Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about some more American Raptors on the move, the World Rugby Sevens Series, and what is going on with Rugby ATL (0:00-10:50). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with new American Raptors head coach and friend of the program Paul Emerick about his new job, what he’s most excited…
Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about some big changes regarding the American Raptors, some news out of the World Rugby Sevens Series, and Major League Rugby news as the 2022 season approaches (0:00-14:14). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton chats with USA Rugby sevens player and Tokyo 2020 Olympian Stephen Tomasin about his rugby career,…
It’s not hard to spot the similarities between rugby and football. The basic principles of both sports are very similar. Both rugby and football are games based on gaining territory and keeping possession of the ball to ultimately score more points than the opponent. The methods of moving the ball down the field and transferring possession – running, passing, and…
The American Raptors have hired former USA Eagle Paul Emerick to be the club’s next head coach, the team announced on Tuesday. Emerick will join the team after serving primarily as the skills and defense coach of the Houston SaberCats for the past four seasons. He served as the team’s interim head coach for the team’s final five matches of…
Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about some of the latest American Raptors news, COVID canceling some MLR preseason matches, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-10:40). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with former American Raptor and current Dallas Jackals prop Tommy Madaras about his football career, joining the…
Colton starts off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about his battle with COVID, MLR preseason, what to expect from the Raptors in 2022, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-9:04). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with former American Raptor and current Austin Gilgronis No. 8 Casey McDermott-Vai about his 2021 fall…
Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about what the podcast will look like over the next two weeks, assigns some “Required Reading” and gives you a preview of some upcoming content in “The Loop” (0:00-6:31). After that, Colton chats with American Raptor and Rugby United New York hooker Kaleb Geiger about how he was recruited…
The RugbyTown Crossover Academy was born on November 19, 2020, with a four-day camp that consisted of 30 players. Of those 30 players, around 25 had never touched a rugby ball before. On November 19, 2021, the American Raptors – the team that the RugbyTown Crossover Academy transformed into – fell 32-29 in their second of two matches against Uruguay…
Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the latest duo of Raptors to make the move to the MLR, San Diego Legion’s new home, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-8:40). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with American Raptors wing Jarrod Cann about his playing football in Germany, making the…
Colton kicks off the show with a very short version of “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the Los Angeles Sevens, MLR’s leading scorer moving to RUNY, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-7:21). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with American Raptor and one of the newest members of the Dallas Jackals Sam Phillips about…
Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about some Raptors on the move to Major League Rugby teams for the 2022 season, some interesting moves in the rugby sevens space, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-16:01). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with American Raptors lock Mikey Grandy about playing football…
The American Raptors’ first loss of their Uruguay occurred in their final match of the two-and-a-half-week trip. The tour started with a 31-5 win in a scrimmage over Los Cuervos to prepare for two matches against Uruguay A. The Raptors picked up a convincing 68-27 victory over the Uruguay Rugby Union developmental side at the Carrasco Polo Club on November…
Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about his week in Uruguay with the American Raptors and some Raptors on the move. After “The Breakdown”, Colton answers some of your questions about the tour. Following the mailbag, Colton and closes the show with “The Loop”. Please send in any questions you have about the…
A small crowd gathered across the street from the Carrasco Polo Club in Montevideo, Uruguay as the American Raptors warmed up on a small patch of grass ahead of their first match against Uruguay A. An age-grade final had just concluded, and the people making their way from the grounds to the parking lot stopped to watch the Raptors get…
Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by proving some details into what’s taken place so far on the American Raptors trip to Uruguay (0:00-6:34). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with American Raptors scrum-half Christian Alvarez about growing up in New Zealand, getting drafted by the NOLA Gold, and his thoughts on the composition of the team…
The American Raptors set foot on Uruguayan soil late Sunday evening to kick off a two-week tour of the country that will consist of one scrimmage and two matches. 29 players will represent the Raptors as the team makes its first trip out of the country. Those players include: Casey McDermott-Vai Garrald McDowell Tommy Madaras Kaleb Geiger Line Latu Tani…
Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the American Raptors trip to Uruguay and the USA Women’s Eagles match against Canda (0:00-4:37). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with Queens University of Charlotte Head Men’s Rugby Coach Frank McKinney about the new documentary ‘Scrum’ that focuses on his program, his coaching career, and why Wu-Tang…
Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about USA Rugby’s upcoming match against the New Zealand All Blacks, the American Raptors upcoming match against the Utah Warriors Selects, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend. After “The Breakdown”, Colton answers a few of your questions about the USA-New Zealand match, a…
Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about USA Rugby’s loss to Uruguay, the measuring stick that the American Raptors’ next two matches will provide, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-7:38). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with Ethan Pougnet of the Rebel Rugby Academy about his vision for the…
Colton starts off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the latest news surrounding the American Raptors, USA Rugby, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-10:19). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with American Raptors wing D’Cota Dixon about his journey to Wisconsin, his time in the NFL, and how he found the…
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