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 starts the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by recapping the 2021 RugbyTown Sevens, talking about the latest Premier Rugby Sevens news, and the Major League Rugby draft (0:00-12:03). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton chats with USA Rugby sevens player and Tokyo 2020 Olympian Cody Melphy about his rugby career, the Olympics, and capitalizing on opportunities (12:05-44:09). Following the…
Colton kicks off this special solo episode of the show with “The Breakdown” by talking about the Colorado XOs reporting for the fall season, the Major League Rugby Championship, the Olympics, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-12:55). After “The Breakdown”, Colton answers your questions about the men’s Eagles Olympic results, RugbyTown 7s, and why fifteens…
Colton begins the show with “The Breakdown” by talking about the latest Colorado XO news, what’s going on with Premier Rugby 7s, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-9:10). After “The Breakdown”, Colton catches up with the voice of Major League Rugby Dan Power. The two talk about the Major League Rugby Championship Series, whether Dan…
Colton Strickler, Justin Michael of DNVR Rams, and DNVR Draft Analyst Andre Simone draft their dream rugby sevens team using current and former Denver Broncos. The guys discuss the pros and cons of their picks throughout the draft, talk about what position groups would be good for rugby sevens, and defend why some all-time great Broncos didn’t get picked in…
Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” by talking about the Major League Rugby Championship Series, some playoff scenarios, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-9:33). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with Colorado XO Director of Recruiting Peter Pasque about the club’s first season, sending guys to the MLR, and what to expect moving forward (9:35-41:12).…
Colton Strickler, Justin Michael of DNVR Rams, and Drew Creasman of DNVR Rockies draft their dream rugby sevens team using current and former Colorado Rockies. The fellas break down their picks throughout the draft, talk about the qualities of baseball that would transfer over to rugby, and listen to Colton defend his wild final pick. Who do you think won…
Rugby United New York announced late Friday evening that the club had signed Colorado XO hooker Kaleb Geiger to a contract for the remainder of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. While some health issues kept Geiger sidelined for the majority of the XOs’ inaugural season, they didn’t prevent him from becoming the sixth member of the Colorado XOs to…
Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” by talking about some Colorado XOs making the leap to Major League Rugby, the USA Eagles upcoming match against Ireland, a women’s Stars vs. Stripes scrimmage at Infinity Park, and all of the rugby you can watch this weekend (0:00-15:02). After “The Breakdown”, Colton catches up with Colorado XO and new Rugby…
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…
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…
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…
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