SALT LAKE CITY, UT - Major League Rugby is in Week #2 of its "Storm Week" schedule twist, and that means playing as many as 3 matches in 8 days. Red-hot Utah is one of those teams, and Lance Williams, longtime Warrior and recent USA Rugby 7s star, heard their call for reinforcements. In this MLR Weekly, Williams talks about his rugby path from and back to Warriors' Nation, the excellent culture/leadership in the locker-room, starring as a D1 Linebacker for University of Hawaii, humble beginnings and how his rugby game has evolved... Also featured this week is former volleyball star, Marisa Hall, of the TC Gemini in the WER (Women's Elite Rugby).
 
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MLR Weekly: Utah's Lance Williams, Gemini's Maris Hall, CRC 7s Recap, MLR News, Opinion, Highlights

NEW ORLEANS, LA - The stunning news that the NOLA Gold will not be partaking in Major League Rugby's 2026 season and the  LA/SD merger was enough to yank us from our vacation, and see host Matt McCarthy dust off his soapbox for a rare editorial. Following that, this Special Edition of MLR weekly features USA rugby CEO Bill Goren, plus Can-Am Rugby director Cam Moody re another spectacular tournament, along with exclusive highlights and some key cameos.  Thanks to the men's champion East Side Hyenas for back-dropping our thumbnail this week.

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MLR Weekly: NOLA Out! Miami? URC/R360 & USA? USA Rugby CEO Bill Goren, Can-Ams Cam Moody, Highlights

NEW YORK, NY - The winds of change are still bustling through Major League Rugby front offices, and though more change may be upon us, we carry on with business as usual. With that, this MLR Weekly features Houston SaberCats' wunderkind sensation, Seth Smith, who'll be entering his 3rd season at the ripe old age of 20. Smith talks about his intriguing and Hollywood-esque story with host Matt McCarthy.

Also featured is the impressive Alycia Washington, a 26-time USA Eagle, who is now Director of Rugby at the NCR (National Collegiate Rugby). Washington shares her views re the College Rugby landscape, needs, and potential for sponsors and partners.

Ending with flair, Elite Rugby exec/coach Steve Lewis fully recaps the National Club 7s, before continuing on his mission to improve rugby in places like Nigeria, Guyana, Costa Rica and... the Rugby Town 7s.
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MLR Weekly: Houston Wunderkind Seth Smith, NCR Exec Alycia Washington, Steve Lewis re All Things 7s

MEMPHIS, TN - This is, without question, one of our most important shows under the Rugby Wrap Up umbrella... EVER. Indeed, this MLR Weekly deals with the actual changing of lives through rugby. Shane Young, after helping build Memphis Inner City Rugby (MICR) into the life-altering juggernaut that it is, is taking the successful MICR template, a "how-to" program for inner-cities across the USA, to Florida. His new challenge is with Urban Rugby America. 

Here are some the amazing things they've accomplished: 
-America's first poverty-fighting youth rugby initiative 
-Disrupting poverty and cultivating economic upward mobility 
-Closing academic deficits and expanding opportunity 
-Trauma informed coaching model for healing and social-emotional growth

You will want to hear/see him speak. It ain't lip-service.

ALSO: Bryan Ray of Americas Rugby News is back from his Northwest Territory walkabout to weigh in on:
-Women's Rugby World Cup
-MLR Draft
-Pacific Nations Cup

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MLR Weekly: Shane Young - Changing Lives w/ Rugby. Bryan Ray re WRWC, MLR Draft, Pacific Nations Cup

🏉 NEW ORLEANS, LA – Fresh off retirement, American rugby legend Cam Dolan pulls back the curtain on his incredible journey. From picking up rugby at a high school in Naples, FL, to representing the USA on the world stage, to closing out his pro career with the NOLA Gold—Dolan has seen it all. In this episode of MLR Weekly, the 6’6” international star reflects on his career and even steps into the shoes of MLR Commissioner and USA Rugby CEO (you’ll want to hear this one).

Joining the show:

📰 Bryan Ray of Americas Rugby News with insights on the Women’s Rugby World Cup, Canada’s win over the USA, the Pacific Nations Cup, and the MLR Draft.

🎖️ Ryan Fitzgerald – former U.S. Marine, ex-NOLA GM, and now Director of Rugby at Loyola University (New Orleans). He breaks down the MLR Draft (he was live on set!) and shares scholarship opportunities for student-athletes.

🚀 Thomas “Wheels” Grant kicks things off with highlights from the always-electric RugbyTown 7s.

MLR Weekly, Rugby Wrap Up, Cam Dolan

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – With Major League Rugby owners huddled in Chicago, dealing with a myriad of MLR issues, players start to plan for what may or may not be next. This episode of MLR Weekly features one such player, star-on-the-rise Ronan Murphy, previously of the now-defunct Houston SaberCats. Unearthed in his conversation with host Matt McCarthy is his relationship with Ireland, his health following season-ending knee surgery, and his interesting path since picking the game up at 8-years-old.

🎖️ALSO INCLUDED: 
Rugby Morning’s John Fitzpatrick and Americas Rugby News’ Bryan Ray.
The College Rugby Corner, with Pat Clifton of the College Rugby Show.

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MLR Weekly: Houston Star Ronan Murphy, Barbie Dolls, Owners' Meeting, ARC Back? College Rugby Corner

NEW YORK – Major League Rugby came out with a statement following last week's Owners' Meetings and MLR Weekly goes behind the curtain to unravel the known unknown. It also dives into the problematic College Rugby landscapes in the USA and Canada, while coming up with some outside-the-box ideas.

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The College Rugby Corner, with Pat Clifton of the College Rugby Show.
-Cameos by players from Sam Houston State, Texas State & University at Buffalo
-A Hollywood show around a pro rugby team?

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MLR Weekly: New Developments, Fixing USA/Canada's College Game, Hollywood & Rugby? College Corner

Season 6 Episode 6

NEW YORK, NY - The Rugby Odds,  with its animated opinions, questionable behavior, solid insight, and utter nonsense, has critics calling it, "Irreverent but necessary!" TRO has animated opinions, questionable behavior, solid insight, and utter nonsense. The star-studded panel of know-it-alls, includes:

John Bradshaw Layfield: WWE legend and rugby advocate
George Hook: Irish pundit with no filter
Mike Friday: 3X Olympic 7s coach
King Gift Egbelu: Inventor of Words
Matt McCarthy: Harried Host

📺 What’s Inside:
🔴 We propose a TMO Shot Clock to Scott Robertson, All Blacks Head Coach
🇮🇪 Ireland's Stuart McCloskey tells us about narrrow Soldier Field dimensions
🟦 George Hook: Did Andy Farrell get out-coached by Razor?
🛁 USA Too Soft?
🕰️ Time for more Harry Potter Magic
🏆 France vs Springboks
❤️ Cameos from Super Fans
🏅 Player of the Week Nominees: Noah Calouri, Nathan Doak or Jack Cowley
💪 Grown A$$ Man Candidates: Tadgh Beirne, Alex Cole or Ehan Roots 
🎯 Great picks & bold predictions

🎙️ Always bold, never boring — The Rugby Odds brings global rugby into focus with a mix of expert analysis and serious personality.
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The Rugby Odds: TMO Shot-Clock, Beirne's Red, Farrell Get Out-Coached? Harry Potter, Predictions

WASHINGTON, DC - It was a whirlwind week of rugby that included reassuring news on the Major League Rugby front, the NCR Playoffs sending host Matt McCarthy to Oklahoma, and the USA Men's Eagles playing in Romania. MLR Weeky touches all the bases, so you don't have to.

Old Glory, DC Head Coach Simon Cross:  Cross answers a wide range of questions with real answers, not in the Coach-Speak, non-answer jargon that American sports fans get fed every day by the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL. Cross is refreshingly transparent. 

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-The College Rugby Corner, with Pat Clifton of the College Rugby Show.
-Southern Nazarene Head Coach Aric Gilliland after his team's semi-final win over Brigham Young. 

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MLR Weekly: The League Lives Another Day! DC Coach Simon Cross, College Rugby Playoffs, Nation's Cup

WASHINGTON, DC - It was a whirlwind week of rugby that included reassuring news on the Major League Rugby front, the NCR Playoffs sending host Matt McCarthy to Oklahoma, and the USA Men's Eagles playing in Romania. MLR Weeky touches all the bases, so you don't have to.

Old Glory, DC Head Coach Simon Cross:  Cross answers a wide range of questions with real answers, not in the Coach-Speak, non-answer jargon that American sports fans get fed every day by the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL. Cross is refreshingly transparent.. 

🎖️ALSO INCLUDED: 
-Rugby Morning’s John Fitzpatrick and Americas Rugby News’ Bryan Ray.
-The College Rugby Corner, with Pat Clifton of the College Rugby Show.


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MLR Weekly: NOLA To Chicago Star Malcolm May, College Playoffs, NYC SVNS Worry, Nations Cup Folly

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