WASHINGTON, DC – In this week’s MLR Weekly Old Glory Co-Owner Chris Dunlavey (who still laces the boots), talks with Matt McCarthy re wide range of topics listed below.
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WHAT’S INSIDE & WHEN
01:06 – Rugby Morning’s Coffee Break with John Fitzpatrick
• Connor Buckley’s sudden career switch
• Dylan Fawsitt retiring — or is he?
• Joe Mano signs with…
• Major League Rugby news
• L.A. / Southern California youth rugby growth
05:37 – Chris Dunlavey (Old Glory DC Co-Owner)
• Potential league-wide changes
• Expansion & new teams
• Old Glory’s MLR Shield ambitions
• Losing talent to overseas leagues
• His favorite moment in MLR
23:28 – College Rugby Corner with Pat Clifton (The College Rugby Show)
• Weekend recap
• Upcoming tournaments
• More playoff qualifiers
? Question for the rugby community:
What’s the biggest challenge facing Major League Rugby right now — expansion, talent retention, or something else?
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The Rugby Odds — Season 6, Episode 20
NEW YORK, NY – It’s a Six Nations, Super Rugby and Japan Rugby League One weekend, following last weekend’s full schedule. Our TRO panel covers it all with humor, heated discussion and verve.
THE PANEL:
John Bradshaw Layfield: #WWE legend & passionate rugby advocate
George Hook: Fearless Irish pundit with zero filter
Mike Friday: 3X Olympic 7s coach and tactical mastermind
King Gift Egbelu: Inventor of Words and rugby evangelist
Matt McCarthy: harried host heroically holding it together
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WHAT’S INSIDE & WHEN:
02:02 – Management apologizes to John
02:48 – What Caught Your Eye?
• Watered-down matches (literally & figuratively)
• Welsh teams showing life — Ospreys, Cardiff, Dragons
• Brodie Retallick
• Fijian Drua, Lions & Bulls
05:31 – Player of the Week Nominees
• Cathal Forde (Connacht)
• Embrose Papier (Bulls)
• Seiya Ozaki (Sungoliath)
07:19 – Grown A$$ Man Nominees
• Joe Marler (retired?)
• Christian Lio-Willie (Crusaders)
• Alun Lawrence (Cardiff)
• Fraser McReight (Reds)
10:01 – Headlines with [George] Hook
• Italy to beat England?
• Wales “mortally wounded.”
• Ginger McLoughlin
• “Festooned with Saxons!”
20:30 – Six Nations discussion
25:35 – Super Rugby predictions
26:30 – Japan Rugby League One picks
26:44 – Picks of the Week
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