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01:08:57

Episode 105: The Pre-season

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2022/01/26

Stu and Derek return to breakdown the first weekend of MLR pre-season, the latest Arrows signings, Inside the Scrum, and other big news stories from this past week.

01:12:21

Episode 104: Dreaming of a White Kitmas

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2022/01/19

On episode 104, Stu and Derek brave a snowstorm to get you caught up on the latest Arrows news. Then they take a deep dive into all the new MLR 2022 kits, Rugby Canada updates, episode 3 of Inside the Scrum, the latest Canadian MLR signings, and the toonie gets a practice round with MLR preseason on the horizon.

01:07:38

Episode 103: Happy New Year!

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2022/01/13

It's the first episode of 2022! Stu and Derek get caught up on all the MLR news that came out during the holidays! The Arrows made plenty of signings and re-signings, the OUA is elite, the Austin Gilgronis have a tv show, and did we mention that there was a lot of signings?

01:23:50

Episode 102: Ride the Wave feat. Christiaan...

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2021/12/17

On this episode, Stu and Derek sit down with Vancouver Wave head coach Christiaan Esterhuizen and team manager Paddy Watson. We take a deep dive into the Wave's historic 6-0 Coastal Cup winning campaign! Then, they look at a busy week in the MLR off-season and Stu tries to explain F1 in rugby terminology.

01:10:23

Episode 101: Snow Business

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2021/12/10

After a fantastic interview last week, Stu and Derek catch up on TWO weeks worth of MLR news! The Toronto Arrows announced changes to their coaching staff as well as a few re-signings. This brings the current squad up to 26 players which means it is time to pick a way-to-early-to-be-doing-this starting XV. Then they get caught up on some games, from the warmth of Dubai to a snow covered Canadian University Men's Rugby Championship, before diving into the latest news from around MLR.

00:55:54

Episode 100: Centurions feat. Jamie Mackenzie

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2021/12/03

We have reached our 100th episode! to celebrate we are joined by former Toronto Arrows and Rugby Canada scrumhalf Jamie Mackenzie. We take a deep dive into Mackenzie's career including playing with (and against) his brother Phil, the first time he met Ben LeSage, and other great moments of his career. We also discus the current state of Rugby Canada and get Mackenzie to breakdown the Arrows' big off-season moves.

01:18:04

Episode 99: California Dealin'

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2021/11/26

Stu and Derek are back to breakdown the women's team's 24-7 victory over Wales. Then, the biggest trade in MLR history sees Ben LeSage off to LA. That trade is only the tip of the iceberg as the Arrows (and everyone else) made plenty of moves this week. Rugby 7s legend Ghislaine Landry announced her retirement and the toonie returns to predict the Canadian University Men's Rugby Championship.

00:49:12

Episode 98: The One We Recorded Before the Trade

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2021/11/19

The biggest trade in MLR history was made... after we already recorded! Oh well! There were four massive games in Canadian rugby this week as Stu and Derek breakdown the the men's win over Belgium, the women's loss to England, Wave vs Pride with the Coastal Cup on the line, and the USports Championship.

01:04:53

Episode 97: The Good and the Bad

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2021/11/11

It was a busy weekend in Canadian rugby as both the women's and men's national teams were in action. Stu and Derek breakdown Canada's win over the USA in the Pacific Four (Two) Series and the loss to Portugal. Then they take a deep dive into the MLR schedule release, the newest Arrows signings, Jamie Mackenzie announcing his retirement, Coastal Cup, and USports rugby.

00:52:50

Episode 96: A Triumphant Return

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2021/11/05

The Canadian Women's team returned to test rugby for the first time in two years defeating the USA 15-9 on Monday Night. Derek and Stu lend their thoughts on the entertaining match before diving into some of the biggest news stories of the past week. Cover Photo: USA Rugby

01:04:50

Episode 95: Mining for Gold

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2021/10/29

Derek is back for episode 95 as he joins Stu to breakdown a busy week in the Arrows offseason. Kyle Baillie has been acquired in a brilliant trade, Gastón Mieres and Adrian Wadden re-signed, and Fa'alelei Sione from Eastern Suburbs. They then take a look at Rugby Canada's squad announcement for November tests matches before wrapping up the show with the USA RWC bid and other MLR news. Cover image: Craig Boudreaux

00:50:58

Episode 94: Homecoming feat. Karen Gasbarino, Doug...

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2021/10/22

The Arrows made a triumphant return to Toronto and we assembled an elite cohort of Arrows fans to break it down. Karen Gasbarino, Doug Wilkey, and James Deeley join Stu and take a deep dive into the Arrows' Rugby Rally. They then wrap up the show with a busy week of MLR news, but unfortunately this was recorded before the Kyle Baillie trade! Cover photo by Andrew Clowater

01:32:55

Episode 93: Oh... Canada

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2021/10/15

On episode 93, Derek and Stu take a look at Canada's 33-24 loss to Chile in the Rugby World Cup qualifier. How did Chile improve so much in the past two years? How did Canada fall so far in the past 10 years? What does the elimination from the RWC mean for the future of Rugby Canada? What needs to change? They attempt to answer these questions before wrapping up with some news from around North America.

01:00:48

Episode 92: A Chile Reception

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2021/10/08

On this episode, Stu and Derek breakdown Canada's 22-21 win over Chile in the first leg of their Rugby World Cup Qualifier. After, they take a look at a busy Thanksgiving weekend including the second leg, the Coastal Cup, Premier Rugby Sevens' debut, and some brief MLR news. Recorded on Oct 5th, 2021

01:10:46

Episode 91: Coastal Cup and A Busy Week

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2021/10/01

It was a busy week in Canadian rugby! Stu and Derek take a look at the first round of the Coastal Cup, the Edmonton Sevens, Premier Sevens tv deal with TSN, a preview of Canada's test match with Chile, and more! Cover Photo: TWU Spartans Rugby

01:04:16

Episode 90: The Boys are Back

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2021/09/24

On episode 90, Stu and Derek try to figure out how to do an intro without Dan. Then they dive into a busy news week including the Toronto Arrows Rugby Rally, Wolfpack 2.0, the Vancouver Sevens, the Coastal Cup, and some MLR signings.

01:25:27

Episode 89: Dan's Last Show

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2021/09/16

On this episode the boys break down Canada's 38-16 (59-50 on aggregate) loss to the USA in the RWC 2023 qualifier, take a look at some Arrows news, and say goodbye to some Canadian Sevens legends. We then say goodbye to one of our own as we do some reminiscing on Dan's last show. We look back at some of Dan's favourite moments on the podcast and give him one last opportunity to randomly talk about curling and D&D on his podcast that is supposed to be about rugby. Cover Photo: Travis Prior/USA

01:16:53

Episode 88: The First Leg

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2021/09/09

Canada defeated the USA 34-21 in the first leg of their RWC 2023 qualifier and the boys are fired up about it! After the match, the boys dive into some Arrows and MLR news! Cover Image: Jeff Parsons/ Rugby Canada

01:03:05

Episode 87:...

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2021/09/03

Test rugby returns to Canada for the first time in far too long! The boys gather to talk about Rugby Canada's broadcast deal with Premier Sports before diving into the big game. They look at the full-roster for the two match series with the USA Eagles before making some outlandishly inaccurate Starting XV predictions (we recorded before the lineups came out).

01:33:02

Episode 86: Trent U

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2021/08/27

The boys take a look back at the 2021 MLR Collegiate Draft and discuss how the Toronto Arrows faired. Derek fixes his mic after about 40 minutes (sorry), but it's just in time to talk about some Arrows' retirements, Spider-Man, Premier 7s team names, overseas signings, and one of the rosters for the RWC 2023 qualifiers.

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