NEW YORK, NY – Some CRITICAL history was made this week in Major League Rugby that may have been lost in the Bad Bunny vs Kid Rock Super Bowl hangover/shadows. But MLR Weekly is here to make certain you are up to speed on this LANDMARK AGREEMENT between players and owners. This first-ever, SEASON-SAVING Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) was reached after 6 months of trying, sometime acrimonious negotiations. In the thick of it were this week’s guests MLR Co-President Graeme Bradbury and United States Rugby Players Association Executive Director Chris Mattina, who candidly describe the process and answer questions from host Matt McCarthy
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WHAT’S INSIDE AND WHEN:
01:22: Rugby Morning’s Coffee Break with John Fitzpatrick
• John gets thrown under the bus re the CBA (truth be told, his segment was shot before the news came out)
• Rugby players in the Super Bowl
• HSBC SVNS in NYC
05:04: CBA Details
• MLR Co-Pres Bradbury, USRPA Exec Director Mattina
• Meat and Potatoes
• Most difficult issues
• Degrees of Satisfaction
• Selling it to Owners & Players
• Messages to the Fans
23:04: College Rugby Corner with Pat Clifton of The College Rugby Show ?
• ime for 7s Season
• Recap on tourneys
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THE RUGBY ODDS — Season 6, Episode 17
NEW YORK, NY – Blunt opinions. Zero filters. Some chaos. The Rugby Odds (TRO) features lively panel discussion, humor, match breakdowns, highlights, and betting predictions.
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:
00:01 Best Girl Scout Cookies commercial ever
01:15 Mike’s perfect record
02:27 What Caught Your Eye?
• Frightening French
• Mighty Italians
• Awful Performances by Welsh, Scots, Irish
• Japan Rugby League One firepower (Brodie Retallick?)
06:04 Player of the Week Nominees
• Thomas Ramos (France)
• George Ford (England)
• Louis Bielle-Biarrey (France)
08:22 Grown A$$ Man Nominees
• Niccolo Cannone (Italy)
• Ben Earl (England)
• Oscar Jégou (France)
13:10 George Hook on Six Nations: Irish #10, three home teams to lose?
19:40 Six Nations Predictions, Layfield backing Ireland? Panel united?
25:36 Super Rugby Predictions
26:33 Japan Rugby League One picks
27:04 Picks of the Week
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