Colton Strickler starts the show with ‘The Breakdown’ by talking about the latest news with Kanaloa Hawaii and the weekly Super Rugby update. After that, he jumps into a conversation with former Raptor Robbie Petzer about where he will play his rugby in 2021, some of his favorite memories with the Raptors, and whether or not he will come back…

Major League Rugby’s newest franchise will be operating on island time. Nothing is set in stone, but that’s the way that things are heading. MLR announced on Thursday afternoon that the league has received an expansion bid from Kanaloa Hawaii and, “have now entered into an exclusive negotiating period to finalize terms and meet the League’s expansion benchmarks before being…

Colton Strickler kicks off the show with ‘The Breakdown’ by talking about the most recent news of a Hawaiian MLR team, the WPL’s announcement to cancel their 2020 season, and a Super Rugby update. After that, Colton sits down for a conversation with rugby photographer Davey Wilson regarding taking runner-up in the portfolio category for Rugby Photographer of the Year,…

When the Colorado Raptors announced their intention to withdraw from Major League Rugby back on April 9, it left people with several different questions. Several of those questions remain unanswered some three months later, but one thing that we continue to learn about is where the players that made up the 2020 version of the Raptors will be playing their…

Colton Strickler talks about the switch from DNVR Raptors to DNVR Rugby to kick off this week’s edition of “The Breakdown” before jumping into a conversation with USA Rugby CEO Ross Young. Colton and Ross talk about how the deal with the City of Glendale came to be, what about the deal excites him, and what the future of USA…

Colton Strickler kicks off this week’s episode with some big news in the rugby world. Colton leads off ‘The Breakdown’ by dissecting some of the details in the USA Rugby – City of Glendale announcement, updates you on the status of Aspen Ruggerfest, and touches on this weekend’s Super Rugby matches. After that, he jumps into a conversation with Colorado…

One of the questions surrounding the rugby that will be played at Infinity Park moving forward has been answered. On Monday morning, USA Rugby announced in a statement that the National Governing Body will be moving its headquarters to Glendale as Infinity Park becomes the National Training Center for the Men’s and Momen’s Eagles XVs as part of a new…

Colton Strickler covers the MLR Draft, Round 1 of Super Rugby Aotearoa, and touches on the San Diego Legion’s signing of Chris Robshaw in “The Breakdown’. After that, he talks to former Raptor Cristian Sarmento about his University of Northern Colorado football tackling records, his rugby career, and fishing in Alaska. Colton wraps up the show with some ‘Required Reading’…

Colton Strickler takes you through the big news in rugby this week with ‘The Breakdown’. Afterwards, he sits down for a conversation with Doug Coil, journalist and editor of djcoilrugby.com about Saturday’s Major League Rugby Collegiate Draft. Doug and Colton also talk about the expansion draft, the first-ever PRO Rugby match, and country music. Following the interview, Colton assigns some…

The top Raptors match of all-time occurred on a cold and snowy night in March 2019. With the Toronto Arrows in town for the first time ever, it was evidently going to take much more than a patented Colorado spring blizzard to prevent this match from being played. The Raptors ended up using four tries scored by Chad Gough, Dylan…

Colton Strickler chats about what’s been going on in the world of rugby, the Dallas Jackals joining the MLR, the MLR Collegiate draft, and the return of Super Rugby. After that, he sits down with Casey Rock, the most-capped Raptors player of all-time, for a chat about his rugby career, the American rugby landscape, and some of his favorite memories…

The second-best Raptors match of all-time comes from Major League Rugby’s inaugural season in 2018. After a magical 7-1 regular season, the Raptors earned the number one seed heading into the playoffs. With a shot at an appearance in the first MLR championship on the line, the Raptors would need to take care of business against their Rocky Mountain Rivals…

Colton Strickler breaks down what the USA Rugby return to play guidelines mean for rugby in 2020, the news of San Diego Legion head coach Rob Hoadley stepping down from his position, and, what’s going on with the new Los Angeles franchise. After that, Colton sits down with a conversation with Jamie Burke. Jamie Burke is the most-capped USA women’s…

The third-best Raptors match of all time was one of the most exciting games in Major League Rugby history and took place during a crucial part of the 2019 season. With both the Raptors and the Houston SaberCats looking to gain some ground in the table as the playoffs neared, the two teams squared off in what turned out to…

Colton Strickler talks about the recent developments surrounding the MLR Expansion Draft, the upcoming MLR Collegiate Draft, and the news of the United States Rugby Players Association’s efforts to get the MLR to work with them. After that, he talks about the return of Super Rugby before providing an update on this weekend’s #DNVRWatches event. Please send in any questions…

Major League Rugby was founded in 2017, but the league’s existence began at Infinity Park on April 21, 2018 when the Glendale Raptors hosted Austin Elite Rugby in the inaugural match. The fourth-best Raptors match of all time is quite possibly the most important one. It was a snowy day in April when the Raptors knocked off Austin Elite Rugby…

Colton Strickler catches up with Brendan Vogt of DNVR Nuggets about a wide variety of topics. After discussing quarantine life, Colton gets Brendan’s thoughts about what he’s thought of rugby so far. They look at how rugby compares to basketball and then pick out some basketball players who they think would be good rugby players. Be sure to follow Brendan…

The fifth-best Colorado Raptors match of all time comes from the fifth and final match of the 2020 season. With everything that’s taken place since this match was played, it feels like it happened much longer ago than March 6. The last week of societal normality was a roller coaster in landscape of Major League Rugby and the Raptors were…

With the recent news regarding the Colorado Raptors withdrawing from Major League Rugby, the thought of leaving the list unfinished crossed my mind. The longer that I thought about it, the more I figured that this list was the best way to remember both an incredibly important step in American rugby and a stint from a club that brought a…