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B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast

Hosts Mr. Gray, Philly V, International Rugby Correspondent Eric Nichols, Sam Hendricks, and Gimli talk about all things rugby from local youth to the pros and they see where it takes them! The Bois are looking to grow exposure of rugby in Iowa with weekly interviews from people in the rugby world. So, join us for laid back conversation, a few jokes, and a good time!

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All Episodes

01:29:56

2/20/23 B-Side Bois w/Greg Rodrigue of Indianola...

B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast ·

2023/02/20

The Bois start the show with recaps from all over the Major League Rugby week 1 slate as well as taking a look at the American Raptors debut in Super Rugby Americas. No Iowa Rugby Union AGM this past Saturday meant the Wombats hosted a Chicago Hounds watch party at Pally's Bar & Grille in Clive. The Bois hear from Greg Rodrigue, coach of Indianola Boys rugby who are back from taking a couple of years off. We then follow up with West Des Moines Valley Boys Head Coach Parker Czipar as they look to

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00:35:19

2/17/23 B-Side Bois w/Joel Horne of the Iowa City Ducks

B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast ·

2023/02/17

It's been a crazy week trying to get Mr. Gray and Philly V in the same room at the same time, but we don't want you to miss this great interview with the new president of the Iowa City Ducks, Joel Horne. He fills us in on his rugby story along with his plans to help push the Ducks forward. Mr. Gray then has updates with the Iowa Rugby Union Annual Grand Meeting in Iowa City is postponed, Kelsie McDowell is leading the EIRA girls at the Los Angeles 7s Invitational, and a quick and uninformed preview

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01:08:00

2/14/23 B-Side Bois w/Craig Air & Jim Estes

B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast ·

2023/02/14

Happy Valentines Day and post Super Bowl Hangover Day from the B-Side Bois! We finally take a look at the open letter from the USA Board of Directors and talk about their plans to move forward followed by their interesting strategy with how they have chosen to "work" with National Collegiate Rugby on their upcoming CRC 7s Tournament. It's not pretty. We get back to Iowa rugby by interviewing Craig Air and Jim Estes of The Quad City Irish. They let us know what they've been up to this offseason,

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00:42:17

2/9/23 B-Side Bois w/Dennis Oliver

B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast ·

2023/02/09

Mr. Gray flies solo today as he interviews Dennis Oliver of the Iowa Youth Rugby Association. The IAYRA boys' season is right around the corner and Dennis fills us in on all things youth rugby. Great insight from a guy who has been with the IAYRA since the start over a decade ago for both girls and boys. Dennis has coached, refereed, and been an administrator while pouring so much of his time into this organization so that kids have a great platform to not only learn the game we love but to also

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01:07:05

2/6/23 B-Side Bois w/ Brad Dufek

B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast ·

2023/02/06

The Bois are back and have a great guest on today's episode. Brad Dufek of Madison United Rugby & Wisconsin Rugby Sports Complex and National Collegiate Rugby joins us to talk about his new role with Madison United Rugby, the behind the scenes of NCR, and goals for this upcoming year. If you are truly interested in growing the game of rugby in your community, give this interview a listen. Brad's got a wealth of knowledge of rugby and the administration behind it. We also discuss our Chicago and

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01:40:58

1/30/23 B-Side Bois 50th Episode Special w/Eric...

B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast ·

2023/01/30

We made it to 50 episodes! Thank you for sticking with us and helping us make this podcast a thing! We've met so many great people and heard so many great stories, we look ahead to continue on with interviews from UNI alumni, MLB World Series Champion, and current Palm Beach Panther, Eric Pimentel. We check in with Hannah Roth, freshman standout for UNI Women's Rugby, former IAYRA All-State rugger in high school, former Iowa Hawkette, and just finished playing for the Midwest Big Green All-Star team

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02:01:08

1/26/23 B-Side Bois w/Eric Nichols

B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast ·

2023/01/26

Former Des Moines Chaos, UNI Panther, Bemer Buck and 2-time Wombat Touch Practice member, joins the show to talk all things rugby and many silly stories from his time in Cedar Falls! A fun episode with many laughs shared. Check it out!

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01:09:42

1/23/23 B-Side Bois w/Brad Lewis & Caleb Renner

B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast ·

2023/01/23

The Bois check in on the latest news in the rugby world with updates in the NCR Women's All-Star Tournament, PR 7s news, ATL's new branding, as well as a preview of Bondurant Boys' High School rugby with an interview with their head coach Brad Lewis. We also have an interview with former 1460 KXNO producer and creator of the Iowan Perspective, Caleb Renner.

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02:12:38

1/19/23 B-Side Bois w/Palm Beach Rugby

B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast ·

2023/01/19

The Bois start the show talking about some select side teams and dive into new rugby laws that are in place for the 2023 season. Then Philly V is joined by Tim Oxenford, Luke Schmitt, and Joey Jeffries from Palm Beach Rugby out of Florida to discuss all things rugby and their journeys from Iowa to Florida including being a part of the USA National Touch Rugby Team and USA Rugby National Champions this past year. The Bois end the show with new MLR news out of Florida as well as Philly V's Top 5

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01:27:58

1/16/23 B-Side Bois w/ Jackie Finlan & Meghan Flanigan

B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast ·

2023/01/16

Join the Bois as they run through a list of rugby happenings! They take a look at the Heart of America College All-Conference team, recap the men's NCR All-Star Tournament for the Midwest Barbarians, American Raptors update, interview with the founder of The Rugby Breakdown Jackie Finlan, taking a look back at the NCR college women's national tournament, an interview with good friend of the program Meghan Flanigan, breaking UNI women's news, a new segment from our intern Javi, and a super awesome

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01:58:00

1/12/23 B-Side Bois w/ Victor Wong

B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast ·

2023/01/12

The Bois check in with Wombat and ICCC and Roosevelt alum, Victor Wong. Probably the most fun episode yet!

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01:47:09

1/9/23 B-Side Bois w/ Abby Jorgensen & Marc Blong

B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast ·

2023/01/09

The Bois talk fitness with Abby Jorgensen of Crossfit 8035 in Des Moines, talk River City Rugby with Marc Blong, updates with events from around the state including the Iowa Rugby Union Men's 15s Select Side Tryout, information about the Super Rugby Americas league with the American Raptors, and a review of Pat Clifton's 3 piece article on USA Rugby. Check it out!

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01:51:36

1/4/23 B-Side Bois w/ Joseph Bwalya & Patrick Lausen

B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast ·

2023/01/04

We are BACK in 2023! There is so much to cover and we can't do it all in 1 episode, but this is the starting point. We recap the end of 2022, look ahead to 2023, exciting MLR news, and a couple of great interviews! We hope you enjoy the show! Let's have a great year everyone!

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01:34:15

11/16/22 B-Side Bois w/Kelsie McDowell and Erin...

B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast ·

2022/11/16

The Bois dive into the results from the Senior Side Midwest Playoffs, they look ahead to college playoffs, they talk about MLR's new Chicago team and exciting Wombat news with that, as well as interviews with Iowa State Women's Head Coach Kelsie McDowell and Cedar Rapids Shieldmaidens' Erin Detterbeck!

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01:43:26

11/9/22 B-Side Bois 6 Month Anniversary Episode

B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast ·

2022/11/09

We made it! 6 months of the show! And we totally forgot to mention it because we were so busy talking college playoffs, senior side playoffs, and USA Rugby! We hear from Kathleen O'Neill, head coach of the University of Iowa Women's team, and Alex Geisert, junior prop/lock, from Iowa State University Men's team. There is a LOT of great playoff rugby happening in Iowa this weekend!

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01:57:27

11/2/22 B-Side Bois Playoff Madness!

B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast ·

2022/11/02

On today's episode we take a look at all of the playoff implications for collegiate rugby men's and women's programs, including interviews from ISU men's head coach Ant Frein, ISU women's freshman backline utility player Ivy Lawson, and UNI men's hook Cooper Isaacson. We also preview Iowa Women's big match up against Notre Dame. Brent Piper, head coach of the girl's IAYRA State Championship Cedar Falls program, joins us to talk about their season, their championship, and the future of the IAYRA

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01:10:35

10/28/22 B-Side Bois THE ROBBIE EPISODE

B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast ·

2022/10/29

We know this episode is late! Life happened, but it's here! College recap for men's and women's teams, IAYRA Girls State Rugby Preview, and the Senior Side update! Cheers!

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01:38:01

10/19/22 B-Side Bois w/Women's Rugby Interviews!

B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast ·

2022/10/19

Senior side rugby is getting close to the end of the season as well as the IAYRA girl's high school season! We check in with Norwalk Rugby's head coach of the girls' high school team. We also hear from Madie and Cash, the Iowa State University Women's rugby captains. Lastly, Sophia Scarfo from the Des Moines Women's Rugby club, updates us on how their season is going! We also dive into the Women's World Cup update as well as the depressing state of MLR due to the Giltinis and Gilgronis terrible

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02:11:47

10/12/22 B-Side Bois Mid-Season Interviews!

B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast ·

2022/10/12

WHOAH! SURPRISE! We released this episode early! There's so much to talk about! The recap of the game of the week between #4 Iowa State Women and #5 UNI Women, the beatdown Iowa State Men put on Nebraska, an update on senior side rugby, and a recap of the IAYRA Girls' 7s League! Interviews from: Iowa State's John "The Butcher" Ivan UNI's Aubrey Buresh WDM Wombat's Julien Hall Waverly Shell Rock's Casey Hansen and Bridget Bollman Enjoy Rugby!

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02:09:56

10/7/22 B-Side Bois In Season Interviewpalooza Part 2

B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast ·

2022/10/07

Another massive show with recaps of senior sides, collegiate sides, and high school girls! We have interviews from Iowa State Women's Coach Kelsie McDowell, Northern Iowa Women's Coach Meghan Flanigan, Northern Iowa Men's player Jentry Staack, Iowa State Men's Player Wes Cummings, and Twin City Amazon player Maggie Burns! Sorry for the delay, enjoy rugby!

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