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 guests to chat with MLR Weekly host Matt McCarthy, Harvey discusses earning significant minutes with the Eagles, his development, and the confidence fueling Team USA’s run.
Our other featured guest could arguably be the most important rugby executive on the American landscape. CEO Shane Young of the U.S. Rugby Foundation is charged with growing the game in places it doesn’t exist and/or growing it where it may already exist. Just six months on the job after building Memphis Inner City Rugby and launching Urban Rugby Americas, Mr. Young peels back the curtain and chats openly about hurdles, hope and real change.
This Week’s Featured Guests
- Brandon Harvey (USA Eagles & Chicago Hounds)
- Shane Young (CEO, U.S. Rugby Foundation)
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And be sure to see: 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 Rugby Nations Cup, and the conclusion of the U20s Championships. We also have the WER, Women’s Elite Rugby, which is in its final week of the regular season.
In just 25 minutes, you’ll get answers, opinions and predictions, along with exclusive highlights and pundit slap-fight or two.
THE PANEL:
John Bradshaw Layfield: #WWE legend & passionate rugby advocate. And he likes chicken. A lot.
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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THIS WEEK’S SHOW
Panel Record: 9-7
What Caught Your Eye?
• Soccer World Cup lesson for USA RWC 2031
• Fiji & Samoa off-field chaos
• USA win streak
• All Blacks
• Politics in Refereeing?
• World Rankings legitimacy
Player of the Week
Who deserves the honors?
•Josh Canham
•Paul Altier
•Ardie Savea
Grown A$$ Man
The toughest of the tough:
•Jasper Wiese
•Ross Vincent
•Elis Genge
Headlines with George Hook
•Shocking officiating
•Fiji’s “home game” in Edinburgh
•Ireland’s farcical ranking
Think Tank
•U-20s, Nations Championship, Nations Cup
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