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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 Anderson. In a spot he’s not accustomed to, Anderson opens up re some awkward moments with host Matt McCarthy, and what’s listed below.
ALSO FEATURED:
John Fitzpatrick of Rugby Morning & Fantasy Ruckers’ Ryan Ye join McCarthy.
WATCH ON ANY DEVICE:
WHAT’S INSIDE AND WHEN:
00:53: Rugby’s Best Recap
02:57: Power Pundit Prognosticators (Fitzpatrick,Ye, McCarthy)
•Last Week’s Last Licks
•Power Pundit Prognostications
11:11: Predictions from The Rugby Odds
12:13: Featured Guest: Errik Anderson, New England Owner
•Not 4-peating
•Not making the playoffs
•International players
•Changes in the league structure
•Franchise model at lesser costs
•What to expect in 2027
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AND DON’T MISS… The Rugby Odds — Season 6, Episode 34
NEW YORK, NY – Playoff rugby is at a fever pitch across the globe and our eclectic panelist gets to all of it in just in 25 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. Sort of.
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WHAT’S INSIDE AND WHEN:
01:10: Records 22-14
•Gallivanting Guests
01:52: What Caught Your Eye?
• Pau’s Unlucky 13
• Bulls to strong up front for paper thin Leinster front row?
• Chicago’s mercurial Hounds
• Premiership & Super Rugby Chiefs to win, respectively?
• Toulouse to dominate?
• Man-crushes on Referees?
05:18: Player of the Week
Nominees:
• Romain Briatte
• Harvey Skinner
•Tom Litchfield
06:54: Grown A$$ Man
Nominees:
• Ethan Burger
• Henry Pollock
• Greg Fisilau
09:43: Headlines With [George] Hook
• Spain Getting Shafted
Predictions:
18:36: URC final
20:53: Premiership final
22:01: MLR final
24:17: Super Rugby final
25:43: Top14 semis
26:57 ? Picks of the Week
PODCAST VERSION:
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