Rugby Wrap Up

🏉 — Season 6, Episode 50

NEW YORK, NY - There were great moments in rugby this week, in all corners of the globe. From an un-Saintly fracas in Leicester, to Sophie De Goede & Canada stunning England - again - in the explosive WXV, to Fiji beating Eddie Jones in Tokyo, our "odd" collection of panel pundits sorts through it all in just over 20 minutes.

🎙️ THE PANEL
🇬🇧 Mike Friday – 3-time Olympic 7s coach & tactical mastermind
☘️ George Hook – Ireland's fearless pundit with absolutely no filter
👑 King Gift Egbelu - Inventor of Words
🎤 Matt McCarthy – Keeps the train on the track

🔥 THIS WEEK'S SHOW:

👀 What Caught Your Eye?
• Rassi vs Player Welfare
• Naughty behavior by Saints & Tigers
• Electric WXV in final weekend
• Nagtions Cup calendar assault
• Who will play in URC, Prem & Top14?
• USA Rugby teams going in different directions
• Testicle grab

⭐ Player of the Week
Who deserves the honors?
• Nicholas Depoortere
• Hector Patterson
• Freda Tafuna

💪 Grown A$$ Man
The toughest of the tough:
• Sophie De Goede
• Ollie Chessum
• Joe Heyes

📰 Headlines with George Hook
• Nations Cup calendar folly
• Rassie jeopardizing players health

🔮 Prognostications
🏆 WXV
🏆 URC
🏆 Prem
🏆 Top14
🏆 Picks of the Week

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TRO (Group of Odd pundits) 🏉 — Season 6, Episode 49

NEW YORK, NY - It was a weekend of upsets, surprises and squeaky bum finishes across the WXV, Championship Cup and NPC. Our All-Star, eclectic/odd panel covers it with aplomb and wit in just 24 minutes..

🎙️ THE PANEL
🇬🇧 Mike Friday – 3-time Olympic 7s coach & tactical mastermind
☘️ George Hook – Ireland's fearless pundit with absolutely no filter
👑 King Gift Egbelu - Inventor of Words
🎤 Matt McCarthy – Keeps the train on the track

🔥 THIS WEEK'S SHOW:

👀 What Caught Your Eye?

⭐ Player of the Week
Who deserves the honors?

💪 Grown A$$ Man
The toughest of the tough:

📰 Headlines with George Hook

🔮 Prognostications
🏆 WXV
🏆 URC
🏆 Prem
🏆 NPC Final
🏆 Top14
🏆 Picks of the Week

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MANSFIELD, TX - While Major League Rugby players are scattered about the globe in different pro set-ups, some are with the Team USA prepping for their Nashville date Australia XV. And that match will be part of a doubleheader with the sizzling USA women (see below with Wendy Young) in a rematch with Italy - which has the makings of an epic.

And last but far from least, featured MLR Weekly guest James Kennedy, former Rugby United New York owner, joins Matt McCarthy in rare, candid conversation about what happened in New York, the MLR and the viability of professional rugby in the USA and overseas.

Also Included:
☕️ Rugby Morning's Coffee Break
Major League Rugby rumors re "Sixth 2027 team" in light of the "Six Degrees of Jason Kelce." Plus USA Rugby chatter.
🏉 Wendy Young with WXV recap and what's ahead.

➡️ The Rugby Odds: Be sure to check out this week's episode:
🔗 LINK: https://rugbywrapup.com/category/the-rugby-odds/

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MLR Weekly — your weekly look at the biggest stories shaping American rugby.

WASHINGTON, DC - 🏉 Old Glory DC owner hints at a new Major League Rugby team may be in the making, answers MLR Weekly host Matt McCarthy's other questions re domestic players and league purpose re USA Rugby.

Also Included:
☕️ Rugby Morning's Coffee Break
Major League Rugby news with John Fitzpatrick, including WXV and Jason Kelce.

🎓 College Rugby Corner
Zach "Maverick" Lanning brings the latest recaps, storylines and a look ahead at what's next in college rugby.

➡️ The Rugby Odds: Be sure to check out this week's episode:
🔗 LINK: https://youtu.be/PVt4X7xEsG4?si=FC_KymvAWF8rLssR

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The Rugby Odds (Group of Odd pundits) 🏉 — Season 6, Episode 48

NEW YORK, NY - Does anyone play defense anymore? To kick or not to kick? Who's a paper tiger and who's a formidable side? Did Jason Kelce just open a worldwide marketing door for rugby? Will Canada beat England? Oh, and then there's the Champions Cup, WXV, NPC semi-finals, and the toughest and best players of the week.

All handled by our eclectic/odd panel in just 24 minutes..

🎙️ THE PANEL
🇬🇧 Mike Friday – 3-time Olympic 7s coach & tactical mastermind
☘️ George Hook – Ireland's fearless pundit with absolutely no filter
👑 King Gift Egbelu - Inventor of Words
🎤 Matt McCarthy – Keeps the train on the track

🔥 THIS WEEK'S SHOW:

👀 What Caught Your Eye?
• 119 points, with loser scoring 48?!
• Best scrumhalf
• Disrespectful Kiwi fans???
• Harlequins robbed by ref?
• King sees read over Bulls
• Ulster ties again!
• Shaun Edwards: Secretary of Defense?
• Can Canterbury take the NPC?

⭐ Player of the Week
Who deserves the honors?
•Ollie Sleightholme
•Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
•Maxime Lucu

💪 Grown A$$ Man
The toughest of the tough:
•Morgan Morris
•Bradley Slater
•Ross Vincent

📰 Headlines with George Hook
• Shaun Edwards a worry to Irish with Pumas?
• To kick or not to kick? The Boks know.

🔮 Prognostications
🏆 Bledisloe Cup
🏆 Champions Cup
🏆 NPC semis
🏆 WXV
🏆 Picks of the Week

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MLR Weekly — your weekly look at the biggest stories shaping American rugby.

BOSTON, MA - 🏉 New England Free Jacks owner Errik Anderson transparently answers MLR Weekly host Matt McCarthy's direct questions re new teams, league's future, Canada, World Rugby and college rugby.

Also Included:
☕️ Rugby Morning's Coffee Break
Major League Rugby news with John Fitzpatrick, including a rugby Field of Dreams in Maine.

🎓 College Rugby Corner
Zach "Maverick" Lanning brings the latest recaps, storylines and a look ahead at what's next in college rugby.

➡️ The Rugby Odds: Be sure to check out this week's episode:
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**MLR Weekly** — your weekly look at the biggest stories shaping American rugby.

NEW YORK, NY - 🏉 The American rugby landscape had some big end-of-summer stories/names, and our crack MLR Weekly staff has it all for for you. Big moves, rising stars, coaching shakeups and college rugby are all on the table!

🔥 **Featured Guest:
Luke Gross joins us to discuss his historic appointment as the first USA Rugby General Manager for Collegiate Rugby — and what it means for the future of the college game.

☕️ **Rugby Morning's Coffee Break**
Major League Rugby coaching changes are here. John Fitzpatrick breaks down the moves with Old Glory DC & the California Legion, plus the impact and what comes next.

🇺🇸 **Wendy Young**
Freda Tafuna's star is rising! Wendy Young on Tafuna and the crazy **WXV**.

🎓 **College Rugby Corner**
Zach "Maverick" Lanning brings the latest recaps, storylines and a look ahead at what's next in college rugby.

➡️ The Rugby Odds: Be sure to check out this week's episode re: Boks Beaten by 11, WXV, Disappointing URC Irish teams, Premiership epic, Wallabies rise, Freda Tafuna, NPC & Top14

🔗 LINK: https://rugbywrapup.com/2026/09/the-rugby-odds-best-toughest-11-beat-boks-wxv-thrillers-prem-epic-irish-tank-in-urc-top14-grass-npc/

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The. Rugby. Odds. (Group of Odd pundits) 🏉 — Season 6, Episode 46

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - WOW!!! We still can't move after that unbelievably CRAZY Wallabies win over the Springboks. Indeed, we've got visions of refs on cellphones, 4 Aussies in the Sin Bin and electric plays spinning in our heads. Out All-Star panel is here to make sense of it all, along with the wondrous WXV, rousing openings for the Premiership & URC, Top14 upsets and NPC playoffs looming.

🎙️ THE PANEL
🏆 John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL) – WWE Hall of Famer & rugby champion
☘️ George Hook – Ireland's fearless pundit with absolutely no filter
🇬🇧 Mike Friday – 3-time Olympic 7s coach & tactical mastermind
🌍 King Gift Egbelu – Rugby evangelist & inventor of... words
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Steve Lewis - 2X USA Rugby Coach of the Year
🎤 Matt McCarthy – Host desperately trying to keep the train on the tracks

🔥 THIS WEEK'S SHOW:

👀 What Caught Your Eye?
• 4 Yellow Cards in 5 minutes?!
• Red Roses Stun Black Ferns
• Irish provinces poop play
• WXV thrillers
• USA's rising star
• Aussie's now RWC 2027 contenders?
• North Harbor to Make Mike Friday smile?
• Racing 92's egregious grass

⭐ Player of the Week
Who deserves the honors?
•George Hendy
•Seb Atkinson
•Tristan Tedder
•Ryan Lonergan

💪 Grown A$$ Man
The toughest of the tough:
•Johnny Lee
•Freda Tafuna
•Max Jorgensen

📰 Headlines with George Hook
•11 Angry Aussies
•Does Less Kiss know how to defuse Bomb Squad?
•Eliminate yellow cards

🔮 Prognostications
🏆 WXV
🏆 URC
🏆 Premiership
🏆 Top14
🏆 NPC
🏆 Picks of the Week

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The Rugby Odds (Group of Odd pundits) 🏉 — Season 6, Episode 45

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - The big international "friendly" in the men's game is down under, with the Aussies hosting South Africa. We've also got the three European leagues going, the URC, Premiership and Top14... Which means there's plenty to talk about. But that aforementioned friendly spurred two main questions:
1) Is Rassie Erasmus the best coach ever?
2) Can the Wallabies actually knock off the Springboks?

🎙️ THE PANEL
🏆 John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL) – WWE Hall of Famer & rugby champion
☘️ George Hook – Ireland's fearless pundit with absolutely no filter
🇬🇧 Mike Friday – 3-time Olympic 7s coach & tactical mastermind
🌍 King Gift Egbelu – Rugby evangelist & inventor of... words
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Steve Lewis - 2X USA Rugby Coach of the Year
🎤 Matt McCarthy – Host desperately trying to keep the train on the tracks

🔥 THIS WEEK'S SHOW:

👀 What Caught Your Eye?
• Shaun Edwards to the Red Roses
• JBL wants Eddie Jones & Japan to swap with Team USA
• Wild WXV results
• Canada suddenly significant

⭐ Player of the Week
Who deserves the honors?
•Maxime Lucu
•Kathryn Treder
•Robert du Preez

💪 Grown A$$ Man
The toughest of the tough:
•Eric Marks
•Tom Willis
•Oli Mathis

📰 Headlines with George Hook
•Is Rassie the Best Coach Ever
•Top 3 Coaches
•Ireland losing to the USA

🔮 Prognostications
🏆 Wallabies vs Boks
🏆 URC
🏆 Premiership
🏆 Top14
🏆 NPC
🏆 Picks of the Week

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NEW YORK, NY - This episode of MLR Weekly features:
-Seattle President/CEO Jo Anne Anderson
-Wendy Young of YSC Rugby re College Rugby issues & WXV updates
-John Fitzpatrick of Rugby Morning re Team USA in the Pacific Nations Cup
-Steve Lewis on South Africa vs NZ in Baltimore: Will it help grow rugby in the USA?

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The Rugby Odds (Group of Odd pundits) 🏉 — Season 6, Episode 44

BALTIMORE, MD - What an event it was for the Springboks and All Blacks in the NFL Ravens' park. And there's MUCH to cover. Our panel handled it for you in 24 brisk/brimming minutes.

🎙️ THE PANEL

🏆 John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL) – WWE Hall of Famer & rugby champion
☘️ George Hook – Ireland's fearless pundit with absolutely no filter
🇬🇧 Mike Friday – 3-time Olympic 7s coach & tactical mastermind
🌍 King Gift Egbelu – Rugby evangelist & inventor of... words
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Steve Lewis - 2X USA Rugby Coach of the Year
🎤 Matt McCarthy – Host desperately trying to keep the train on the tracks

🔥 THIS WEEK'S SHOW

👀 What Caught Your Eye?
• TMO Replay "shenanigans" in Boks vs All Blacks match
• Rusty Richie Mo'unga
• Fiji women make
• 68,173 fans in Baltimore
•La Rochelle 2-0 vs top teams
•Japan smokes USA

⭐ Player of the Week
Who deserves the honors?
•Kalvin Gourgues
•Morne Van Den Berg
•Kurt-Lee Arendse

💪 Grown A$$ Man
The toughest of the tough:
•Eben Etzebeth
•Ethan Blackadder
•Damien De Allende

📰 Headlines with George Hook
•Are the Boks the best team ever?
•Teams that could beat these Boks
•Is the "Greatest Rivalry" name legitimate?

🔮 Prognostications
🏆 Top14
🏆 NPC
🏆 Picks of the Week

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MLR Weekly: College Rugby Debate Continued with Alex Goff (CRAA) & Pat Clifton (NCR) & Eagles News by Matt McCarthy

The Rugby Odds (Group of Odd pundits) 🏉 — Season 6, Episode 43

NEW YORK, NY - There is SO MUCH going on in rugby, including another round of Rugby's Greatest Rivalry. Our panel, featuring guest contributor Steve Lewis (Elevate-Rugby.com), touches it all in just 24 minutes!

🎙️ THE PANEL

🏆 John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL) – WWE Hall of Famer & rugby champion
☘️ George Hook – Ireland's fearless pundit with absolutely no filter
🇬🇧 Mike Friday – 3-time Olympic 7s coach & tactical mastermind
🌍 King Gift Egbelu – Rugby evangelist & inventor of... words
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Steve Lewis - 2X USA Rugby Coach of the Year
🎤 Matt McCarthy – Host desperately trying to keep the train on the tracks

🔥 THIS WEEK'S SHOW

👀 What Caught Your Eye?
• Cam Roigard diving
• Le Garrec vs Dupont
• O'Gara to Leinster

⭐ Player of the Week
Who deserves the honors?
•Nolann Le Garrec
•Jesse Kriel
•Cooper Flanders

💪 Grown A$$ Man
The toughest of the tough:
•Malcolm Marx
•Fraser McReight
•Ruan Nortje

📰 Headlines with George Hook
•Boks and All Blacks in the USA! What it means.
•Magnificent Manie Libbok!

🔮 Prognostications
🏆 Greatest Rivalry
🏆 Currie Cup
🏆 Top14
🏆 NPC

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WASHINGTON, DC - It may have been a sleepy, summer week outside, but that didn't keep Major League Rugby from making some news with it 2026 MLR Draft. And the MLR Weekly staff "battled" through visits to the beach and mountains to stay on top of it, even getting an exclusive with the #1 pick overall (Old Glory, DC). Logan Bellinger of Life University.

PLUS, we have an important follow-up with Shane Young, CEO of the U.S. Rugby Foundation.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST is the return of John Fitzpatrick from his L.A. walkabout to recap the draft with Matt McCarthy. The duo also bring you up to speed on the Eagles and their upcoming matches overseas.

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The Rugby Odds 🏉 — Season 6, Episode 42

NEW YORK, NY - Wow. Rugby's Greatest Rivalry has certainly lived up to its billing, and our esteemed/eclectic panel covers it all - including scrums. And then there's the Argentina vs Australia, the Currie Cup, NPC & Top14 kicking off. They cover those entities as well, in just 24 minutes!

🎙️ THE ECLECTIC ENSEMBLE

🏆 John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL) – WWE Hall of Famer & rugby champion
☘️ George Hook – Ireland's fearless pundit with absolutely no filter
🇬🇧 Mike Friday – 3-time Olympic 7s coach & tactical mastermind
🌍 King Gift Egbelu – Rugby evangelist & inventor of... words
🎤 Matt McCarthy – Host desperately trying to keep the train on the tracks

🔥 THIS WEEK'S SHOW

Panel Record: 9-11
•Who got the Golden Sombrero?

👀 What Caught Your Eye?
• Boks and All Blacks saving rugby?!
• Mike Friday on Greatest Rivalry scrum fiasco
• King Egbelu on "nail-bitieness"
• Rugby wins George Hook back!
• Top14 back already?! O'Gara vs Dupont
• Aussie road warriors to sweep take Pumas?
• Griquas to win Currie Cup?

⭐ Player of the Week
Who deserves the honors?
•Max Jorgensen
•WIll Jordan
•Joe Johnston

💪 Grown A$$ Man
The toughest of the tough:
•Malcolm Marx
•Fraser McReight
•Joaquin Moro

📰 Headlines with George Hook
•Rassie ruffling Rennie's feathers?
•Take the points!

🔮 Predictions
🏆 Greatest Rivalry
🏆 Argentina v Australia
🏆 Top14, Currie Cup, NPC

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The Rugby Odds 🏉 — Season 6, Episode 41

NEW YORK, NY - There's absolute chaos in the South Africa right now - which means the world is too!
Now worries, or All-Star panel will calm you and steer you to less foggy environs - NEW YORK, NY - There's absolute chaos in the South Africa right now - which means the world is too!
Now worries, or All-Star panel will calm you and steer you to less foggy environs - in just 25 minutes - even with pinch-hit host Zach Lanning at the helm.

OR WILL THEY?! Tune in to find out.

🎙️ THE PANEL:
John Bradshaw Layfield: #WWE legend & passionate rugby advocate. And he likes chicken. A lot.
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.

WHAT'S INSIDE:

What Caught Your Eye?
• All Blacks slap South Africa into reality
•John & Mike no-shows: Coup? Cowardice? 🤔
• Rassie's underdogs?!
•Give and take of young Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
•Northland crush Canterbury 36-12, win Ranfurly Shield for the first time in 17,509 days
•Griquas and Cheetahs secure home semifinals

🏆 Player of the Week
Who deserves the honors?
•Jordie Barrett
•Braxton Sorensen-McGee
•Rob Rush

💪 Grown A$$ Man
The toughest of the tough:
•The All Blacks - yeah, the whole team
•Jasper Wiese
•Henry Bell

AND DON'T MISS... MLR Weekly with the movers & shakers of American Rugby

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MLR Weekly: Youth Gurus Rob Banford/Steve Johnson, GARs Lance Cavanaugh, Phaidra Knight, Steve Lewis by Matt McCarthy

The Rugby Odds — Season 6, Episode 40

NEW YORK, NY - We're back from a short break and there's much to cover. Our All-Star panel has you covered after their collective 3-week sojourn, and they're in fine form.

In just 25 minutes, you'll get answers, opinions and predictions, along with exclusive highlights and pundit slap-fight or two.

THE PANEL:
John Bradshaw Layfield: #WWE legend & passionate rugby advocate. And he likes chicken. A lot.
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.

The Rugby Odds — Season 6, Episode 40

NEW YORK, NY - We're back from a short break and there's much to cover. Our All-Star panel has you covered after their collective 3-week sojourn, and they're in fine form.

In just 25 minutes, you'll get answers, opinions and predictions, along with exclusive highlights and pundit slap-fight or two.

THE PANEL:
John Bradshaw Layfield: #WWE legend & passionate rugby advocate. And he likes chicken. A lot.
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.

WHAT'S INSIDE:

What Caught Your Eye?
• Ma'a Nonu's haka
• Boks vs All Blacks
• USA wins again!
•17 tries in Currie Cup game!

Player of the Week
Who deserves the honors?
•Marcell Coetzee
•Colby Miln
•Chay Fihaki

Grown A$$ Man
The toughest of the tough:
•Neels Volschenk
•Harry Wilson
•Jed Melvin

AND DON'T MISS... MLR Weekly with USA Rugby CEO Bill Goren.

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NEW YORK, NY - On the heels of last week's enlightening segment with National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) CEO Jeremy Treece, the most important executive on the American rugby landscape, USA Rugby CEO Bill Goren, addresses the college rugby mess, the partnership with CRAA (College Rugby Association of America), NCR's partnership proposal and the future of college rugby - a huge potential money-maker - in an exclusive MLR Weekly interview with host Matt McCarthy.

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NEW YORK, NY - We're back with a BOOM from our brief vacation; a time spent collecting [some] of our marbles. Indeed our featured guest could all command a single show.

🎥 Here are our MLR Weekly top-notch guests:

-National Collegiate Rugby CEO Jeremy Treece, weighing in on his open letter re the NCR's heretofore neglected proposal to USA Rugby & CRAA (College Rugby Association of America) re a partnership.

-Aly Cunningham of the W.E.R. Champion Denver Onyx after her Player of the Match performance in the Women's Elite Rugby final.

-National Clubs 7s Champ's coach Steve Lewis after after Old Blue beat NOVA NOVA (coached at the last minute by Old Glory, DC owner Paul Sheehy)

-Can-Am Rugby Tourney Director of Rugby, Cam Moody, for a quick recap. Host Matt McCarthy is still whining about his banged-up body after playing.

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