Dan Lyle - Director of AEG Rugby & Former USA Rugby Player

Episode description

• 1:43 - What Dan Lyle does as Director of Rugby for Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG)
• 3:22 - What the differences are between Rugby and American Football and the history of how rugby started.
• 7:11 - What each position does in Rugby Sevens.
• 8:32 - What positions do in Rugby Union.
• 9:43 - Why Dan decided to pursue professional rugby outside of the United States instead of American football with the Minnesota Vikings.
• 14:15 - Was it a culture shock to play rugby overseas.
• 16:25 - What the history of rugby is for the United States and how it fits in with rugby’s origin.
• 20:14 - How women are embracing rugby and why they are passionate about it.
• 22:02 - What the differences of tackling in rugby and American sports and how rugby tackling has been successful for NFL and Collegiate coaches.
• 25:19 - What some of the cultures are in rugby, including the “Haka”
• 25:59 - How there is a culture within the game of rugby.
• 28:44 - How Dan is able to grow help rugby in the U.S. 
• 32:28 - Finding the face of rugby in the US with current cross over players.
• 35:28 - What the future of rugby is like in the US.
• 37:57 - What the challenges are to get new fans excited about rugby.
• 41:04 - How AEG is in the business of creating sports properties
• 42:14 - How Dan became the rugby analyst for NBC Sports.
• 44:35 - What Dan’s recommendation is for someone new to rugby who wants to learn the game.
• 46:59 - Who were some of the best rugby players Dan has seen in his lifetime.
• 50:25 - What Dan’s perspective is on the movie “Invictus,” starring Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman.
• 51:56 - How the movie and real-life events affected Dan and his view on how it affected society.
• 54:03 - What Dan would like people to know about rugby that they might not otherwise know.
• 55:54 - What the best advice Dan has been given working in sports.
• 58:33 - How people can find out more about rugby in the United States.