SEATTLE, WA - With Major League Rugby still dealing with the aftermath of New York and Toronto dropping from the comp, questions abound. Seattle Seawolves' owner Adrian Balfour addresses all that are asked, without measuring each word. That makes for an intriguing interview re the status of the Los Angeles franchise, why the aforementioned NY & Toronto clubs collapsed,, the Unionization issue and the MLR Dispersal Draft... Also included in this MLR Weekly episode are Bryan Ray (Americas Rugby News) and John Fitzpatrick (Rugby Morning) joining Matt McCarthy to make sense of it all. That includes results from the Draft, plus rumors, trades and moves.


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MLR Weekly: Seawolves Owner Adrian Balfour re Union, NY, LA & Future. PLUS Dispersal Draft Results

NEW YORK, NY - Happy New Year. MLR Weekly is back from a two-week battery charging. And charging we go into 2024 with Steve Lewis, the GM of the now defunct New York Ironworkers. Lewis weighs on the team going down, LA 7s, Olympic 7s hopes, MLR's Top 4 teams and post-Olympic 7s players going to Major League Rugby. This week's show also welcomes back John Fitzpatrick of Rugby Morning and Bryan Ray of Americas Rugby News. 

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MLR Weekly: NY GM Steve Lewis re Collapse, USA 7s Olympic Medals, PLUS Rumors, Predictions, News

NEW YORK, NY - Happy 2024! The Rugby Odds is ringing in the New Year with Episode of Season 4. Yeah, Season 4. Once again our panel of WWE Hall of Famer (turned rugby nut) John Bradshaw Layfield, King Gift Egbelu and Matt "Money" McCarthy are joined by Irish Legend George Hook. 

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-George Hook Loved By Refs?
-The Trophy Fans Really Want
-Irish Derbies Dazzle
-Saints Surging
-Confounding La Rochelle
-Whitelocks Don’t Matter
-Kintetsu Liners Awful Again?
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The Rugby Odds: URC Derbies Dazzle, French Whitelocks, Ref Courts Hook, Saints Surge, Japan League 1

LOS ANGELES, CA - What a week it was for Major League Rugby! The new uniforms were revealed! Okay, while that was cool, the BIG STORY is that Charlotte, NC will have a team in the league. Not next year, nor 2026. Amazingly/ambitiously, they'll be entering THIS SEASON. But that's not all! While MLR Weekly broke the Charlotte news, this week's show also includes an exclusive with Rugby Football Club Los Angeles CEO Pete Sickle. 

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-How the LA reboot took shape
-Big signings to come?
-Staff & Executive Office
-John Fitzpatrick of Rugby Morning with MLR News, Rumors, Kit Stuff
-Bryan Ray of Americas Rugby News re the new Charlotte franchise

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MLR Weekly: RFC LA CEO Pete Sickle, A Team In Charlotte, Rumors, News, Moves. With Fitzpatrick & Ray

NEW YORK, NY - Season 4, Episode 2 of The Rugby Odds could be our best yet. WWE Hall of Famer (turned rugby nut) John Bradshaw Layfield, Irish legend George Hook, King Gift Egbelu and host Matt "Money" McCarthy provide for a highly entertaining 25 minutes you won't regret. 

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Doris Day?
$$$ 39-21 Record Last Week $$$
Sarries Get Wooden Spoon
George Hook: Francs or Yen?
Champions Cup
Irish Exit: Carbery & Who?
La Rochelle vs Leicester
Must-Win Munster
Richie Mo'unga Sighting
Honda Heat Melting
$$$ Picks of the Week $$$

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The Rugby Odds: URC, Champions Cup, Saracens Stink(?), Japan League One, Top14

SAN DIEGO, CA – With BIG names all through their lineup, the reigning Western Conference Champs – the San Diego Legion – have had a very busy offseason. After a gut-wrenching 1-point loss to the New England Free Jacks in the final, the Legion and their Cohorts want to win the Major League Rugby Shield more than ever. In this MLR Weekly episode, Director of Rugby/Head Coach Danny Lee speaks to all that, his playing days from High School through the All Blacks, juggling playing time for superstars and growing the game in Southern California…

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MLR Weekly: SD Legion Coach/Director of Rugby Danny Lee, Rees-Zammit Fallout, News, Rumors, Opinion

NEW YORK, NY - There is a A LOT in this Season 4/Episode 4 of The Rugby Odds. From "coming of age" revelations, to renewed rivalries, parasols and the best rugby banter in town, our panel of WWE Hall of Famer John Bradshaw Layfield, Irish Legend George Hook, King Gift Egbelu and Matt “Money” McCarthy entertain, enlighten and enjoy what is arguably their best show to date. 

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29-16 RECORD
Owen Farrell & Jack Willis
George Hook vs Joe Schmidt
Rugby Trolls
Coming of Age in Northampton
U.S. Civil War and Rugby?
Young Eddie O'Sullivan
TMO vs Andrew Smith
Red Card Calamities
Wooden Spoon
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The Rugby Odds: Schmidt, Farrell, Trolls, Saints, TMO Takes & More. With JBL, Hook, Egbelu, McCarthy

CHARLOTTE, NC - The fog is lifting around Major League Rugby's newest franchise, Anthem Rugby Carolina. With that, MLR Weekly welcomes the overseer of the franchise, Scott Lawrence, who is also the USA Rugby Men's Eagles Head Coach. Also joining host Matt McCarthy is Stephen Lewis (just back from USA Rugby 7s camp) re his new company, Elevate Rugby. 

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-Expectations of Anthem in 2024
-Expectations of USA Rugby's Men's 15s in 2024
-His "Interim" status with both the Anthem & USA Rugby

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-Teaching Coaches
-Raising your level of 7s - whatever the standard
-The phrase "hither to"

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MLR Weekly: USA & MLR Anthem Overseer Scott Lawrence, Change Agent Lewis. McCarthy, Fitzpatrick, Ray

NEW YORK, NY - WWE's John Bradshaw Layfield, Ireland's George Hook, Louisiana's King Gift Egbelu and NYC's Matt McCarthy are in fine form for this week's The Rugby Odds... 

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Six Nations - Ireland & Everyone Else
Layfield Disses Sexton
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Last Week vs This Week
Italy Better Than Wales
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The Rugby Odds: 6N - Ireland & Everyone Else, Sexton Bad Captain, Props To Be Extinct, Cards Matter

CHICAGO, IL - Way back when the now-defunct Rugby New York was called Rugby United New York - aka RUNY - the first GM in the team's history was James English. Cut to present day, and Mr. English is the CEO/GM of the Chicago Hounds. In this MLR Weekly show, English walks us through his journey here from London, via Dublin and NYC, the relationships made and all things Hounds.

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-Lessons Learned from 2023
-Keeping cache of play-makers happy
-Expectations in 2024
-Bringing The Butcher to Chi-Town
-SEAN PENN faux pas

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MLR Weekly: Chicago Hounds CEO/GM James English, Anthem Roster, Seattle Coaches

NEW YORK, NY - In this week’s episode of The Rugby Odds, host Matt McCarthy is joined by:
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    🇮🇪 George Hook – Irish rugby legend
    🧠 Mike Friday – Head Coach of USA Rugby Sevens
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The Rugby Odds: Hook's Joe Schmidt Conspiracy? Player of the Week, RWC In-Fighting, TRC, NPC Picks

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