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Fred Paoli gets tough with the younger generation of players, USA Rugby, and anyone else who gets in his way as the great Eagle tighthead speaks with Bruce McLane.

It's part 2 of Bruce McLane's sit-down with one of the greatest USA rugby players ever, Gary Lambert, and he talks about rivalries, today's game, and has a little advice for young players.

This latest RuggaMatrix America Podcast sees Bruce Mclane sit down with an all-time great prop and an expert in the art of scrummaging (which is the name of his book): Enrique Topo Rodriguez. Topo played prop for Argentina, Australia, the South American Jaguares, and late Tahiti. He pulls no punches in talking about the game, the politics within the game, and how to play the game right.

Gary Lambert was a force of nature for the USA in the 1980s and 1990s. The former White Plains product speaks with Bruce McLane about rugby, fishing, coaching, and more. This is a great show and it's only Part 1. Check out his fishing charter company at https://www.dgcharters.com Support what we're doing on RMA and Goff Rugby Report through Patreon. You help us keep providing you with great shows and content by becoming at Patreon Patron. http://patreon.com/goffrugbyreport

Joan Ryan examines the science and the stories behind great team chemistry, a subject she details in her book: Intangibles. Chiefly a writer about baseball, Ryan's explorations into what makes teams successful in the locker room translate to all sports.

Bruce McLane brings in Mike Tolkin to chat with Phil Terrigno, Assistant Coach at Army West Point, to talk about an oft-overlooked area of the field—right in the middle. How do you win the territory war between the ten-meter lines either side of halfway? Terrigno and Tolkin look at options, ideas, and tactics.

Olympic gold medal-winning shooter Lanny Bassham realized that his dream of a gold medal in the Olympics was dashed in 1972 because he wasn't mentally disciplined. But he bounced back four years later after essentially creating his own mental control curriculum. That turned into a career, as Bassham became a mental training expert to athletes, CEOs, and the military. His insights are invaluable.

Tim Cluess does his first podcast with fellow Iona coach Bruce McLane. The hugely successful basketball coach—6 NCAA tournaments in 9 years—talks about personal tragedy, working hard, and building great teams and better human beings.

Simon Strachan speaks with Bruce McLane. Strachan and former Wallaby Ben Darwin founded Gainline Analytics and have worked with some of the most successful professional sports teams, in and out of rugby, in the world. Through their analytical approach to develop a Teamwork Index (TWI), Gainline uses data to track the what makes a sports team successful. It's a data-driven approach to an often emotional problem, and fascinating listening. Learn more about Gainline Analytics at www.gainline.biz or on Twitter at @Glanalytics Bookings for their Webinar Series can be made via the website and subscriptions to their e-newsletter can also be made from the website.

NSW Waratahs scrum coach Mark Bell talks Bruce McLane's language. He breaks down how to set up, bind, and drive in every position in the scrum. It's an audio masterclass in this crucial and unique aspect of play.

Rob Holder has won championships just about everywhere he has coached, but it's not about that. Holder's faith and how that faith directs his approach to coaching is what it's about. In this episode Holder takes the lessons of the Sermon on the Mount in the Bible, and creates rugby coaching and teamwork lessons out of them. Love your enemy get the rugby treatment.

Blake Gilbert has played with the Coastal Dragons, Servite HS, and Rhino Rugby, and will be attending Saint Mary's in the fall. A smart, aggressive scrumhalf, Gilbert also has an intriguing perspective on what he gets out of rugby, and what he expects from coaches. Young players have expectations, too.

Brad Harrington has served as the Strength & Conditioning Coach for Australia, the Warratahs, the Scarlets, and Leinster. He sits down with Bruce McLane to talk about preparing yourself to play at a high level, what effect emotion, team culture, passion, and the mental approach have on gettings yourself fit to play. Got questions for Brad? DM him on Twitter at @bradharrington

Bill Ard won a Super Bowl with the New York Giants in the 1980s, and returns to RMA to talk about superstar players, whether special treatment from coaches is a good thing, draft scouting, and team cohesion. All of this translates nicely to how any group in a team sport, especially rugby, can find success.

Longtime All Blacks assistant Aussie McLean talks to Bruce McLane about developing players in their positions, finding that gen of an athlete, and adjusting to new ways of playing the game. McLean has seen a lot, and he lets us see it too.

Rugby stalwarts (they coach the Dallas Reds and with Atlantis) Lynn and Chris Howard discuss the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Lynn Howard holds an MD from LSU with specialties in Virology, Epidemiology, and Reproductive Endocrinology. She has dealt with the World Health Organization and worked in Africa on infectious diseases. Chris Howard has a PhD in Biochemistry. Both have recovered from COVID-19. They break down myths and statistical errors regarding COVID-19, what really works to defend against it, how it started, when it really started, and who is responsible for it. It's a must-listen show.

Canadian rugby legend Aaron Carpenter is now coaching with the Ontario Arrows in MLR and he brings his unique experience of 80 caps with Canada and as a longtime professional to his coaching.

Outspoken Head Coach of Iowa Central CC, Brent Nelson, talks about building his varsity program at the Tritons. Nelson talks about recruiting, building a team, educational decision-making, and what happened when ICCC was moved from D2 to D1AA mid-season.

Longtime coach Paule Barford, who coached the Ohio Aviators in PRO Rugby, coached at Cornell, and with the HS All Americans, has some thoughts when it comes to teaching the game, and running the game on the national level. How do you teach game awareness? How do you run high performance? What are the key fundamentals of the American game? How is Major League Rugby not doing the job for the Eagles? Barford speaks.

Lindenwood University men's Head Coach Josh Macy talks about building the program at AIC, and then taking over at Lindenwood. What do you do to fix your depth chart? How do you balance being a fun coach and a tough coach? Is there such a thing as too much sevens?

Former USA Men's 15s Head Coach Mike Tolkin looks at what kind of stats and analysis you should track as a coach.

Now coaching in Japan, New Zealand-born coach Milton Haig is best known for his work with the Georgia National Team and their strong performances in the Rugby World Cup. Haig speaks with Bruce McLane about the universal language of rugby, coaching without preconceived notions, and also how to build a game plan from a simple framework. Haig embraced Georgian culture and made them one of the best teams in Europe. During his tenure from 2012 to 2019 Georgia won 58 of their 91 test matches and winning the Rugby Europe Grand Slam five times.

Former Collegiate All American Brendan O'Meara is coaching at Saint Mary's, and he shares the Saint Mary's way with Bruce McLane. It's a detailed look into how to use all your players to put the opposition under pressure.

Bruce McLane talks with his former player and former USA Eagle Hall and his wife, Sarah Hall. Hall Consultants works with rugby players to make them more successful through better nutrition and better mental preparation. If you want to know more about Hall Consultants and their services, go to hallconsultants.com and for the direct link to their Wellness Membmership, go to: www.hallconsultants.education. You can also email Troy Hall with any questions at: [email protected]

Defensive coaching specialist Scott Lawrence, now Head Coach at Rugby ATL in Major League Rugby, talks with Bruce McLane about defense. If first-phase is a prime attacking opportunity, how do you shut it down? How do you exploit the different defensive skills of your different players? Lawrence breaks it all down in a can't-miss episode.

Former New York Giant Super Bowl-winner Bill Ard talks about the Grateful Dead, the best football player he ever saw, and the making of a championship team. Part 2 of his conversation with Bruce McLane.

Cal Head Coach Jack Clark sits down with Alex Goff to talk about how his team handled the COVID-19 shutdown. Clark and Goff also look at how some aspects of rugby have changed over the years, including how the college season has changed. Then Clark has some choice words on where the college game is going, and how more programs can get better.

Billy Ard won a Super Bowl with the New York Giants, and talks elite sports and building a team with Bruce McLane.

From D1A College Rugby and the College Rugby Association of America, Paul Keeler talks to Alex Goff about how a new governance model for college rugby in the USA will look. What will college rugby look like after USA Rugby's reorganization? Will DIAA, NIRA, DI Elite, and Sevens have a home?

One of the shining lights of the US rugby team is AJ MacGinty, who chats with his former coach, Bruce McLane, about attacking rugby. MacGinty plays professionally for Sale and is also coaching in his spare time. He ranks 2nd all-time in points scored for the USA, and remains the field general of the USA attack.

Skills, learning to execute skills perfectly while physically drained, and demanding the most of yourself as an athlete. Doug Brown won Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings and he knows a bit about rugby, too. His lessons cross all sports boundaries.

Former USA Men's 15s Head Coach Mike Tolkin looks at the still-incomplete world of statistical measurement and analysis in rugby.

Eamonn Hogan sits with Bruce McLane for Part Two, as he talks about letting coaches and players find the right path for them.

Longtime coach Eamonn Hogan talks about what lessons coaches learned as professional rugby came to the USA. The only overseas coach employed in PRO Rugby, Hogan has a special insight into how the game and the players have developed over the last few years.

Bruce McLane talks rugby and coaching with George Skivington, former captain of London Irish and now the team's Forwards Coach. Skivington led the England Saxons to a 2010 Churchill Cup win, and players professionally for London Irish, Saracens, London Wasps, and Leicester Tigers.

Former USA National Team psychologist Dr. Steve Durant is now the sports psychologist to the Boston Bruins and Boston Red Sox, and he talks with Bruce McLane about what he has learned as a former rugby player, and as a leader in the sports psychology field. Part 2 of 2.

Former USA National Team psychologist Dr. Steve Durant is now the sports psychologist to the Boston Bruins and Boston Red Sox, and he talks with Bruce McLane about what he has learned as a former rugby player, and as a leader in the sports psychology field. Part 1 of 2.

Former England women's national team Head Coach Graham Smith talks about coaching the coach, the difference between player-centric and player-focused coaching, and how he built a World Cup winner with the England Women's Team.

Former USA 7s and 15s player Tui Osborne discuses culture, preparation, and leadership with Bruce McLane. Osborne was a national champion in 7s and also an Eagle, before helping coach Life University to a national collegiate title. He is now Head Coach at St. Bonaventure.

Bruce Mclane and Mike Tolkin decided they didn't get into quite enough detail in their first sit-down, so they sat down again and went over attack options and ideas, including specific roles for specific players.

Mike Tolkin, who has coached the USA Men's National Team, RUNY, and Xavier HS, sits down with his old friend Bruce McLane to talk coaching. This show covers a wide range of issues, including exits, attack philosophy, set-piece launching, and some psychology.

Longtime Atlantis coach Biddy Boyle joins Alex and, more importantly, Bruce, to talk coaching, bringing players together, and the deep, deep philosophy of creating something out of nothing. Rugby on an outbreak hiatus? OK, let's talk coaching with the experts.

Alex and Bruce talk about the LA 7s and how big a deal it is, and then they talk about other big deals, like the supposed death of club rugby (woe, didn't see that coming).

MLR opened up its third season with a game in Las Vegas, three new teams, of which two won, and Bruce and Alex look at what approach puts the pieces together the quickest. And ... what's a Gilgroni?

Bruce McLane holds forth with Alex Goff about the fallacy that the college-All Americans-Eagles pathway is THE way. Players from American colleges are outnumbered on the US National Team. That doesn't mean college rugby isn't meaningful, it is, but this brings up several questions as to whether we look at the right players, coaches, pathways, and ideas. Mclane has opinions.

Pat Clifton joins Alex Goff and Bruce McLane to talk about USA Rugby's financial woes, why blaming specific people is bad, then they blame specific people, and then they talk about some radical ways forward.

Alex and Bruce talk about what aspects of the rugby world they are thankful for, and look at tactical and skill improvements in the USA women's 7s team, and look at pathway decisions in the USA men's 7s team. And they also talk about sushi. Why? Listen and find out.

Alex Goff and Bruce McLane talk about whether college playoffs are useful, too big, too small (?), or just there to make some people feel good.

It's time to talk Rugby World Cup. Alex Goff and Bruce McLane bring back the RuggaMatrix America show, and look back at thee USA's showing at Japan 2019.

Alex Goff and Bruce McLane look at the success of the USA Men's National 15s team, and wonder, is college rugby becoming less of a feeder system? With it appearing that the numbers of US college rugby alumni are dropping on the Eagles and the numbers of kids going from high school to the pros increasing - we wonder if that's a real trend.