Earful of Dirt - The Major League Rugby Podcast

Well, it feels like the preseason in Major League Rugby is finally over. Of course it took until week 5 for the most of the kinks to get worked out. Craig, Aaron and Liam go over the weekend of action, including a huge win by the Arrows over the Seawolves, and a surprising close match between LA and Houston.

Finally some upsets to talk about for round 7 of Superliga Americana de Rugby and other records broken.

We don't know who's the Major League Rugby expert, but it ain't us! After another pick 'em busting weekend, Aaron, Liam and Craig talk through what went wrong with their picks and what went right for the teams that won.

Jaguares continue their domination, Peñarol shows a good game at home and Selkman keep the third place spot. This and more on round 6 of the Superliga Americana de Rugby recap!

Can you even call them upsets anymore? Josh, Craig and Aaron talk through all the Major League Rugby week three action and speculate on what’s to come in week four.

Review of rounds four and five of Superliga Americana de Rugby (SLAR). Cobras with a historic first victory, Peñarol wins a close encounter and Cafeteros maintain a competitive performance in defeat. Victor with details in this edition.

Craig, Aaron and Liam dig into the all Major League Rugby week 2 action and discuss the impact fresh faces are having on this year's competition. Also recaps and analysis of all the weekend's matches.

Round 3 recap of Superliga Americana de Rugby as well as news from around the league.

Major League Rugby's 2021 season opening weekend is in the books and Aaron, Liam and Craig look at all the action and some of the controversies from round 1.

¡Bienvenidos! Welcome to Earful of Dirt’s SLAR Report, a series following all the action of the SuperLiga Americana de Rugby (SLAR), South America’s professional rugby union competition. EOD alumni and En La Melé host Victor O Pérez talks all things SLAR each week, updating English-speaking listeners on the teams and the results of recent matches.

Aaron, Josh and Craig prepare for Major League Rugby's opening weekend. With action starting Saturday, March 20, the guys preview upcoming matches and hit on headlines from the league.

Aaron and Craig are back to start off a new season of Earful of Dirt with a special guest: Derek Bressette of Le Rouge Rugby. They discuss all the news just a few weeks out from the start of Major League Rugby, and hit on the Super Bowl, Six Nations and other rugby adjacent topics.

We’re only a couple months out from Major League Rugby returning to the pitch! Aaron and Craig are joined by Victor from our sister-pod, En La Mele, to talk about the current rugby landscape in the U.S. and news from abroad.

Aaron, Craig and Josh are back with a Major League Rugby news roundup, including information on the 2021 season schedule and some exciting signings. Plus, the buys catch up, because, you know, it’s been a while.

Rugby Strength Coach Ian Gibbons joins Aaron Castro to discuss his experience as performance coach with Women's Eagles, Seattle Seawolves and the Colorado Raptors. He’s also spent time coaching in the Premiership, Pro14 and the World Rugby 7s Series. They discuss Ian's rugby journey as well as his work in other high performance fields.

Ryszard Chadwick, Executive Director of Northeast Academy, joins Aaron Castro to discuss rugby in the U.S. and the system to usher young rugby standouts to the USA National Team. Since taking over as ED at Northeast Academy in January 2019, Chadwick is credited with raising standards and brings a powerful combination of technical, theoretical and practical expertise.

University of California, Los Angeles Head Rugby Coach Dave Clancy sits down with Earful of Dirt’s Aaron Castro to swap rugby stories and discuss Clancy’s move from Chicago to LA earlier this year.

Last week New England has hired Ryan Martin away from Otago and the Melbourne Rebels. Plus Aaron and Craig talk through a whole lot of signings across Major League Rugby.

Alex Magleby is American rugby through and through. He played in high school for Highland. Played and coached at Dartmouth. Played and coached USA 7s. Worked as USAR High Performance Manager. Now he's the CEO of the New England Free Jacks. He joins Aaron Castro to discuss his career and Major League Rugby.

Aaron and Craig are back with their semi-regular, irregular programming. Despite the shut down, there are still teams making moves and of course drama at USA Rugby.

Toronto Arrows Captain Dan Moor talks with Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro about his career and the decision to retire from professional rugby.

Major League Rugby held its first-ever collegiate draft last weekend. The guys break down the winners and losers in this process and what certain players could mean for the future success of their franchise.

There has been a little bit of domestic rugby news in the last few weeks. Aaron and Craig catch up and talk through the changes and have a little fun talking team names.

Aaron, Liam, Craig and Josh welcome Derek Bressette of Le Rouge Rugby and Preston Thompson of American Rugby Pod for Earful of Dirt's first ever Major League Rugby fantasy draft!

In the middle of last week Glendale, Colorado Mayor Mike Dunafon sent a letter to players and staff of the Colorado Raptors informing them of the team's withdrawal from Major League Rugby. Then he went on Rugby Wrap Up and gave the American Rugby Community a flummoxing interview. Craig and Aaron break down all the news and try to bring some clarity to the announcement.

Earful of Dirt co-hosts look deeply into the recent decision by USA Rugby (the national governing body for rugby in the U.S.) to declare bankruptcy in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak and the cancellation of this year's Summer Olympics. Craig Gridelli breaks down the financial processes of Chapter 11 vs. Chapter 7 bankruptcy while Aaron Castro goes through the legal ramifications of the decision.

The legendary Peter Tiberio, he retired, then he didn't, then the Major League Rugby season was cut short. He discusses unretiring and more with Aaron Castro.

Aaron Castro Chats with Bruce Aitchison of Happiness is Egg Shaped about his exploits in the first iteration of MLR back in the early 2000s and talk about positivity and happiness through rugby.

As the whole world holds its breath, the guys talk through the Coronavirus' effect on Major League Rugby, international rugby and sports more generally.

This week, the Earful of Dirt guys discuss the mystery plaguing MLR 2020, what’s with teams scoring 22 a game? (hint: it’s probably aliens)

What a difference a week makes for the fishes of the northwest. Seattle came out a winner this week, along with league leaders San Diego and Toronto, and DC, Colorado and RUNY.

MLR's eastern conference is bringing the fight to the west, leaving San Diego one of the few unscathed. The guys go our Major League Rugby week 3 action and preview week 4.

So many upsets early in week two -- can a prop change everything? Aaron and Craig review all the action.

We're eating crow after the FreeJacks kicked our butts! Major League Rugby week 1 recaps incoming.

We suppose things are shifting and the eggs are about to fly all around. But before kickoff, Aaron, Craig and Poach give their predictions and do a little pregaming.

With just two weeks until the start of Major League Rugby 2020, the boys talked through the week in preseason action and mused on the upcoming season.

There was a whole lot of exhibition and preseason action in Major League Rugby over the weekend. Aaron, Poach and Craig break down the matches and The Saracens' fall from grace in European rugby news.

Two events took place over the weekend. San Diego Legion hosted a round robin tournament with OMBAC, Belmont Shore and the Old Aztecs. Meanwhile, NOLA Gold traveled to Atlanta to take on RATL of its first-ever match!

Brandon Sparks, Director of Rugby for Major League Rugby's Utah Warriors joins Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro to discuss the upcoming MLR season and the future of the Warriors program.

It's the most wonderful time of the year to talk about rugby. At least that's what Bing Crosby always said. This week, Aaron and Liam are digging into the deets, answering Qs, and laying it all down for the season 2 finale.

Transition is one of the most difficult phases of the game, Gordon Hanlon stops by for a chat with Aaron Castro on this vital rugby skill.

Rosters are nearly finalized for the 2020 Major League Rugby season, and teams are looking ahead to preseason matchups. Aaron and Craig talk through recent signings and preview those early matches. 

Aaron and Craig are back with special guest Bryan Ray from Americas Rugby News to review USA v Canada in the women’s CANAM match! Plus they do a roundup of Major League Rugby news and rumors.

A lot of late nights of early mornings later, we have a new world rugby champion. And it’s not the All Blacks! The guys break down the RWC finals and talk through all the recent headlines out of Major League Rugby.

It was four and out for the USA Men’s rugby team at RWC 2019. Aaron and Craig break down the last match against Tonga, give a wrap up of this year’s tournament and offer some positive takeaways. 

The Eagles put in a solid 65 minutes against the tier 1 powerhouse French national team at the RWC 2019. Though it was a loss, the guys will look through some of the on pitch successes and preview USA’s upcoming bout with Argentina. 

After months of anticipation, USA Eagles men’s rugby opened RWC2019 with a 45-7 defeat by England, losing two players in the process. The guys will also go over recent Major League Rugby signings, the 2020 MLR schedule release and preview USA v France.

The guys were not surprised by the lack of surprises during the first weekend of Rugby World Cup 2019. Still, they talk through the matches and preview the next week of games.

Jokes about Chad Kelly (EOF103) -- Chris the Commish makes it out alive thanks to a little help from his friends, while Poach mostly talks about how you should subscribe to the show through your favorite podcast service. All that and more coming at your face from the two mad men of fantasy football.

Ahead of the start of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, Aaron, Craig and Josh break down all the Major League Rugby news you need to know, including coaching announcements and expedition game recaps.