Rugby Wrap Up

NEW YORK, NY - The Rugby Odds Season 5, Episode 31 Featuring #WWE Hall of Famer/Rugby Advocate John Bradshaw Layfield, Irish legend George Hook, 3X Olympic 7s coach Mike Friday, King Gift Egbelu & host Matt "Money" McCarthy. TOPICS IN 24 MINUTES: RECORD 45-43 All-Time Champions Cup Memories Healthier Saints Have a Prayer Joe Schmidt/B&I Lions Kerfuffle Mike Friday Calls Out King Egbelu Birthday Bo...

WASHINGTON DC - As the regular season winds down, the race for the Major League Rugby playoffs couldn't be tighter in the Eastern & Western conferences. Old Glory DC now find themselves in 2nd place, after another wild "Storm Week" scheduling of matches. In the thick of it all is MLR Weekly's featured guest, Connor Buckley. The Old Glory scrumhalf talks about his unique New York-only pathway to th...

NEW YORK, NY - The Rugby Odds Season 5, Episode 30 Featuring #WWE Hall of Famer/Rugby Advocate John Bradshaw Layfield, Irish legend George Hook, 3X Olympic 7s coach Mike Friday, King Gift Egbelu & host Matt "Money" McCarthy. TOPICS IN 24 MINUTES: RECORD RECORD 61-31 Mike Friday En Fuego Barrett Back With a Bang Layfield’s Motor Boating Leicester/Sale Epic Glasgow Sends Wrong Message Scarlets Spoil...

BOSTON, MA - More MLR mayhem continues with the Storm Week scheduling quirks that saw matches played in five straight days. Worry not, we're here to help you weather the storm. Lame weather chatter aside, this MLR Weekly is a good one. Why? Because of Jason Damm, our featured guest, that's why. The L.A. captain makes for a great interview, and can easily have a future in broadcasting. In the prese...

NEW YORK, NY - The Rugby Odds Season 5, Episode 28 Featuring #WWE Hall of Famer/Rugby Advocate John Bradshaw Layfield, Irish legend George Hook, 3X Olympic 7s coach Mike Friday, King Gift Egbelu & host Matt "Money" McCarthy. TOPICS IN 24 MINUTES: RECORD 30-22 Tommy F*cking Freeman Dublin Has Fallen Mike Friday Blasts World Rugby re 7s “Sh*t Show.” Miraculous Saints Leinster Lineup Farce Bordeaux B...

BOSTON, MA - After more wild "Storm Week" results in this roller-coaster Major League Rugby season, one constant remains: the New England Free Jacks. Their architect, GM Tom Kindley, explains to MLR Weekly how after a sputtering start, the reigning champs are beating everyone - without key players. Kindley also weighs in on MLR law tweaks/innovations and the upcoming championship in Providence, Rh...

The Rugby Odds, Season 5, Episode 28 NEW YORK, NY - Featuring an All-Star panel of #WWE Hall of Famer/Rugby-Advocate John Bradshaw Layfield, Irish legend George Hook, world class coach Mike Friday, King Gift Egbelu & host Matt "Money" McCarthy. RECORD 57-41 Champions Cup Insults, Opinions JBL Returns! Red Roses & France in Epic Leinster vs ??? Premiership Need Relegation? Bulls & Sharks Win Again...

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - Major League Rugby is in Week #2 of its "Storm Week" schedule twist, and that means playing as many as 3 matches in 8 days. Red-hot Utah is one of those teams, and Lance Williams, longtime Warrior and recent USA Rugby 7s star, heard their call for reinforcements. In this MLR Weekly, Williams talks about his rugby path from and back to Warriors' Nation, the excellent culture/le...

The Rugby Odds, Season 5, Episode 27 NEW YORK, NY - Featuring an All-Star panel of #WWE Hall of Famer/Rugby-Advocate John Bradshaw Layfield, Irish legend George Hook, world class coach Mike Friday, King Gift Egbelu & host Matt "Money" McCarthy. RECORD 51-44 Idiot Referees Crooked Ain’t Crooked Exclusive Highlights Grown A$$ Man Player of the Week Etzebeth/Sharks Serve Notice Ioane To Follow Barret...

MIAMI, FL - With the "Storm Week" games in full effect, we can expect some wild results in Major League Rugby. The Miami Sharks, who have escaped playing multiple matches in a week, are looking to capitalize on this scheduling quirk. Coming off a roller-coaster win vs Old Glory, their silent assassin, Shane O'Leary, talks about their modest 2-game winning streak, getting injured stars back, and gr...

The Rugby Odds, Season 5, Episode 26 NEW YORK, NY - Featuring an All-Star panel of #WWE Hall of Famer/Rugby-Advocate John Bradshaw Layfield, Irish legend George Hook, world class coach Mike Friday, King Gift Egbelu & host Matt "Money" McCarthy. RECORD 30-30 Munster Mash in Bordeaux Barrett Wows Europe Miami Stuns Houston The King Wrongs Crusaders Ramos Boots Toulon Headlines With Hook Chicago & Ne...

CORRECTION AND APOLOGY: We screwed up. Apologies to Bay Breakers Head Coach Hannah Stolba and Assistant Coach Shilo Shalosky. We got their names crossed. An inexcusable mistake. The good news is the interview with Shilo rocks. NEW ORLEANS, LA - Like Miami, NOLA got a must-have win. Aidan King, was in the thick of it for the Gold, and he's in the thick of it again  -  thime on MLR Weekly  - via Mat...

The Rugby Odds, Season 5, Episode 25 NEW YORK, NY - Featuring an All-Star panel of #WWE Hall of Famer/Rugby-Advocate John Bradshaw Layfield, Irish legend George Hook, world class coach Mike Friday, King Gift Egbelu & host Matt "Money" McCarthy. INCLUDED: RECORD 43-33 Crowley O’Gara-d O’Gara! Tigers & Saracens Allow 134 Points The King vs “Did Nothing” Dupont LA Wins 4th Straight Crusaders Bite Bac...

LOS ANGELES, CA - The MLR Weekly staff has a flat-out crush on Rugby Football Club Los Angeles' prop, Declan Leaney. He's a blue collar, lunch-pail prop worthy of your attention, and we have him on. Also, from the W.E.R., we have Boston Banshee star Emily Henrich, the USA Rugby legend that also spends time with the Leicester Tigers. Check out the interviews with host Matt McCarthy. Show's total ru...

The Rugby Odds, Season 5, Episode 24 NEW YORK, NY - Featuring an All-Star panel of #WWE Hall of Famer/Rugby-Advocate John Bradshaw Layfield, Irish legend George Hook, world class coach Mike Friday, King Gift Egbelu & host Matt "Money" McCarthy. INCLUDED: Champions Cup O’Gara Must-Win vs Munster? The King’s TMO Rant 7s In Peril Moana Stun In Christchurch Shameful Sharks Layfield’s Best Bets Headlin...

HOUSTON, TX - With Major League Rugby teams fighting to make the playoffs already, every missed tackle, dropped ball, missed kick, and trip to the Sin Bin have have consequences. Some sides are better at handling adversity than others. The Houston SaberCats are one such squad. And star Emmanuel Albert, the #2 pick in the 2021 MLR Draft, is part of their success story... Meanwhile, WER (Women's Eli...

MT VERNON, NY - With more wild Major League Rugby results and captivating individual performances, there's plenty for MLR Weekly to keep you interested. Heck, we've got the wrestling-convert-turned-MLR star, Cory Daniel of Old Glory joining us as well. BUT there's even more, as HISTORY was made this week as the W.E.R. (Women's Elite Rugby) kicked off - and we were there to witness it. Moreover, Co...

QUINCY, MA - We watched the latest round of Major League Rugby through green-colored glasses, as teams paid homage to St. Patrick. Indeed, the luck of the Irish was needed by two home teams, particularly New England. Indeed, star-in-the-making - Free Jacks' flanker Jed Melvin - was the beneficiary of luck and hard work, soaring over the whitewash at death for a "walk-off" try. The affable J-Melv t...

The Rugby Odds, Season 5, Episode 23 NEW YORK, NY - Featuring an All-Star panel of #WWE Hall of Famer/Rugby-Advocate John Bradshaw Layfield, Irish legend George Hook, world class coach Mike Friday, King Gift Egbelu & host Matt "Money" McCarthy. INCLUDED: 26-22-4 Record French Champs Borthwick's English Rugby Renaissance More London Irish Intrigue MLR Thrillers & Killers Must-Wins in URC & Premiers...

The Rugby Odds, Season 5, Episode 22 NEW YORK, NY - Featuring an All-Star panel of #WWE Hall of Famer/Rugby-Advocate John Bradshaw Layfield, Irish legend George Hook, world class coach Mike Friday, King Gift Egbelu & host Matt "Money" McCarthy. INCLUDED Picks: 18-17-1 Foul Play Hurt Dupont? Eliot Daly or Marcus Smith? Blair Murray Try Scandal Tale of Two Scotlands King Egbelu Gets A Brazilian Crow...

CHICAGO, IL - It may cold in Chi-Town, but the Hounds are heating up, serving notice to the other Major League Rugby teams. The man in charge, former Wallabies sensation, and current Head Coach, is Chris Latham. Coach Latham, who scored the 2nd most tries for Australia all-time, talks about his previous experience in the MLR with Utah and Seattle, the precariousness of MLR success, and shaping thi...

NEW YORK, NY - Featuring an All-Star panel of #WWE Hall of Famer/Rugby-Advocate John Bradshaw Layfield, Irish legend George Hook, world class coach Mike Friday, King Gift Egbelu & host Matt "Money" McCarthy. Picks: 52-52 The Big One: Ireland vs France Layfield Garbage-Cans a Little Person Hook on NRL vs MLR in USA Insane Clown Posse Ringrose Fiasco 4 Welsh Teams To 2 Anae-Ah Sue vs Wilkin URC Derb...

LOS ANGELES, CA - It seemed like it took forever to get here and now we're already finished with three weekends of Major League Rugby. Amazing. But while we sprint toward Spring, the thermometers in the East still scream Winter. However, the weather didn't keep didn't keep some sizzling rugby from being played in both conferences, setting up another intriguing slate of matches, as teams earn their...

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - Another wild weekend of Major League Rugby - the second such - is in the books, and we now know that we know... nothing. Or do we? Helping to decipher the known unknown, Utah Warriors Head Coach Greg Cooper speaks with host Matt McCarthy about his team and the transition that they have undergone in the hopes of claiming the Western crown and ultimately... the MLR Shield. INCLU...

The Rugby Odds, Season 5, Episode 20 NEW YORK, NY - Featuring an All-Star panel of #WWE Hall of Famer/Rugby-Advocate John Bradshaw Layfield, Irish legend George Hook, world class coach Mike Friday, King Gift Egbelu & host Matt "Money" McCarthy. Picks: 48-37 Wonderful Welsh Layfield Sickens King Egbelu Friday Wants Slade Benched Headlines with Hook London Irish To URC MLR Super Rugby Grown A$$ Man:...