORK, NY - Zach and Josh are holding down the fort this week on another exciting episode of College Rugby Wrap Up! Tune in for in-depth discussion on: -The USA women and their opening World Cup match against Italy -An early-season clash of the titans between Army and St. Bonnaventure (plus a bonus discussion about CRAA and NCR, everybody's favorite topic) -Why the Big Rivers conference is our...

On this episode, Zach Lanning, Josh Ressio and Colby Marshall deliver on the latest news surrounding National Collegiate Rugby, including a new wrinkle in the nationwide schedule, recaps, and the top matchups to watch for this weekend.

BOSTON, MA – With a [snow] flurry, the New England Free Jacks have added a curiously Canadian contingent, including key components the Toronto Arrows’ front row. Free Jacks’ GM Tom Kindley discusses all the moves, including the departures of MVP Beaudein Waaka and popular Doug Fife. He also weighs in on potential free agents from LA and Austin, should the teams not be in #MLR2023. That all comes a...

BOSTON, MA – With a [snow] flurry, the New England Free Jacks have added a curiously Canadian contingent, including key components the Toronto Arrows’ front row. Free Jacks’ GM Tom Kindley discusses all the moves, including the departures of MVP Beaudein Waaka and popular Doug Fife. He also weighs in on potential free agents from LA and Austin, should the teams not be in #MLR2023.That all comes af...

NEW ORLEANS, LA - In one of our most eclectic editions of MLR Weekly, we work USA Rugby sensation Naya Tapper into the Major League Rugby conversation - among other things - before welcoming on Tim Falcon, owner of the NOLA Gold and still-playing "front row specialist." This all comes after another stellar Rugby Morning's Coffee Break (35 seconds) with John Fitzpatrick, which has the latest #MLR h...

NEW YORK, NY - The gang is back together to break down some of the top storylines early in the season. Should Penn State hit the panic button after starting their season 0-2 on the men's side? What about Iona who lost to Fairfield for the first time ever? The guys also take a look at some early rankings and coaches polls of the top teams for the men and women and congratulate coach Roz on her firs...

HARRIMAN, UT - There are warriors. There are Utah Warriors. Then there are Utah Warriors' Warriors. Figuratively and literally, that is what Lance Williams is. One of the best back row players in Major League Rugby has quite the story. From growing up in Hawaii and Samoa, being the captain for the University of Hawaii football team and being on the All-MLR Team twice, he's been curiously uncapped...

On this episode, co-host Colby Marshall gets Head Coach and Director of Rugby at Fairfield University Austin Ryan to open up about the evolution of his program. Coach Ryan offers praise to a wide range of individuals who played a part in Fairfield's growth on the rugby men and women's sides, recaps his men's sides pre-season games, and shares his view on their date with a 'world class' team this w...

TEL AVIV - It's not every day that our show features the CEO of a professional rugby team out of Israel, but that's the case this week with Pete Sickle, an LA guy now running the Tel Aviv Heat. And he's talking Major League Rugby synergy, folks... Also, Devin O'Brien of the stellar Memphis Inner City Rugby program joins us, re their improbable journey and celebration of their 10th anniversary - at...

NEW YORK, NY - Just right off the bat we have to let everyone know to feel very sorry for Josh this week. His beloved Spartans had their doors blown off by a quality Adrian College side, he picked up a nasty sinus infection at alumni weekend, and on top of it all he had to suffer the indignity of watching Ohio State breeze past Notre Dame in their opening match. At least Michigan also lost. But Jo...

LOS ANGELES, CA – While the 7s world was going bonkers at the LA 7s, back home on the farm Seawolves star JP Smith was herding sheep. Such is the nature of the global rugby beast, across two codes. With that, Team USA Coach Mike Friday and Seattle’s Smith talk rugby across the aisle, as it were, with Major League Rugby, Giltinis/Aussie 7s star Billy Meakes and a cache of cameos make for a great sh...

On this episode Colby Marshall and Zach Lanning share their favorite picks from the 2022 MLR Draft and reveal which team had the best overall draft class, along with a reaction to the pre-season NCR rankings for the college men and women as well.

LOS ANGELES, CA – With Major League Rugby and the summer 7s code continuing it’s collision/collusion course on American soil, we have all the paddocks covered. With Old Glory, DC owner Chris Dunlavey handling all things 15s and Free Jacks Owner David Barry – who owns Rugby Town 7s’ Champs the Ramblin Jesters – and his assistant coach on the Jesters, Steve Lewis (Rugby NY GM), all fits tidily under...

ST. LOUIS, MO – With the Major League Rugby Draft grabbing headlines, two teams from vastly different worlds - the Dallas Jackals and Utah Warriors - have the common need to improve on disappointing 2022 campaigns. With that, Jackals’ Owner Rodd Newhouse and Warriors’ GM  Brandon Sparks talk team goals, philosophies and expectations with Matt McCarthy… Oh, and that MLR Draft thingy. (Don't miss Za...

NEW YORK, NY - That's right everybody it is time for the guys to reveal their incredibly accurate mock draft selections ahead of this year's MLR draft. While it's difficult to pinpoint exactly how Major League Rugby teams feel about certain prospects, this episode should be treated as your default draft prep guide because a lot of the names mentioned will most certainly be joining an MLR team. It...

DALLAS, TX - In this installment of MLR Weeky, Major League Rugby Commissioner George Killebrew addresses salary cap issues, fan growth, ratings, the number of teams in 2023, MLR Draft complaints and teaming with Matt McCarthy in a Honolulu franchise. Also, NOLA Gold GM Ryan Fitzgerald weighs in re the draft from the NOLA war room, team focus on American players, developing Team USA Eagles and Mr....

NEW YORK, NY - This week the gang goes through the guys that we really love going into this year's MLR Draft. They might not be the top prospects, but they're the guys that stood out to us during our preparations for the draft, watching tape and talking to coaches. We also discuss the big news out of CRAA, which saw the conference absorb two smaller conferences (ACR and ACRA). Is this good or bad...