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…

The first match on the list is the Raptors 19-15 Round 2 victory over the Seattle Seawolves from 2018. Those that are familiar with Major League Rugby know that it’s tough to win in Seattle. The Seawolves call Starfire Sports Stadium in Tukwila, Washington their home and they defend about as well as anyone in the MLR defends their home…

Colton Strickler sits down with Colorado Raptors director of rugby Mark Bullock for a conversation regarding all things Raptors. Bullock talks about why USA Eagles Hanco Germishuys and Shaun Davies are no longer on the team, what went into the decision to hire Pete Borlase to be the head coach, and why former Wallabies star Digby Ioane hasn’t reported to…

Colton Strickler updates you on what the Colorado Raptors’ last few days of training looked like leading up to their Round 2 matchup with the San Diego Legion and then chops it up with fullback Mason Emerson about his life, his roommate, and what to expect in Round 2. Emerson is coming off his first match as a Raptor. In…

After dropping their first match of the 2020 season 21-12 to the Houston SaberCats, the Colorado Raptors are looking to get back on track this weekend against the San Diego Legion. Picking up a win in Round 2 will be anything but easy for the Raptors as they head to Las Vegas to take on a Legion team that dethroned…

Colton Strickler previews the Colorado Raptors’ Round 2 matchup with the San Diego Legion and then sits down with front-rower Xendy Tatibouet for a conversation about growing up in a Gypsy community, his rugby career, and how he’s settling into the team. Tatibouet is entering his first season with the Raptors after having played all over the world. He most…

The Roundup will be a weekly piece highlighting the action from around Major League Rugby. Colorado Raptors 12 – 21 Houston SaberCats The Colorado Raptors couldn’t overcome a slow start, issues in the scrum, and handling errors as they fell to the Houston SaberCats in the season opener. They’ll have to correct those issues in a hurry as they’ll face…

The Colorado Raptors didn’t kick off their 2020 campaign the way they would’ve liked to, falling 21-12 to the Houston SaberCats on the road on Saturday afternoon. As with any new team, it’s going to take some time for the Raptors to gel and that was apparent after the dust settled. The one thing the Raptors couldn’t afford to do…

Colton Strickler talks about the Saturday’s match against the Houston SaberCats and then answers your questions regarding must-see events at Infinity Park this season, the rebrand to the Colorado Raptors, and rugby culture in New Zealand. Here is the BBC blog referenced in the episode: https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tomfordyce/2011/10/why_are_new_zealand_so_good_at.html Please send in any questions you have about the Colorado Raptors, Major League Rugby…

Colton Strickler sits down with Colorado Raptors prop Kelepi Fifita for a chat about his rugby career, his path to the Raptors and his thoughts heading into the first match of the season. Fifita is entering into his fourth season with the club and has transformed into an excellent prop. He finished last season with 85 tackles on defense and…

Colton Strickler sits down with Colorado Raptors flanker Michael Stewart for a conversation about his law degree, his upbringing and his initial thoughts on the United States. https://youtu.be/I8-MdAf8l3w Please send in any questions you have about the Colorado Raptors, Major League Rugby or rugby as a whole to @DNVR_Raptors and @coltonstrickler on Twitter. DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE POD! iTunes…

Just a few days before they travel to Houston to open the 2020 Major League Rugby season against the SaberCats, the Colorado Raptors roster was injected with a huge boost of talent and experience. After signing with the Raptors in November 2019, former All Black Rene Ranger landed in Denver earlier this week and has begun training with the team.…

On Saturday afternoon, head coach Pete Borlase announced that lock Luke White will serve as the Colorado Raptors team captain for the 2020 season. Entering his sixth season with the club, White is one of the longest-tenured Raptors on the roster. White has been an instrumental part of the club as they transitioned from the Pacific Rugby Premiership to the…