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 McCarthy re said win. Coach Martin put that in perspective and has a candid chat with McCarthy re topics listed below.
ALSO FEATURED:
-Power Pundit Prognosticators:
•Former Eagles and MLR players\turned commentators Mike Petri and Will Hooley.
–College Rugby Corner with Pat Clifton of the College Rugby Show
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WHAT’S INSIDE AND WHEN:
01:11: Rugby’s Best Recap
03:20: Power Pundit Prognostications
•Petri, Hooley, McCarthy
13:25: Featured Guest: New England Coach Ryan Martin
•Adjusting to losing 13 Canadian players.
•Getting reinforcements back & a big signing
•The unforgiving 10-game season
•Best team in the league
22:10: MLR picks from The Rugby Odds
22:54: College Rugby Corner
•The wild NCR CRC 7s
•CRAA Semifinals results, Finals match-up
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AND DON’T MISS
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: #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
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WHAT’S INSIDE & WHEN
01:01 Perfect Records?!
01:21 Mike returns from Hong Kong 7s (barely) points out fixes.
02:59 John on WrestleMania
03:34 What Caught Your Eye?
• John calls out panel member as jinx
• Saints vs Bath
• A panel member is killing it on SuperBru
• Women’s Six Nations
• Anthem’s 1st-ever home win
05:59 Player of the Week Nominees
• Tommy F’n Freeman
• Fehi Fineanganofo
• Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
08:27 Grown A$$ Man Nominees
• Bautista Bernasconi/Nicholas Gasperini
• Siba Mahashe
• Jacob Norris
10:53 Headlines With [George] Hook
• Welsh chaos
• Women’s issues
• Georgia to replace Wales
• Italy’s rise
• Rugby prophet
Predictions:Champions Cup
21:23 MLR
25:43 Super Rugby, JRLO
26:42 Picks of the Week
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