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.
The 2021 MLR season is all wrapped up and that means it is time to hand out some hardware! Dan, Derek, and Stu put a Le Rouge Rugby spin on end of season awards! They then close out the show with some news from around the rugby world. Cover image by Karl Moore: https://www.instagram.com/mooreshots/
On episode 84, we start with the Women's Sevens Olympic tournament before taking a look at the chaos that ensued at it's conclusion. Following that, we actually talk about some fun rugby topics such as the MLR Final where the LA Giltinis were crowned Champions of the 2021 season.
On this episode, the boys talk a little rugby sevens at the Olympics. They take a look at the Canada's men's performance and make some wildly outdated and inaccurate predictions for the women's tournament. They then look back at the MLR Conference Finals, and make some predictions for the big dance (which thankfully hasn't happened yet)!
Nate Hirayama is the flag bearer at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Dan and Derek could not be more excited! After they freak out, they take a look at Canada's pool and chances in both the men's and women's competitions. Following the Olympics, is the other massive event this weekend; the MLR playoffs. The boys take a look back at some of their favourite moments of the 2021 regular season, discuss the outlook for the clubs that missed out on the post-season, thank Ciaran Hearn for a brilliant career...
One episode 81, Stu and Derek break down Canada's test match against England, the Arrows' final game of 2021 against New England, the latest MLR news, and the final week of regular season predictions!
It was a big week in Canadian rugby and the boys are here to break it all down. Up first, they take an in depth look at Canada vs Wales, the men's national team's first test match since 2019. Then they look ahead and discuss what lineup changes they would like to see for the match with England (recorded before the lineup was released). After that, Dan and Derek are fired up because Andrew Ferguson is great at rugby and the Arrows won. Finally, they dive in other MLR news, the playoff race, movie...
On episode 79 the boys are joined by the legendary Bryan Ray of Americas Rugby News. They take a look at the Arrows loss to RUNY and how the Arrows 2021 campaign has gone. Then, it's a deep dive into international rugby as they breakdown the Olympic Sevens rosters and the upcoming test matches against Wales and England. Stu, Derek, and the Toonie then sit in laughter and disbelief as Dan coins a new phase for the rugby lexicon.
Dan and Derek breakdown the Arrows' loss to the NOLA Gold. The boys also take a crack at naming the Arrows' starting XV after all the international departures. They then dive into the rest of the MLR matches and predictions for Week 15 (which actually include Stu and the Toonie this time).
On episode 77, the boys tackle the Arrows 47-21 loss to the AG's and all the great Canadian performances from across MLR. It was an incredibly news heavy week, so their was plenty to talk about after. The boys dive into Ontario's return to play, Utah's new kit, a USA Rugby World Cup bid, the Rugby Canada traveling roster, Sam Malcolm's return, and week 14 predictions.
One episode 76, we sit down with UBC Thunderbirds head coach Curry Hitchborn. Curry lends his thoughts to a variety of topics including how he got into rugby, the early days of MLR, and his vision for the future of rugby in BC.
Sorry for the delay, but episode 75 is now live! The boys sit down to discuss the Arrows' 14-12 loss to New England, the best Canadian performances from around MLR, the Rugby Canada squad announcement, and the fact that a toonie knows way more about rugby than we do!
On episode 74, the boys discuss some bye week sports viewing before diving into week 10 of the MLR season, the Premier Rugby Sevens news, and the Memorial Day kits. They take a look back at the first five-eights of the Toronto Arrows season and look ahead to their road to the playoffs!
Stu takes over hosting duties from Dan this week! A hockey game has Derek wondering which rugby game would you show someone who has never watched rugby? Stu and Derek then dive into the Toronto Arrows 19-10 victory over the Houston SaberCats and the rest of the action in MLR over the past weekend! We finish off with some news items and predictions for week 10!
On episode 72, Dan brings up curling agian. The conversation does quickly shift back to rugby though as Dan and Derek breakdown the Lions squad, Canada's summer test schedule, the Fire and Ice Cup, and all the other MLR matches from a wild round 8!
Stu returns for episode 71 and will be on every other episode for the foreseeable future. The boys dive into a wild Arrows vs Gold match that truly was a tale of two halves. Then they get into some Canadian performances from around the league and the latest MLR news.
Dan and Derek break down another massive performance from the Toronto Arrows and all the great Canadian MLR performances in week 6! We then dive into some news items such as Seattle's coaching change, the women's sevens program, and Taylor Paris. Please note: recorded on Tuesday April 27, 2021.
On episode 69, the boys sit down with Toronto Arrows prop Cole Keith to discuss the start to the Arrows 2021 season and adjusting to life in Atlanta. They then dive into all the MLR matches from week 5. The Arrows had a record setting night and there were planety of great Canadian performances across the league! Finally, the toonie is back and it currently has a better winning percentage than Dan, Derek, and Stu.
The boys are back to breakdown all the action from Major League Rugby's week 4! They start with the Toronto Arrows loss to the Los Angeles Giltinis (00:00:00) before diving into the other matchups from across the league (00:41:00). As always, they breakdown the biggest news items of the week (01:12:00) and handle some week 5 predictions (01:18:24). This week, Dan, Derek, and Stu won't just be challenging each other, but a new competitor has entered the Le Rouge Rugby match predictor challenge!...
The Arrows earned their first victory of 2021 and the boys are here to break down the game! Before they get to that, it was a big news week in Canadian rugby with Kingsley Jones mentioning that Canada could be playing England, the Emirates Invitational 7s, a league league, and signings. As always, the episode closes out with some predictions for week 4 of MLR. Note: some technical difficulties regarding Stu's mic/video feed. Derek thinks that is just the rugby gods' punishment for picking OGDC l...
Week 2 of the 2021 Major League Rugby season in the books! The boys recap the latest news before taking a deep dive into Arrows' 39-24 loss to Fraser Hurst and the Utah Warriors. As always, they breakdown the league's other games and look to improve on their hideous prediction records to start the year.
Week 1 of the MLR season is in the books! The boys open the show with some news from around the globe and the return of the Canadian Sevens teams to competition. Then they dive into week 1 with rule changes, thoughts on the Arrows vs RATL match, and thoughts on the Canadian players throughout the MLR. The show closes out with some predictions for week 2 and they are confident that it can't possibly go worse than last week. Also, Derek added a (completely unnecessary) Marvel-style after credit se...
IT'S MATCH WEEK! The 2021 MLR season is upon us! The boys dive into the latest MLR news in the build up to the season and then kick off the preview of the mighty Eastern conference. They take a look at the Toronto Arrows and who stands in their way on the road to the Shield! Thoughts on RUNY, NOLA, the Free Jacks, Rugby ATL, Old Glory DC, who will take home some awards, standings predictions, and they can finally, finally, preview some upcoming matches!
MLR is less then two weeks away! The boys sit down and look at the Western Conference. Who will make the biggest splash? Which Canadian will put their hand up for selection? Who will make the playoffs? Tune in to find out!
As the 2021 Major League Rugby season edges closer, the boys take a look at some new sponsorship deals, the big week for the LA Giltinis, some actual MLR (intrasquad) games, the 2021 RWC has been postponed, and they close out with some Six Nations chat.
Plenty of banter and debate (both actual and hypothetical) in this episode! Derek and Stu pretend to be interested in Dan's Scotties Tournament of Hearts predictions (00:00:00). The G.O.A.T Dan Carter announced his retirement from rugby (00:04:30). Is the new Toronto Arrows Senior Academy logo is the greatest logo in rugby history or sports history (00:19:35)? New digital partnerships for the Arrows and Major League Rugby (00:27:10). Thoughts on no relegation in the Premiership this season (00:4...
No 6 Nations this weekend so we figured we would give you epsidoes on back-to-back days! On epsiode 60 we dive into the new Toronto Arrows signings, Arrows departures (complete with the first ever Le Rouge Editor's Note), and all the other big Major League Rugby news from the past week!
On episode 59 we sit down with Toronto Arrows flanker Lucas Rumball! We discuss how Rumball got started in rugby, the first week of training camp, starting the season in Atlanta, first impressions of Rob Howley, and which Ontario clubs have bragging rights in the Arrows' locker room!
On episode 58 we sit down with newly signed Old Glory DC eightman Luke Campbell! We take a look at Luke's rugby journey (00:00:00) from skipping class to play Rugby 08, to the Toronto Arrows (00:08:45), the Rugby World Cup (00:11:18), and the upcoming 2021 MLR season (00:17:34)!
We are back for the 2nd episode of the week! Major League Rugby dropped the new revised 2021 schedule, the Toronto Arrows will begin the 2021 season based in Atlanta, crossover athletes, and a few new Canadian signings!
