Colton Strickler, Justin Michael of DNVR Rams, and Brendan Vogt of DNVR Nuggets draft their dream rugby sevens team using current and former Denver Nuggets. The guys debate picks throughout the draft, talk about some other NBA players that they think would make great rugby players, and talk about some players that were on the cusp of getting selected. Who…
Lock Max Dacey is the latest member of the Colorado XOs to make the jump to Major League Rugby after signing with Rugby United New York on Friday morning, the team announced. Unlike his Gelen Robinson, Shawn Clark, David Still, and Ma’ake Muti – his XO teammates that have signed with MLR clubs over the last few months – Dacey…
Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” by talking about some of the biggest MLR news, the USA Eagles roster ahead of this weekend’s match, a women’s Stars vs. Stripes scrimmage, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-9:53). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton connects with rugby journalist Joe Harvey about his thoughts on the 2021 Major League…
Colton Strickler, Justin Michael of DNVR Rams, and Henry Chisholm of DNVR Buffs draft their dream rugby sevens team using all-time great athletes from the University of Colorado. There’s some discussion about Henry’s lack of rugby sevens knowledge, Colton’s lack of CU knowledge, and plenty of debates on the players selected throughout the draft. Who do you think won the…
Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” by talking about the news of Colorado XOscrum-half and captain Michael Bandy signing with the Los Angeles Chargers, some USA Sevens news, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-9:34). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton catches up with Colorado XO and Los Angeles Giltini lock Shawn Clark about his experience with…
Colton Strickler, Justin Michael of DNVR Rams, and former Sports Director of The Rocky Mountain Collegian Scott Nies draft their dream rugby sevens team using all-time great Colorado State athletes. They debate whether or not USA Rugby sevens star and CSU Ram Ben Pinkleman should be allowed to be drafted, discuss their picks at length, and go through some honorable…
Another member of the Colorado XOs is making the jump to the pros. XO scrum-half and captain Michael Bandy won’t be playing in Major League Rugby like his teammates Ma’ake Muti, Gelen Robinson, Shawn Clark, or David Still. He will instead be heading to the NFL after signing with the Los Angeles Chargers. https://twitter.com/Chargers/status/1405933370270310401?s=20 Bandy came to rugby after a…
Rugby PickEm’s own Brendan sits shotgun with Colton for this episode of the DNVR Rugby Podcast. They begin the show with “The Breakdown” by talking about the Major League Rugby debuts of Colorado XOs Gelen Robinson and David Still, some thoughts on the XO program as a whole, the first two MLR teams eliminated from the playoffs, and all of…
If the Colorado XO program is being judged on the number of athletes they put into Major League Rugby, then it’s fair to say the program is a successful one as fullback David Still becomes the fourth member of the team to sign an MLR contract in the program’s first year. Still will wear the No. 23 jersey in the…
Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” by talking about the news of Colorado XOs Gelen Robinson and Shawn Clark signing with the Los Angeles Giltinis, some USA Rugby/Rugby World Cup news, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-13:35). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton chats with MLR statistics savant James Deeley about how his hobby is exploding,…
Two more Colorado XOs are headed for Major League Rugby. The Los Angeles Giltinis announced on Thursday afternoon that the team has signed XO hooker Gelen Robinson and lock Shawn Clark to MLR contracts. Clark and Robinson are the third members of the Colorado XOs to make the leap to the Giltinis after LA signed prop Ma’ake Muti back in…
Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” by breaking down the Colorado XOs’ 2021 season before getting into some USA Rugby news, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-15:23). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton connects with Colorado XO director of rugby Mark Bullock about his thoughts on the Colorado XOs first season, what he learned, and…
Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” by recapping the Colorado XOs’ 35-18 loss to Mystic River last Saturday before previewing their final match of the season against LA Loyals Elite. Colton then chats about some MLR news, a professional sevens circuit, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-13:24). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with Colorado…
Colton jumps into the show with “The Breakdown” by recapping the Colorado XOs’ 36-35 loss to the Hartford Harpooners last Saturday before previewing all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-11:13). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with Colorado XO scrum-half and captain Michael Bandy about his rugby experience, how the opportunity to compete in The Spring League came…
It’s all about the bounce of the ball. If you’ve spent any time around the game of rugby, you’ve likely heard that saying once or twice. For the Colorado XOs on Saturday, one of the handful of differences between an 11-point comeback win in the final 10 minutes of the match and a heartbreaking 36-35 loss was a conversion kick…
Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” by talking about the Colorado XOs’ 35-33 loss to Rugby HTX in Houston last weekend, their home opener against the Hartford Harpooners on Saturday, and some MLR news before previewing all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-9:54). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with Colorado XO lock Sam Phillips about his…
Colton jumps into the show with “The Breakdown” by talking about the Colorado XOs’ 52-28 victory over Pathway 404, their upcoming match against Rugby HTX in Houston, and their first-ever home match against the Hartford Harpooners next weekend before talking about all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-10:29). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with Colorado XO fullback…
Colton starts “The Breakdown” by talking about the Colorado XOs’ victory over Clemson, their upcoming match against Pathway 404 in Atlanta, and a crossover athlete experiment in MLR before wrapping up with all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-15:52). After “The Breakdown”, Colton chats with Colorado XO No. 8 Leonard Sagapolutele about growing up in American Samoa,…
Colton kicks this Colorado XO-heavy show off with “The Breakdown” by talking about XO prop Ma’ake Muti’s move to the Los Angeles Giltinis and Colorado’s upcoming match against Clemson before wrapping up with all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-12:15). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with Clemson Director of Rugby and former USA Eagle Troy Hall about…
The Los Angeles Giltinis have signed Colorado XO prop Ma’ake Muti, the team announced on Thursday afternoon. Muti becomes the first member of the XOs to sign with a Major League Rugby team. “I’m super excited,” Muti said of the move to the Giltinis in the team’s release. “I get to work with (scrum coach) Alex Corbisiero, who was an…
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