Episodes
George Killebrew is the Commissioner of Major League Rugby and has spent his lifetime in professional sports.After graduating from Southern Methodist University, George went on to spend 27 years with the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA, as their Chief...
Published 03/15/21
Published 03/15/21
Kees Lensing is the Head Coach of the Seattle Seawolves. A former Namibian international captain, Kees has played in some of the world's best competitions before transitioning into a coach. We chat with Kees about his rugby journey, his experiences as...
Published 03/09/21
Ryan Patterson is one of the owners of San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby. With a background in real estate and large scale property development.Ryan is one of the few people involved in Major League Rugby who never played rugby himself but got into...
Published 03/04/21
Zack Test has done it all in American rugby. An Eagle, an Olympian and now the co-head coach of the San Diego Legion in North America's Major League Rugby. We chat with Zack about his incredible rugby journey, his love of San Diego, the injury that saw...
Published 03/01/21
Former Wallaby, Adam Freier is the General Manager of Major League Rugby's new franchise, the L.A. Giltinis. We chat with Adam about his experiences in the game, the transition from player to a managerial role and the long term vision for rugby in the...
Published 02/25/21
Australian born Darren Coleman is the head coach of the L.A. Gilitinis, a brand new franchise, competing in their inaugural season of Major League Rugby.We chat with Darren about his coaching experiences in Australia, Italy, Canada and Japan, the...
Published 02/23/21
Hailing from New Zealand and with an extensive background in sports and sports media, Ric Salizzo is the Senior Consultant at Rugby United New York.We chat with Ric about the lessons learned from the movement from amateur to professional rugby in New...
Published 02/18/21
From Dublin, Ireland, Greg McWilliams has coached St. Michael's College, Leinster U19s, Irish Women's rugby team, the Barbarians and Yale University. Greg is the Head Coach of Rugby United New York and is the Assistant Coach of the USA Eagles. We have...
Published 02/16/21
Mike Sheehan is the GM of the Austin Gilgronis, one of the twelve Major League Rugby Franchises. Mike has spent a lifetime in sports, working with the NBA and the NFL. We chat with Mike about the Austin sports, music and business market, the success of...
Published 02/11/21
Australian Sam Harris is a former rugby union and league player, representing the Waratahs, Manly Sea Eagles, Honda Heat and the Ricoh Black Rams.In is first head coach position with the Austin MLR franchise, we discuss Sam's journey up to this point,...
Published 02/09/21
Scott Lawrence is the Head Coach, General Manager and co- owner of Rugby ATL, the Atlanta region's professional rugby franchise of Major League Rugby. There is not much Scott has not achieved in American rugby. He is a former USA Eagle, Head Coach and...
Published 02/02/21
Paul Healy is the Director of Rugby and the Head Coach of the Houston Sabercats, one of 13 professional rugby teams in North America that plays in Major League Rugby.From Brisbane, Australia, Paul has coached all around the world including Stade...
Published 01/28/21
JT Onyett is the President of the Houston Sabercats, one of the 13 franchises that make up Major League Rugby. With a background in Minor League Baseball with the Texas Air Hogs, Sugar Land Skeeters and Lake Elsinore Storm, JT shares the his experiences...
Published 01/26/21
Originally hailing from Queanbeyan, Australia, Nate Osborne is the Head Coach of NOLA Gold and the longest serving head coach in Major League Rugby. Before taking the reins at NOLA, Nate played for and coached Metropolis RFC and was an assitant coach to...
Published 01/21/21
NOLA Gold owner Tim Falcon first played rugby at LSU before going on to captain the New Orleans Rugby Football Club. Passionate about rugby and New Orleans, Tim runs the law firm he created, Falcon Law.  We chat with Tim about NOLA's relationship with...
Published 01/19/21
Coach Andrew Douglas is the Head Coach of the Old Glory D.C. Old Glory joined Major League Rugby as a full member in 2020 and went 4-1 before the pandemic struck. We chat with Coach Douglas about his journey around the world as a rugby coach, a typical...
Published 01/14/21
Chris Dunlavey is the co-founder and President of Brailsford and Dunlavey, a large scale facility development program management firm with 9 offices around the country, over 120 employees and $40 billion worth of completed development, including the...
Published 01/12/21
Allen Clarke is a former Ulster and Ireland international player. Following his playing career, Allen went straight into coaching with roles at Ulster and the Ireland Rugby Football Union. In 2017 Allen coached the Ospreys, initially as an assistant...
Published 01/07/21
Scott Sonju is the President of Neltex Sports, co-owners of the Dallas Jackals. Earning his MBA  at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management before going on to serve as President and General Manager of the Frisco RoughRiders, (Minor League Baseball)....
Published 01/05/21
Chris Silverthorn is the Director of Rugby at the Toronto Arrows. Coach Silverthorn led the Ontario Blues to an unprecedented 6 Canada Rugby Championship titles before taking the reins of Canada's only professional rugby team, the Toronto Arrows. A...
Published 12/31/20
William (Bill) Webb is the President, General Partner and Majority Owner of the Toronto Arrows, Canada's sole Major League Rugby franchise. Formerly Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer at Gluskin Sheff & Associates, Bill is...
Published 12/29/20
Brandon Sparks is the Director of Rugby at the Utah Warriors, overseeing the day to day commitments of the team. He is also the former coach of the University of Michigan and the women's Collegiate All-Americans. Brandon is also an avid fight fan who...
Published 12/24/20
As one of the original members of MLR, Utah Warriors' Kimball Kjar chats with us about the lessons learned from PRO Rugby and how Major League Rugby model is based on Major League Soccer. We also discuss the backgrounds of his fellow owners, the core...
Published 12/22/20
Part II - New England Free Jacks RugbyNewly appointed Head Coach of the New England Free Jacks, Ryan Martin joins us from New Zealand for the second part of episode one. Coach Martin comes to New England highly rated, having spent time with Otago Boys...
Published 12/17/20