Rugby Wrap Up

The Rugby Odds, Season 5, Episode 19 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: 44-32 Six Nations Gatland Fallout America Ruining Rugby? MLR & Super Rugby Back With Bang Coombes, Mavesere & Melvin The Butcher, Bell &...

MIAMI, FL - The Sunshine State may be renamed the Holy S*t State after the ending to the Sharks vs Old Glory match. Wow. And that was just one of many improbable events in a wonderfully wild and wacky first weekend of Major League Rugby 2025. And you know MLR Weekly is right in the thick of it beginning with Mr. 99 Caps, Dylan "The Butcher" Fawsitt of the Chicago Hounds. Fawsitt gives an honest as...

NEW YORK, NY - Our 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, joins from all parts of the world in this week's The Rugby Odds, brought to you by Rugby Wrap Up. INCLUDED: RECORD: 9-12 (Boos are encouraged) Six Nations Fallout MLR & Super Rugby Kickoff Gatland Gone...

NEW YORK, NY - It's here. Major League Rugby 8.0 - are you ready? No worries, we are and this MLR Weekly Kickoff Special has what you need to know. In a first-ever melding/melting of minds, John Fitzpatrick of Rugby Morning, Bryan Ray of Americas Rugby News join Matt McCarthy in summarizing/predicting the Western & Eastern Conferences, before Will Hooley of The Rugby Rundown offers his wisdom. NOT...

WASHINGTON, DC - It's hard to believe but we're a week away from Major League Rugby's 8th opening day. Wow. And the competition looks as even as it's ever been. With that, MLR Weekly welcomes Old Glory DC Head Coach Simon Cross, who is in his sophomore season in the nations' capital. Cross talks about continuity, a rival with high expectations, skipping preseason games, key pieces to the puzzle, a...

The Rugby Odds, Season 5, Episode 17 NEW YORK, NY - Our 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, joins from all parts of the world in this week's The Rugby Odds. RECORD: 12-6 Six Nations Jac Morgan v Rocky Balboa King Egbelu Reigns Ntamack Faux-Pas Headlines wi...

NEW ORLEANS, LA - We're but a fortnight from Major League Rugby's 8th season kickoff. With that, NOLA's new Head Coach Danny Lee returns to MLR Weekly, out of his familiar San Diego colors, for an in-depth chat with host Matt McCarthy. ALSO INCLUDED: -Fantasy Ruckers' Tease -John Fitzpatrick of Rugby Morning -Bryan Ray of Americas Rugby News And don't miss another excellent installment of The Rugb...

The Rugby Odds, Season 5, Episode 16 NEW YORK, NY - Our 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, joins from all parts of the world in this week's The Rugby Odds. INCLUDED: Six Nations Soup to Nuts Marcus The New Ilona? Layfield Love$$$ Zebre Headlines with Hook...

SAN DIEGO, CA - As we draw ever-so-close to MLR 2025 Opening Day, a person with much to do, San Diego Owner/MLR Chairman Ryan Patterson, takes time out for MLR Weekly to discuss league issues, excellent San Diego Legion documentary on Amazon Prime, and changes re the league. Later on in the show, 2 radical ideas are proposed, launching a spirited debate, re player numbers and schedule shifts. ALSO...

The Rugby Odds, Season 5, Episode 15 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: 25-23 Layfield Moonlights on Netflix Headlines with Hook Who Can Beat Toulouse? Try Line Renamed “Penaud Line” Gift Slams South Africa Be...

NEW YORK, NY - With our panel members spread across the globe, The Rugby Odds has you covered geographically. JBL is in Texas, George is in Dublin, Gift is in Brazil, Mike is in Fiji and Matt is in NYC. It all adds up to a fun show, some BIG statements and, remarkably, some serious insight and analysis of the weekend's rugby and what's ahead. INCLUDED: RECORD: 31-17 Castres Castrates Bulls Dupont...

QUINCY, MA - WIth our MLR Weekly staff rejuvenated after a needed holiday break, we're back with a flurry. "New" Free Jacks Head Coach Ryan Martin handles questions from a feisty Matt McCarthy with aplomb, and talks about the pressures of 3-Peating. ALSO INCLUDED: -John Fitzpatrick of Rugby Morning -Bryan Ray of Americas Rugby News And don't miss another excellent installment of The Rugby Odds: ht...

TUNISIA - That's right, Tunisia! Our 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, Steve "Elevate Rugby" Lewis & host Matt "Money" McCarthy, joins from all parts of the world in this week's The Rugby Odds. INCLUDED: 23-18 Record Mike Friday & Barney Rubble vs Danny Care Hook on Irish vs Kiwis H...

Please vote for MLR Weekly for Best Rugby Podcast 2025 Award here: https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/sports_category/best-rugby-podcast/ HOUSTON TEXAS - We sent our MLR Weekly staff down to scout potential Major League Rugby talent at the National Collegiate Rugby Championships at SaberCats Stadium. Aside from getting exclusive footage, we got interviews with the winning coaches, former Ireland a...

GRENADA - Our 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, Steve "Elevate Rugby" Lewis & host Matt "Money" McCarthy, joins from all parts of the world in this week's The Rugby Odds. INCLUDED: Exclusive Champions Cup Highlights Dupont, Serin, Horne Toulon Stuns Stormers Hook on the Gin Jordie B...

Vote for MLR Weekly for Best Rugby Podcast 2025 Award here https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/sp... GRENADA - The MLR Weekly team is heck-bent on covering Major League Rugby wherever and however it might be represented. This week we chatted with new NOLA Gold CEO Alexandre Maumont - in Paris - about the new French flavor in the team's executive offices. Before that, though, we experienced the gran...

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NEW YORK, NY -Energized by the Autumn Test Series, our eclectic panel attacks the rugby week - and each other - with a fan's fervor and passion. In the process, a naughty JBL has his mic muted three times - a record for The Rugby Odds... Featuring #WWE Hall of Famer/Rugby-Advocate John Bradshaw Layfield, Irish legend George Hook, world class coach Mike Friday, King Gift Egbelu, Steve "Elevate Rugb...

NEW YORK, NY - With another attention-grabbing weekend of International Tests both behind us and before us, The Rugby Odds crew is particularly fired-up. Is rugby's Armageddon on the horizon? Are the World Rugby election results more of a worry that the IPL rugby rumors? What matches and players stood out? Who will win this week? Our worldly panel of WWE Hall of Famer/rugby-advocate John Bradshaw...

SAN DIEGO, CA - Rumors and click-bait stories can often spiral chaotically out of hand. We know this, yet we're all complicit because some things we want to believe to be true. This applies to 2-time World Rugby 7s Player of the Year, Perry Baker. So MLR Weekly kicked down the Rumor Mill door for an interview that addresses all the gossip and innuendo. Is he really retired? Is Major League Rugby a...

The Rugby Odds: Schmidt's Brain Transplant, England's End, Fightin' Fijians, Players of the Week

MLR Weekly: Mike Anderson Growing Rugby in Black Communities, USA Men's Nail-biter, MLR News, Rumors

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - The change of the clocks and Autumn Internationals rugby marks a great time of the year... and signals that MLR 2025 will be here before we know it. But worry not, MLR Weekly will keep you informed and ready. This week, we hear from Utah Warriors Co-Founder/CEO Kimball Kjar and Army Head Coach Matt Sherman. Back in their recurring roles are John Fitzpatrick of Rugby Morning an...

NEW YORK, NY – The Autumn Internationals are kicking and some see them merely as disruptors of professional rugby. The Rugby Odds panelists take on that hot-top, plus what's listed below. This all happens in a cracking 24 minutes and features WWE Hall of Famer/rugby-advocate John Bradshaw Layfield, Irish legend George Hook, world class coach Mike Friday, King Gift Egbelu, Steve "Elevate Rugby" Lew...

NEW YORK, NY - In this MLR Weekly, a man wearing key hats on the American rugby landscape, Scott Lawrence, talks about his role in pointing the USA Men's 15s program in the right direction. As GM & Head Coach of the Eagles, along with duties running Major League Rugby's Carolina Anthem (a team co-owned by World Rugby), Lawrence is as busy as busy gets. Here, he takes time out to answer questions m...