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The Rugby Odds — Season 6, Episode 33
NEW YORK, NY – It’s another big weekend of playoff rugby on the professional landscape, mixed with the requisite zaniness/madness. And zany and mad are right in our star-packed panel’s wheelhouse – and they handle it in 25 minutes.
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: Heroic host holding it together. Sort of.
WATCH ON ANY DEVICE:
WHAT’S INSIDE AND WHEN:
00:52: Records: 28-13-4
•The King’s booty!
01:36: What Caught Your Eye?
• Sinking Saracens
• Kobe Steelers hold off Kubota Spears
• No 4-Peat for New England
• Stomers fatal fashion choice
• Glasgow Gags!
05:08: Player of the Week
Nominees:
• Damien McKenzie
• Henry Slade
•Jamison Gibson-Park
•Handre Pollard?!
07:41: Grown A$$ Man
Nominees:
• Ethan Blackadder
• Johan Grobbelaar
• Thomas Du Toit
09:36: Headlines With [George] Hook
• The Confounded French!
• Bordeaux & Toulon bounced!
Playoffs’ Predictions:
17:43: URC final
17:44: Premiership semis
19:52: MLR semis
23:19: Super Rugby semis
25:35: Top14 quarters
27:28: Picks of the Week
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AND DON’T MISS…
WASHINGTON, DC – Many of us are still twitching after the pressure-packed final weekend of Major League Rugby’s regular season. Nobody was more stressed than than Old Glory, DC owner Paul Sheehy, this week’s featured guest. Mr.Sheehy talks about the stress and what’s listed below with MLR Weekly host Matt McCarthy.
ALSO FEATURED:
-Power Pundit Prognosticators:
•Rugby Morning’s John Fitzpatrick & MLR Voice Joey Lindtrom join McCarthy
WATCH ON ANY DEVICE:
WHAT’S INSIDE $ WHEN:
00:53: Rugby’s Best Recap
03:36: Power Pundit Prognostications
•Last Week’s Last Licks
•Prognosticators’ Prognostications
18:22: Featured Guest: Paul Sheehy, Old Glory Owner
•His team’s roller-coaster season
• Supporting $$$ USA Men & Women
•Thrill of USA 7s resurgence
•Frustrations re Old Glory’s historical success
•Will there be a MLR 2027?
•How many teams in 2027?
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