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A coaching change two weeks before the start of a season is only preferable to a coaching change one week (day/hour/minute...) before the start of a season. Nevertheless, that's where the Dallas Jackals and Rugby ATL find themselves. Scott Lawrence, Ruby ATL's General Manager and Head Coach announced his resignation earlier today. Lawrence led the … Continue reading Dallas, Atlanta Make Coaching Changes
After a weekend of Champions Cup rugby in Europe, we've made the weird choice to focus on rugby that you either couldn't see or that hasn't happened yet. You could call us 'unusual', 'odd', or simply 'strange'. However, we prefer the sitcom term 'quirky'. Anyway... Don't Pretend You Watch League One This Weekend None of … Continue reading 3 Things: League One Missing, 7s Returns, and NARL May Really Happen
Last week, The Rugby Network featured a pair of matches from the opening round of Japan Rugby League One’s season. The promise that they’d carry two games each weekend seems to be short lived. https://mobile.twitter.com/therugbynetwork/status/1479150346090029062 TRN was buzzing with League One content on social media after the initial round. The feedback was universally positive, and … Continue reading ‘Japan Rugby League One’ and Done on TRN?
Major League Rugby's docuseries on the 2021 Austin Gilgronis is a six part weekly serial on FS2 and available to stream on The Rugby Network after a 24 hour delay. We'll be providing a weekly recap of our key takeaways. The Good We’ve moved into a tough part of the season for Austin. Level on … Continue reading Inside the Scrum: Episode 3
Less than a month before the return of Major League Rugby, the rugby news cycle is picking up. Some of it is about the MLR. Some of it is about other leagues broadcasting in the States. All of it is about pouring rugby into American eyeballs. Without further ado... Change the Name to Japan Rugby … Continue reading 3 Things: The Joy of Japanese League One, Premiership Media Exposure Grows, and MLR Preseason in Full Swing
With the Major League Rugby season yet to return, we’re giving you guides to other rugby offerings for your viewing pleasure. Next up, Japan Rugby League One. Japan Rugby League One Japan Rugby League One is the professional club rugby system in Japan. This will be the first season under the 'League One' title and … Continue reading Japan Rugby League One: An American’s Primer
https://anchor.fm/collin-smith6/episodes/3-Will-Major-League-Rugby-Go-Big-Name-Hunting-in-2024-e1cir36 Major League Rugby has seen a fair share of big names on the back of its jerseys. Ma’a Nonu and Andy Ellis of the All Blacks. Wallabies like Adam Ashley-Cooper and Matt Giteau. English talents such as Ben Foden and Chris Robshaw. Frenchman Mathieu Bastereaud. And, of course, The Beast. There’s a common theme … Continue reading Will Major League Rugby Go Big Name Hunting in 2024?
American fans of English and European club rugby will need to change the channel. In exchange, they could be getting more live rugby through their cable package. NBC, which owns the American broadcasting and streaming rights for the European Rugby Champions Cup, the English Premiership, and the Six Nations, shuttered NBCSN at the end of … Continue reading European Rugby Broadcasts Moving to CNBC
One of the hardest episodes of any series to create is the second. Pilots have a clear job to do; sequels need to take the pilot's foundation and begin the transition to the larger story. Inside the Scrum's second episode might not have pushed the narrative too far forward, but a few seeds were sown that could prove fruitful in the coming weeks.
Major League Rugby's docuseries on the 2021 Austin Gilgronis is a six part weekly serial on FS2 and available to stream on The Rugby Network after a 24 hour delay. We'll be providing a weekly recap of our key takeaways. The first episode of Major League Rugby’s Inside the Scrum came and went like many … Continue reading Inside the Scrum: Episode 1
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