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Rugby Wrap Up
by Matt McCarthy
Leading Weekly Rugby Shows from NYC: The Rugby Odds &MLR Weekly. Biggest Names. Exclusive Highlights. http://RugbyWrapUp.comYouTube: Rugby Wrap UpInstagram: @RugbyWrapUpTwitter/X: @RugbyWrapUpTwitter/X: @TheRugbyOddsTikTok: @RugbyWrapUp Facebook: Rugby Wrap UpReddit: RugbyWrapUp
Episodes
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The Rugby Odds: Try-fests, Shaun Edwards, Friday re Refs, Champions Cup, Bledisloe, WXV, NPC Semis
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...
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MLR Weekly: New England Owner Errik Anderson re expansion/future, MLR News, College Rugby Corner
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: ☕️...
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MLR Weekly: Changes in DC & CA, USA Rugby College GM Luke Gross, Freda Tafuna's Rise, College Corner
**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...
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The Rugby Odds: Best & Toughest, 11 Beat Boks, WXV Thrillers, Prem Epic, Irish Tank in URC, Top14 Grass, NPC
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...
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The Rugby. Odds: Rassie Best Coach? Our Top 3. Wallabies to top Boks? USA Beats Irish, Canada rolls!
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...
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MLR Weekly: Seattle CEO Jo Anne Anderson, Wendy Young on College Mess, SA v NZ Recap, Eagles v Japan
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...
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The Rugby Odds: Springboks Best Ever? Who Would Beat Them? Top14 Fizzle, NPC Sizzle.
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...
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MLR Weekly: College Rugby Debate Continued with Alex Goff (CRAA) & Pat Clifton (NCR) & Eagles News
MLR Weekly: College Rugby Debate Continued with Alex Goff (CRAA) & Pat Clifton (NCR) & Eagles News by Matt McCarthy
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The Rugby Odds: Greatest Rivalry to USA, Roigard-Gate, Le Garrec v Dupont, Currie Cup, NPC, McReight
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...
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MLR Weekly: #1 Pick Logan Bellinger & Draft recap, US Ruby Foundation CEO Shane Young, Eagles Update
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...
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The Rugby Odds: Rassie's a Good Cheat, NZ/RSA Saving Rugby, Take The Points, Currie Cup, NPC, Top14
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...
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The Rugby Odds: All Blacks To Do It Again? Player of the Week, Grown A$$ Man, Currie Cup, NPC, Top14
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 -...
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MLR Weekly: Youth Gurus Rob Banford/Steve Johnson, GARs Lance Cavanaugh, Phaidra Knight, Steve Lewis
MLR Weekly: Youth Gurus Rob Banford/Steve Johnson, GARs Lance Cavanaugh, Phaidra Knight, Steve Lewis by Matt McCarthy
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The Rugby Odds: Rassie v Rennie, JBL v McCarthy, Hook Lauds Jones, USA wins, NPC, Currie Cup
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...
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MLR Weekly EXCLUSIVE: USA Rugby CEO Bill Goren Addresses College Rugby Drama/Controversy.
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...
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MLR Weekly: NCR CEO Jeremy Treece, WER Star Aly Cunningham, Club 7s Champ's Steve Lewis, CanAm Recap
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...
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MLR Weekly: USA & Chicago Lock Brandon Harvey, PLUS US Rugby Foundation CEO Shane Young
CARY, NC - The first half the World Rugby Nations Cup has come to a conclusion, and USA Rugby handled everything Portugal, Zimbabwe and Spain could throw at them. In the middle of it all (literally) was Brandon Harvey, the towering, young Chicago Hounds star. Brandon is one our two featured…
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The Rugby Odds: Politics & Refs, Rugby Guys on Soccer World Cup, Nipples vs Sternum, Islands $crewed
🏉 THE RUGBY ODDS — Season 6, Episode 39 NEW YORK, NY - First the first time in nearly a year, there will be no professional or international rugby. However, there is PLENTY for The Rugby Odds eclectic core to cover, including the completion of the first legs of the Nations Championship and World...
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The Rugby Odds: Scots Better Than England, Bruising Boks, 40-Minute Aussies, Fab French, USA Wins
🏉 THE RUGBY ODDS — Season 6, Episode 38 NEW YORK, NY - The Nations Cup and World Rugby Nations Cup seen both the predictable and unbelievable. Our eclectic expert panel is fully engaged and poses/answers questions like: Can Australia play complete games like Scotland? Can anyone match the...
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MLR Weekly: USA Rugby/ Major League Rugby Stars Past & Present: Lou Stanfill & Julian Roberts
LAKE TAHOE, CA - The World Rugby Nations Cup is littered with MLR stars, mostly on Team USA. With that, MLR Weekly host Matt McCarthy talked all things Major League Rugby and USA Rugby with American rugby legend, Lou Stanfill (3 Rugby World Cups, San Diego Legion, who "summers in Tahoe"), and...
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The Rugby Odds: Nations Cup Debate, Hook's Kind Words for Joe Schmidt, USA survives, U20s
🏉 THE RUGBY ODDS | Season 6, Episode 37 | Rugby Chaos, Big Hits & Bold Predictions NEW YORK, NY – Championships, rankings, pride... and plenty of opinions are on the line as our delightfully unpredictable panel tears through the biggest stories in world rugby. In just 25 minutes, you'll get…
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MLR Weekly: MLR Legend/Current USA Rugby & Stade Francais Star Jack Iscaro, Cam Moody of Can-Ams
DENVER, CO - After USA Rugby's tension-packed win over Portugal in the [World] Nations Cup, star prop Jack Iscaro talks about the victory and adjusting from Old Glory, DC in the MLR to Stade Francais in the France's Top 14. ALSO FEATURED: • Rugby Morning's ☕️ John Fitzpatrick •🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🏉Cam…
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The Rugby Odds: Nations Cup, U-20s, Marlie Packer, Tier 2 Nations, Diversity, Predictions, Opinions
Season 6 Episode 36 Our "odd" and eclectic - yet surprisingly knowledgeable panel - gets you around the globe and back in just 24 minutes, giving you top-shelf talking points around the water cooler, keg, on the pitch or at the pub. 🎙️ THE PANEL 💥 John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL) – WWE Hall of…
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MLR Weekly: CHICAGO MAKES HISTORY! GM Will Magie & star Charlie Abel tell all! Plus Power Pundits
CHICAGO, IL- There's a lot to unfold re the Chicago Hounds MLR Championship and perfect season. Helping with the task are Chicago GM Will Magie and star prop Charlie Abel. Each chat with host Matt McCarthy, who witnessed it in person. ALSO FEATURED: -💪 Power Pundit Prognosticators: •☕️ Rugby...
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The Rugby Odds, Rugby, Rugby Wrap Up, Sports Betting, S6 E35
🏉 THE RUGBY ODDS — Season 6, Episode 35 📍 NEW YORK, NY - With so much at stake in terms of championships and global rankings, our eclectic ensemble digs in over 25 minutes of mayhem, analysis and wit (that's arguable). 🎙️ THE PANEL 💥 John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL) – WWE Hall of Famer & rugby...
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MLR Weekly: Championship Preview, Free Jacks Owner Errik Anderson, Power Pundit Prognosticators
QUINCY, MA - You'd think we'd be reporting from Chicago, where the hot host Hounds will be facing off against the clicking California in the Major League Rugby Championship. BUT... New England is the reigning champion - for now - and MLR Weeky seized the chance to chat with Free Jacks owner Errik...
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The Rugby Odds: Perfect Chicago? Chiefs and Chiefs to win? Bulls too strong, Shafted Spain, Picks
🏉 THE RUGBY ODDS — Season 6, Episode 34 📍 NEW YORK, NY - Playoff rugby is everywhere this weekend and our eclectic panelist get to all of it in just in 25 minutes. 🎙️ THE PANEL 💥 John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL) – WWE Hall of Famer & rugby advocate 🇬🇧 Mike Friday – 3× Olympic 7s coach &...
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The Rugby Odds: Confounded French, Glasgow Gag, Leinster Bulls-ish? URC, MLR, Super Rugby, Prem
🏉 THE RUGBY ODDS — Season 6, Episode 33 📍 NEW YORK, NY - From a championship in Japan, to playoffs in the URC & Super Rugby, to the final week of the MLR, and postseason details in the Premiership, there's a lot to cover. Our star-spangled panel gets to just enough of it in just in 25 minutes....
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MLR Weekly: Tension-Packed Season End, Old Glory Owner Paul Sheehy, Power Pundits, Highlights, Picks
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...
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The Rugby Odds by Rugby Wrap Up: Grass v Injury, URC & Super Rugby Playoffs, Japan Championship
🏉 THE RUGBY ODDS — Season 6, Episode 32 📍 NEW YORK, NY - From a championship in Japan, to playoffs in the URC & Super Rugby, to the final week of the MLR, and postseason details in the Premiership, there's a lot to cover. Our star-spangled panel gets to just enough of it in just in 25 minutes....
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MLR Weekly: Chicago Coach Chris Latham, Power Pundits, WER's Sheila Decker, Highlights, Opinions
CHICAGO, IL - Hard to believe but it's the final week of the regular season. Crazy, we know. Crazier still, the three bottom teams are still alive in the playoff hunt and the Chicago Hounds have a chance to go undefeated. With that, MLR Weekly welcomes Chicago Head Coach Chris Latham, the…
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The Rugby Odds: What France DOESN'T have, Irish Flops, URC 1/4s, JRLO semis, Spain7s, Big Opinions
The Rugby Odds: What France DOESN'T have, Irish Flops, URC 1/4s, JRLO semis, Spain7s, Big Opinions by Matt McCarthy
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The Rugby Odds: What France DOESN'T have, Irish Flops, URC 1/4s, JRLO semis, Spain7s, Big Opinions
🏉 THE RUGBY ODDS — Season 6, Episode 31 The Rugby Odds: What France DOESN'T have, Irish Flops, URC 1/4s, JRLO semis, Spain7s, Big Opinions 📍 NEW YORK, NY - Some serious hardware is being bandied about in Bordeaux and Montpellier, and deservedly so. And the URC and Japan Rugby League One…
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MLR Weekly: Power Pundits, Best Recap, Picks, UCLA Coach Harry Bennett re BOMBSHELL MOVE to NCR
LOS ANGELES, CA - Some wild matches/results in Major League Rugby are front and center is this MLR Weekly episode, BUT... there was a major move the rocked the college rugby landscape, as UCLA announced it will be leaving the CRAA for the NCR. Head Coach Harry Bennett, former Rugby New York #10,...
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The Rugby Odds: Women's Six Nations, Champions/Challenge Cups, MLR, Super Rugby, JRLO, Highlights
🏉 THE RUGBY ODDS — Season 6, Episode 30 📍 NEW YORK, NY - From a stellar Women's Six Nations, to - a lot! And it’s good. And quick. All handled by an extraordinarily eclectic panel of personalities in 25 minutes. 🎙️ THE PANEL 💥 John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL) – WWE Hall of Famer & rugby advocate...
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The Rugby Odds: Rest Or Play? Morgan Is A Beast, Connacht or Munster Six Nations, MLR, PREM Picks
🏉 THE RUGBY ODDS — Season 6, Episode 29 📍 NEW YORK, NY - Lots of stellar rugby, and dramatic subplots, covered by and extraordinarily eclectic in 25 minutes. 🎙️ THE PANEL 💥 John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL) – WWE Hall of Famer & rugby advocate 🇬🇧 Mike Friday – 3× Olympic 7s coach & Harlequins…
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MLR Weekly: Free Jacks Andrew Quattrin, Power Pundit Panel, MLR News, Highlights, Predictions
QUINCY, MA - There's a bit of a rumbling noise coming out of that little Major League Rugby town just outside Boston. Our intel tells us it's coming from Free Jacks HQ, as the heretofore struggling reigning champs are starting to stir. AND - they've got some REALLY GOOD players coming in to join...
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The Rugby Odds: Leinster's Loose Lips, Bath Fallout, MLR Ref Review, Super Rugby, Strong Opinions
🏉 THE RUGBY ODDS — Season 6, Episode 28 📍 NEW YORK, NY - Lots of stellar rugby, and dramatic subplots, covered by and extraordinarily eclectic in 25 minutes. 🎙️ THE PANEL 💥 John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL) – WWE Hall of Famer & rugby advocate 🇬🇧 Mike Friday – 3× Olympic 7s coach & Harlequins…
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MLR Weekly: Longest Tenured Captain Riekert Hattingh, Power Pundit Panel, WER & College news, Picks
SEATTLE, WA - There is but one player in Major League Rugby that has been with just one team since the league's inception. This individual, through all the bumps and bruises has also earned 100 caps as a Captain. Simply remarkable. Who is the super human? It's none other than MLR Weekly's…
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The Rugby Odds: Champions Cup, Welsh Chaos, Hong Kong 7s, Women's Issues, MLR, Super Rugby, Opinions
THE RUGBY ODDS — Season 6, Episode 27 (24 minutes) 📍 NEW YORK, NY - It's a huge rugby weekend across the globe and The Rugby Odds' exceptional/eclectic panel throws their opinions and analysis at as much as possible in a fast moving 24 minutes.. 🎙️ THE PANEL 💥 John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL) –…
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MLR Weekly: Free Jacks Coach Ryan Martin, Power Pundits, Best Recap, College Champs, Highlights
QUINCY, MA - There will be no winless Major League Rugby team in 2026, as the New England Free Jacks (of all people!) got their first win against a much-improved Anthem team. With that, MLR Weekly is pleased to have N.E. Head Coach Ryan Martin, who had a decidedly different take than host Matt...
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MLR Weekly: Power Pundits, Legion Star Lance Williams, Huge College Weekend, Highlights, Predictions
NEW YORK, NY - Intriguing subplots are evolving in Major League Rugby's first 4 weeks. Indeed, while some thought there may be a winless team at this point, nobody saw the reigning champs having that ignominious distinction. On a more positive note, the Five-Home Legion have had good crowds in...
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The Rugby Odds: "Human" Dupont, Glasgow Demise, Tears for Wales, MLR, Super Rugby, Opinions, Picks
THE RUGBY ODDS — Season 6, Episode 26 (24 minutes) 📍 NEW YORK, NY - Europe's Champions Cup quarterfinals lived up to expectations but raised question re Antoine Dupont, as well as Glasgow & Leinster... The Women's Six Nations drew an enormous crowd... The MLR saw the Anthem make history…
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MLR Weekly: Power Panel, Old Glory HC Simon Cross, Best Recap, Highlights, Opinion, College College
WASHINGTON, DC - 3 weeks of Major League Rugby's season are already in the books. And perhaps lost in the Anthem's first-ever home win and Chicago's dominance, was Old Glory beating the reigning champs - AGAIN. Withe that, MLR Weekly wrangled the architect of their win in Quincy, Head Coach Simon...
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MLR Weekly: Power Panel, Hounds Star Mason Flesch, Best Recap, Highlights, Opinion, College College
CHICAGO, CA - Hard to believe that two weeks are already in the 2026 Major League Rugby rear-view mirror. And that mirror is a little blurry, as we still can't say we know these teams. With that, MLR Weekly brought back the Power Pundit Prognosticators for expert analysis, and Chicago Hounds star...
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The Rugby Odds: Rugby Dictators, Champions Cup Drama, MLR, Super Rugby, Opinions, Bold Predictions
THE RUGBY ODDS — Season 6, Episode 25 (24 minutes) 📍 NEW YORK, NY - Drama is flowing through Europe's Champions Cup as the quarterfinals loom. Here in the USA, the new-look MLR enters Round 3 and teams/fans are trying to figure out what's what. Down under, Super Rugby has key match-ups to...
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The Rugby Odds: Champions Cup, MLR History, Super Rugby, JRLO, Strong Opinions, Bold Predictions
The Rugby Odds: Champions Cup, MLR History, Super Rugby, JRLO, Strong Opinions, Bold Predictions by Matt McCarthy
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MLR Weekly: New-look Anthem Star Sam Golla, Best Recap, Highlights, Opinion, Picks, College College
IRVINE, CA - Major League Rugby came back with a bang - and a history-making win for a beleaguered franchise. That's right, Anthem RC got off the schneid (Google it) after 32 consecutive losses. Unfortunately for the California Legion, they were the dubious streak-enders. MLR Weekly has it all...
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MLR Weekly: Seattle Owner Adrian Balfour, Pundit Picks, Best Players, College Rugby by Rugby Wrap Up
FERMANAGH, IRELAND - At long last and after MUCH angst, Major League Rugby 2026 kicks off on Saturday for its 9th season. With that, MLR Weekly is up to the pomp, featuring the league's only remaining original owner - Adrian Balfour of Seattle's Seawolves. He peels back the curtain and turns back...
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The Rugby Odds: Toughest Players, "Hefty" Refs, 7s v 15s in USA, URC, Prem, Super Rugby, JRLO, TOP14
THE RUGBY ODDS — Season 6, Episode 23 (24 minutes) 📍 NEW YORK, NY - Europe's professional rugby teams are now back up to speed after the Six Nations, and The Rugby Odds will catch you up. Meanhwile, Super Rugby and Japan Rugby League One continue to score tries at blistering paces. Our TRO (The...
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Leading Weekly Rugby Shows from NYC: The Rugby Odds &MLR Weekly. Biggest Names. Exclusive Highlights. http://RugbyWrapUp.comYouTube: Rugby Wrap UpInstagram: @RugbyWrapUpTwitter/X: @RugbyWrapUpTwitter/X: @TheRugbyOddsTikTok: @RugbyWrapUp Facebook: Rugby Wrap UpReddit: RugbyWrapUp
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