The Rugby Clubhouse: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to episode 16 of the Rugby Clubhouse and we are now at the end of the season and meeting two of this years MLR champions the Giltinis!
We talk to Aussie international and one of the stand out players of the year - Billy Meakes and are also joined by the big guy himself, DTH who also received critical acclaim as one of the MLR stand outs of the season.
What a duo - and what a season these boys have had. We find out exactly what went into it - and how they celebrated that big win! ;-)
See you in the clubhouse.
Welcome to episode 15 and another stellar line up as we talk to two men who embody the phrase 'Beast Mode'!
First up USA international and Atlanta big man Chance Wenglewski joins us to look ahead at ATLs chances of a MLR victory and how they have had to work hard to emerge as one of the top teams.
Plus we get a visit from NFL and College winning football star Corey Lemonier who talks to us about life at Auburn, the college game vs the NFL and life after the league finding a future in fitness...
As always - it's a great show! Get yourself in the clubhouse...
Welcome to Episode 14 of the USA Rugby Clubhouse and as we start to get to the business end of the season we keep on filling our show with absolute world class superstars.
First up, 2x MLR winner, England sevens legend and all round great guy Matt Turner from the Seattle Seahawks gives us a heads up on rugby in Seattle and how they have struggled to find an answer to 2 back to back championships...
Then we are VERY happy to have the legend Naya Tapper and our first female guest of the year on the show to talk to us about the state of women's rugby in America and life leading up to the olympics with a real chance of bringing home a medal...
It's a great show - get yourself in the clubhouse...
Welcome back to Episode 13 in the Rugby Clubhouse! And once again - a star studded line up - with two awesome international representatives who have danced their way around the world stage.
First up Beaudein Waaka of the New England Freejacks and NZ sevens fame talks to us about coming from the world sevens stage to playing in the MLR and the difference in the American game.
And after having Gits and Coops on - we couldn't leave the season without having Aussie Rugby legend Mr Drew Mitchell join us to give his perspective on the league and what he's been missing out on...
Lot's of fun in the clubhouse this week, get yourself a drink, and have a listen!
Week 12 and we are just overflowing with big name guests in the clubhouse! and it doesn't get much bigger than rugby royalty!
Our first guest is Runy regular and another USA international stalwart of the game Nate Brakeley who gives us the break down on the upcoming USA fixtures and the evolution of rugby in America.
And for our next guest, none other than one of Fodes old team mates, a world cup winner, and England legend and actual royalty! Mike Tindall!
A great show with two very different perspectives on the game - tune in and get yourself in the clubhouse!!
Episode 11 is here and after a mid season week break - we jump back into the clubhouse to talk to two awesome MLR superstars.
We chat with Utahs Lance Williams on the football/rugby cross over and Utahs rise through the ranks finding their feet in the MLR this season.
We also meet with our first MLR coach of the year the infamous Sam Harris of Austin AGs who gives us the run down on life after rugby in a coaching role with a Gilchrist franchise and setting the standard for MLR home games!
Another week of great knowledge and MLR action - get yourself in the clubhouse!!!
What a very handsome line up we have for you to celebrate our 10th episode!!!!! Very exciting to be joined by USA international and Houston Sabercats Nick Boyer who talks MLR and his experience playing for multiple franchises.
And then it gets a whole lot sexier, with Ex NRL and male supermodel Nick Youngquest, the face of Invictus by Paco Rabanne, who talks about the new pro Rugby league in America the NARL and coaching the most recent National Champions the Brooklyn Kings. Not to mention how he came to have a wax work of himself...
See you in the clubhouse!!!
Another very interesting show on the cards with two very unique perspectives on performance and fitness within sport and rugby.
Joey Zauzig is a famous fitness focused American influencer who gives us insight into how fitness across sport and mental health go hand in hand and how influencers can make the leap into professional sport - MLR are you ready?
And the main guest on this weeks show is none other than the fastest rugby player in the world - Carlin Isles! A world series legend and someone who needs very little introduction as one of rugbys most well known modern names, Carlin gives us an insight into American rugby and the crossover between sevens and the MLR and how they complement each other - plus - are we going to be seeing a Carlin Isles shirt in the MLR sometime soon??
Get yourself in the clubhouse!!
Big week in the Clubhouse as we catch up with Toronto Arrows and Canadian international wrecking ball Lucas Rumball on everything that Toronto bring to the table in the MLR.
We also catch up with Long time England Captain and now a San Diego Legion Chris Robshaw on life after Harlequins and what it was like to make the big move to the states, only to find injury in the first game!
A very exciting show this week! See you in the clubhouse!
Another week, another Stella line up! This week featuring two of the best attacking talent that ATL has this season. With Mark O'keeffe and Jeremy Misailegalu hitting us with the Hotlanta gameplan and how their plans for the MLR championship are shaping up.
We also are joined by England International and long serving Harlequins scrum half Danny Care who talks to us about the game as a business and his experiences in world rugby leading him to have an eye on an MLR jersey in the future!! so watch this space...
Another cracking week - so get stuck in, see you in the clubhouse!!
I mean - WOW. What a line up. Ben Ryan, Adam Ashley-Cooper and Matt Giteau. It doesn't get much better than that.
We talk to the notorious Aussie twosome that have made their way to LA and joined up with the Giltinis to wreak havoc on the MLR. Some very insightful stories on life in the MLR, International accolades and the heartbreak of not having Drew Mitchel in LA LA Land.
But the fun doesn't stop there - we talk to the Sevens legend Ben Ryan, and get a first hand take on his whirlwind ride to winning olympic gold with Fiji and just how crazy the journey was to get there! From training with coconut trees to having his face on a $7 bill! What a ride this guy has been on. Ben gives us his low down about his work after sevens and the similarities between American sports and Rugby in the states and the cross over aspects of the game.
THIS IS 100% ONE NOT TO MISS!
See you in the Clubhouse!!!
What a pair we have in store this week!
We talk to the big boss man @commishkillebrew to find out all about the inner workings of the MLR and the future of the game over the next few seasons. From building entertainment platforms to household names, it’s a real insight into the growth of the sport we all live in the 🇺🇸
From big shots - to big guns - @conner_mooneyham joins us to talk about being the first number 1 pick in the first ever rugby draft for the MLR! Life at @lifeurugby and @gilgronis and becoming a professional athlete around juggling family life and other interests. Not to mention the unreal try he scored last weekend.
Another thrilling show - what are you waiting for - get yourself to the clubhouse!!!
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Welcome back to another amazing line up in the Clubhouse to give you real, first hand insights from people who have lived the game of rugby in the USA and on the highest stages of them all, in frank, honest and emotive accounts of their time playing the great sport we all love!
On this weeks show - From Andrew to Andy - we have the immensely humble USA & Seattle Seawolves legend Andrew Durutalo on the MLR championships, playing in the Prem and champ in the UK, learning Japanese whilst competing at the top level in Japan, and his amazing travels on the World IRB sevens series.
From one champion to another - it doesn't get better than an ex All Black World cup winner who won the world championship on his own home turf! Canterbury, NZ and now RUNY legend Andy Ellis talks to us about life after the world cup, the real experience of playing for the Barbarians, how one moment almost changed his life altogether - and what it means to be a RUNY Rooster!
This really is one not to miss!!! See you in the clubhouse folks!
Welcome back to the USA Rugby Clubhouse episode 3!
And what a line up once again as we speak to two amazing guests. Danny Tusitala joins us from DC Old Glory to talk all things MLR, Auckland and NZ rugby, coaching young American talent, and what it's like to represent his country of Samoa.
We also speak to none other than Barstool Sports hero PFT Commenter who gives us his take on Rugby in America, playing for the Austin Huns and how the MLR could learn a thing or too from Pro Football! With all that we also look at the featured Collegiate side of the week - Colorado Rugby! and of course, check out the weekly highlights and goings on within the MLR.
One not to miss!! We'll see you in the clubhouse!
Welcome back to the USA Rugby Clubhouse for episode 2 of the 2021 season! What a line up we have for you this week as we bring you interviews from USA eagle and San Diego Legion Nate Augspurger! who brings you all the news directly from the MLR and USA camp. And ex England and British lions legend turned NFL running back for the Buffalo Bills Christian Wade joins us to talk rugby to NFL crossover and what NFL running backs get up to in their spare time ;-) All the news from the MLR, and featuring collegiate side San Diego University - we have so much to talk about and everything you need to stay up to date on Rugby in America! Get yourself a seat in the clubhouse and listen up!
Welcome to the first ever episode of the USA Rugby Clubhouse! Hosted by Ben Foden and Mike Petri, this is not your average sports talk show!
This year we will bring you 20 episodes of American rugby focused fun chatter and first hand experience of the MLR, USA Rugby, Collegiate, Amateur, Sevens and the Women's game. With special celebrity guests and big name players giving first hand their knowledge and experiences of rugby in the USA and beyond.
Episode 1 features USA stalwart and 2 time world cup participant Cam Dolan, and with special guests Thom Evans of Scottish International fame and his better half Nicole Scherzinger who talk everything rugby, life in LA, US cross over sports and take on the 'Singer or winger' challenge!!
Enjoy!
The USA Rugby Clubhouse is the go to location for everything USA Rugby related, Hosted by Ben Foden and Mike Petri, this isn't your average talk show. We take a light hearted approach to breaking down Rugby in America, speaking to the players of the MLR and American leagues and inviting celeb guests with links to American rugby to share their POV and build up a fun and different approach to the sport in the US.