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MLR Kickoff

Welcome to Major League Rugby Kickoff . The official podcast of Major League Rugby hosted by Dan Power and Pete Steinberg. Bringing breaking news, exclusive guests, and high level analysis every week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:25:15

EP 94: MLR's Late Season Spectacles Ft. Dom Akina

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2021/06/17

Heading into Round 14, Dan and Pete sit down to break down how week 13 of Major League Rugby continues to shape the ever tightening playoff picture in the East. The West, even with the Giltinis on a Bye seems to have a mostly cleared up with the Warriors and the Gilgronis looking to secure the last remaining spot. Yet San Diego even in a loss to Utah will still be pushing to return to the playoffs for the third time. Dom Akina, is from Hawai'i but grew up while being raised in Oregon by his

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1:33:19

EP93: Major League Rugby Competitive as Ever Through...

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2021/06/10

Through 12 weeks of the season, Major League Rugby remains the most competitive league on the field globally. The parity from the top to the bottom of the Eastern Conference will take a Battle Hardened team into the final. A healthy and resurgent San Diego is putting pressure on Austin and Utah. The Warriors find a way to win and hold onto second place in the West ahead of their showdown with the Legion. Commissioner George Killebrew joins the show to discuss the progress of Major League Rugby

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1:18:44

EP 92: It's Moving Week in Major League Rugby Ft....

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2021/06/03

Following week 11 the race for the playoffs in the East continues to tighten as every team remains in the hunt. Dan and Pete break down this past week's action while taking a close examination of the Eastern Conference playoff outlook. Mike Te'o has been a fixture of US Rugby since he burst onto the scene as a teenager making the USA 7s pool at 19 in 2012. He would become a solid member of the squad during the 2016-2017 HSBC Seven's Series while also entrenching himself as a key member of the USA

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1:18:37

EP 91 The Fight to Win the MLR East Remains Open Ft....

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2021/05/27

The Major League Rugby Eastern Conference remains the most competitive race in MLR with only ten points separating last place Old Glory and first place Rugby ATL. The East continues to show it is the dominant conference with Eastern teams traveling and winning against their Western conference opponents. LA Continues to ride high in the Western Conference, but the Austin Gilgronis certainly didn't make it easy in their mid-week match. Jason Robertson joins the show for his second player of the

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1:14:53

EP90: Major League Rugby in SoFi Stadium Ft. Angus...

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2021/05/20

Week 9 of Major League Rugby action ends as San Diego Legion and Old Glory DC find new leases on life in their respective wins at the mid-way point. Major League Rugby sees the first Rugby match played in SoFi Stadium in a grudge match between the Los Angeles Giltinis and the Utah Warriors, with the Giltinis proving victorious. Dan and Pete break down week 9's action and look forward to week 10. Angus Cottrell of the Los Angeles Giltinis joins Dan Power to discuss his season in Los Angeles after

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1:52:57

EP89: NY Takes Down the Giltinis Ft Aston Fortuin

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2021/05/13

Dan and Pete break down Week 8's action with New York proving victorious over the Giltinis in a hard effort. The East showed how strong it could be over the west in week 8 with only the Utah Warriors in the inter conference play coming away unscathed. Aston Fortuin joins Dan Power to discuss his time as a young player in South Africa. He discusses the size of the Varsity Cup competition which he won while playing for the University of Pretoria. He then discusses his love of travel which he got to

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1:16:24

EP88: The Lightning of a Giltinis and Free Jacks ride...

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2021/05/06

Week 7 is over and the playoff picture in the West is setting up for the Giltinis. Their fitness, their quickness, their physicality, has made them the outright contender for the MLR Shield. But in the East, it's a tough division, it's unknown who will come out on top. But New York sits above the rest. Dan and Pete break down the performances from week 7 and how that will effect week 8s match ups. John Poland, scrum-half for the New England Free Jacks joins the show following his outstanding

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1:21:31

EP 87: The Toronto Arrows Soar and the Gilgronis Are...

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2021/04/28

With week 6 wrapped up in the books and teams have settled. Dan and Pete look back on the performances and how they could have gotten them right or wrong. The Toronto Arrows show how hard the Eastern Conference is. The Gilgronis continued their longest winning streak in the history of the franchise by demolishing the back to back champion Seattle Seawolves. But when it comes to picks, Gorgeous Dan and the MLR Professor needed to check in with the current global leader in SuperBru

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1:28:44

EP86: MLR "Pre-Season" Is Over, It's Time to Play!...

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2021/04/22

With the limited run up to the season due to various constraints, Dan and Pete knew that the first five weeks of the season would have a "pre-season flair" to them. Now as every side has had the chance to get into Rugby shape we're starting to know some things about where the 2021 season is going. Patrick Parfrey, Canadian International, and PhD Candidate joins the show. Following the 2019 World Cup he took some time off to pay attention to his studies in Clinical Epidemiology and like the

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1:13:18

EP85: The Houston SaberCats Bare Their Teeth Ft. POW...

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2021/04/15

In week four of the 2021 season, things started to shake out. Coaches made key selections that drove the performance of their sides. The Professor discusses selections in his tactics session and how important those decisions were. Teams that needed wins to right the ship and get back on course did so. Whilst others still had questions. Dan Hollinshead following his dominating performance against Rugby ATL joins the show to discuss his first few matches in MLR and how Rugby United New York took

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1:11:27

EP84: Historic Firsts in New England and Teams...

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2021/04/08

Dan and Pete sit down to discuss week three's matches as they noted how tight the Eastern conference remains. The competition on the weekend certainly showed how physical and tight the Eastern Conference teams can play while also being extremely efficient where it matters.The Rookie, better known by his teammates as The Sheriff, Mason Koch joins the show to discuss his Player of the Week performance against the Houston SaberCats.Join MLR Kickoff, our Major League Rugby league on @Superbru! You can

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1:18:02

EP83: Too Early To Tell, But Some Teams Are Shaking...

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2021/04/01

Dan and Pete review the second week of Major League Rugby, they notice that there are already some clear favorites. That some teams have shaken their old ways and are playing at a new standard. Then, some of the mighty have struggled early. Harrison Goddard has marshalled the Giltinis attack to two early resounding victories for the LA Side continuing to push the theme of expansion teams competing right away in MLR. He's a young Australian that talks about his desire to play in the MLR and about

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1:38:07

EP82: Opening Week Blitz Ft. Danny Tusitala

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2021/03/25

After a wild opening weekend Dan and Pete sit down to discuss the Opening Weekend of Major League Rugby. The weekend defied expectations of putting on a spectacle for Rugby in North America as well as delivering four Rugby matches into the homes of the North American Rugby fans via The Rugby Network. Danny Tusitala was selected as Player of the Week after his performance for Old Glory DC v. the NOLA Gold. With electric, heads up play, he scored twelve points for his side. Tusitala, talks about

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1:20:01

EP81: MLR Season Four Opening Week Ft Commissioner...

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2021/03/18

The smell of Rugby is in the air as season four fast approaches. Commissioner George Killebrew joins the show to discuss the rapid commercial strides that Major League Rugby has achieved over the past three months establishing deals and partnerships with national and worldwide brands such as American Airlines. He made it a point to discuss why MLR decided to invest in its own product and launch an over the top broadcasting and content platform that it owned in partnership with RugbyPass. With

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1:49:26

EP80: Toronto Arrows and San Diego Legion Ft. Lucas...

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2021/03/11

With the days counting down to opening weekend. Dan and Pete sit down with members of the Toronto Arrows and San Diego Legion.The Toronto Arrows ended 2020 just behind the San Diego Legion in the Major League Rugby standings when the season was called off. Dan sits down with both Head Coach Chris Silverthorn and Co-Captain Lucas Rumball. Chris gets down to the nitty gritty of planning to prepare his team knowing that they likely may not play in Canada in 2021 and how much of a help Rugby ATL has

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1:41:35

EP 79: LA Giltinis V. NE Free Jacks Ft. Luke White,...

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2021/03/04

With the season less than two weeks away, the smell of Rugby is in the air. Dan and guest host James Paterson dig into one of the tastiest match ups of Opening Weekend. Los Angeles Expansion side the Giltinis versus the New England Free Jacks. Darren Coleman drops by to talk about the pre-season and the choices made in quick succession which put the Giltinis on Maui and how the team was preparing for the season and New England in their opening match. Luke White enters his fourth season as a

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1:54:08

EP78: Austin Gilronis V. Utah Warriors Ft. Lance...

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2021/02/18

Featuring the opening round match up of the Austin Gilgronis and the Utah Warriors. Dan and Pete take time to check in and discuss the pre-season with coaches Sam Harris and Shawn Pittman. Sam Harris joins the show to discuss the pre-season efforts that the Gilgronis have started, but have abruptly put on pause due to the extreme weather conditions hitting Texas. He also discusses how important it was to add Conner Mooneyham to AG Rugby through the Dallas player dispersal. Shawn Pittman chats

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1:35:55

EP77: Houston V. Seattle Ft Zach Pangelinan, Ross...

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2021/02/04

Description- With a shift in the schedule, Dan and Pete check in with the Houston SaberCats and the Seattle Seawolves.Paul Healy joins the show to go over his preseason philosophy and his chance to fill in some holes in the roster with the Dallas dispersal draft.Zach Pangelinan stops by to catch up with two of his old friends with Dan having played with him and Pete having coached him.Ross Neal from the Seawolves joins the show to discuss his shortened season in 2020.Unlike a lot of his teammates he

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1:51:36

EP 76: Rugby ATL v. Rugby United NY Ft Scott...

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2021/01/21

Dan and Pete continue the road to Opening Weekend of Major League Rugby's Fourth Season.This week diving into the second match up featuring Rugby ATL v. Rugby United NY.Head Coach Scott Lawrence and Scrum-Half Duncan Van Schalkwyk sit down with Dan and Pete to discuss the extended offseason and preparations for the upcoming season.Head Coach Greg McWilliams joins the show to discuss the abbreviated season and how he was able to keep his squad engaged following the endof the season.He then discusses

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1:26:10

EP75: NOLA Gold v. Old Glory DC Ft Nathan Osborne,...

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2021/01/07

Dan and Pete take an inside look on the first match of opening day.New Orleans Gold v. Old Glory DC.They sit down first with NOLA Gold with Head Coach Nate Osborne to go over how the Gold have used this off-season to lay the foundation for future seasons off the pitch.Moni Tongauiha joins the show and discusses how he felt when Coach Osborne asked him to move from the midfield to the back row.Old Glory joins the show with Coach Andrew Douglas who surveys what his side did well in his first, but

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