DNVR Rugby Podcast

Colton kicks off the second of four episodes with from American Raptors Media Day with a short intro (0:00-1:26). Following the brief introduction, Colton interviews Christian Ostberg, Haaken Friend, Tavius Sykora-Matthess, Lamarre Rey, Aki Pulu, and Luke Mallette from American Raptors Media Day. (1:26-31:08). Following the interviews presented by GuardLab, Colton closes the show by encouraging you to check out Part 1 and to be on the lookout for Parts 3 and 4 (31:10-31:34).

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Colton starts the first of four episodes with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about American Raptors Media Day, the plan to roll out all of these interviews over the next four days, and All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-4:53). After “The Breakdown”, Colton checks in with interviews with Watson Filikitonga, Patrick Madden, Will Crawford, Jeff Peleseuma, Ethan McVeigh, Steve Cluley, Mo Vainikolo, Justin Barlow, Ma'ake Muti, and Sefo Mailangi from American Raptors Media Day. (4:54-39:21). Following the interviews presented by GuardLab, Colton closes the show with “The Loop” presented by First Bank...

Colton begins the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the upcoming announcement regarding the American Raptors preseason schedule, a change to the roster, and All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-5:46). After “The Breakdown”, Colton chats with American Raptors forward Adagio Lopeti about playing college football at Kansas, making the switch to rugby, and what he loves most about the sport (5:48-24:06). Following the interview presented by GuardLab, Colton assigns some “Required Reading”, and closes the show with “The Loop” presented by First Bank (24:08-26:36).

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Colton begins the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the American Raptors preseason roster, MLR teams reporting to camp, and All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-5:18). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with American Raptors utility back Seimou Smith about falling in love with rugby, joining the military, and his excitement around competing in the Super Rugby Americas (5:19-41:46). Following the interview presented by GuardLab, Colton again skips Stat of the Week presented by Catapult, promotes his own work in “Required Reading”, and closes the show with “The Loop” presented...

Colton starts off this short show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the American Raptors reporting for camp, the beginning of the preseason, and some MLR news before wrapping up with All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-4:07). After “The Breakdown”, Colton catches up with American Raptors lock Shawn Clark about his excitement around the Super Rugby Americas, coming up with the original Colorado XO class, and playing for new head coach Sarah Chobot (4:08-12:28). Following the interview presented by GuardLab, Colton skips Stat of the Week presented by Catapult...

Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the news of the American Raptors joining the Super Rugby Americas competition and touches on some of this weekend's fixtures in All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-6:38). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with May of Glendale Mike Dunafon about his thoughts on the progress of the American Raptors, how the relationship with Super Rugby Americas formed, and what about the move excites him most (6:40-16:29). Colton also speaks with American Raptors Director of Rugby Mark Bullock about his thoughts o...

Enjoy the Holiday break with some of the best interviews from 2022! Intro (0:00-1:32), Pro Football Focus' Lead Analyst Sam Monson talks about the implementation of rugby attacking concepts in the NFL (1:35-18:09), American Raptors Rugby Coordinator Scott Nies talks about his unique job with the team (18:11-43:30), Rugby World Features Editor Alan Dymock talks about the idea of crossover athletes in rugby and rugby athletes making the jump to professional wrestling (43:32-1:36:22).

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Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by teasing some American Raptors news and talking about some preseason fixtures with a pair of MLR teams before wrapping up with All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-6:32). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with Glendale Youth Rugby Coordinator Andie Hammon about her rugby career, her path to coaching, and some of the plans she has for the program (6:33-27:45). Following the interview presented by GuardLab, Colton talks about some holiday shopping stats in the Stat of the Week presented by Catapult, assigns so...

Colton starts the show with a very brief version of “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about USA Rugby failing to qualify for the Rugby World Cup and touches on some of this weekend's fixtures in All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-5:09). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with American Raptors hooker Lamarre Rey about his unique athletic career, playing professional baseball and football, and what he loves about rugby (5:10-49:23). Following the interview presented by GuardLab, Colton talks about the aftermath of Thanksgiving in the Stat of the Week presented by Catapul...

Colton wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving before kicking it over to some of his favorite segments from the DNVR Rugby Podcast in 2022 so far (0:00-1:53). Starting off with Rugby and Music (1:55-14:27), an interview with Buffalo Bills legend and former Northwestern rugby player Steve Tasker (14:29-32:41), and an interview with former William & Mary quarterback and current American Raptor Steve Cluley (32:43-1:06:08).

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Colton starts off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the latest with the American Raptors, Major League Rugby's newest team, USA Rugby's last crack at the Rugby World Cup, and All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen. After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks about a few former Raptors that have been drafted to the XFL and wonders what the re-emergence of that league could do to rugby in the spring. After the Grab Bag presented by GuardLab, Colton talks about some Thanksgiving stats in the Stat of the Week presented...

Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the American Raptors home finale against St. Mary's this weekend, USA Rugby's last chance to qualify for the RWC, MLR adding Chicago, and finishes with All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-10:51). After “The Breakdown”, Colton chats with Pro Football Focus Lead Analyst Sam Monson about the potential of implementing rugby attacking concepts into the game of football, what is preventing it from taking over, and the Philadelphia Eagles deploying the rolling maul in short-yardage situations (10:52-27:27). Following the interv...

Colton starts off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about Paul Emerick's departure as head coach from the American Raptors, Major League Rugby's big announcement, Sights, Sounds, and Smells from USA-Canada in New Zealand with Brendan Shea of Rugby PickEm, and finishes with All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-13:56). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with American Raptors fly-half Line Latu fresh off of his tour to Uruguay with the USA Falcons about training with USA Rugby, his progress as a rugby player, and Mexican food. (13:57-32:53). After the interv...

Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the American Raptors' loss to Life University, checking in on the performance of a few of the Raptors traveling the world with the USA Falcons, a trip to the Pacific Northwest to face the Seattle Rugby Club, what in the world is going on in MLR, and finishes with All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-12:01). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with American Raptors fullback Steve Cluley about playing quarterback at William & Mary, acting in the Netflix original All Americ...

Colton starts off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about some American Raptors running with the USA Falcons in South Africa and Uruguay, the upcoming match against Life University, SLAR?, and finishes with All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-6:21). After “The Breakdown”, Colton chats with John Fitzpatrick of Rugby Morning about the idea to start a daily rugby newsletter, how it has evolved over time, and what he thinks about rugby content as a whole. (6:23-56:48). After the interview presented by GuardLab, Colton skips the Stat of the Week p...

Colton starts off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the American Raptors' Fall 2022 schedule, the Raptors scrimmage with the USA Eagles, the Women's Rugby World Cup schedule, and All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen. After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks about the Baltimore Ravens wide receivers using a rugby ball to warm up, revisits a conversation he had with Colorado XO scrum-half turned Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Michael Bandy about how playing rugby for five months made catching a football easier and looks at if this tactic is helping...

Colton starts off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the Denver Nuggets participating in an American Raptors' rugby practice, he recaps Aspen Ruggerfest, talks about a few Raptors training with USA Rugby, and finishes with All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-10:34). After “The Breakdown”, Colton chats with American Raptor Haaken Friend about his football career, the hardest part about rugby, and how rugby is like baseball. (10:35-33:46). After the interview with Haaken, Colton asks Denver Nuggets center DeAndre Jordan about his first rugby practice (33:47-35:50) After both of th...

Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the American Raptors' Aspen Ruggerfest schedule, a top-secret USA Rugby camp, and All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-5:17). After “The Breakdown”, Colton chats with American Raptor Luke Mallette about playing two sports in college, hoe rugby is like lacrosse, and his rehab for his knee injury. (5:19-26:53). After the interview presented by GuardLab, Colton talks about elevated playing surfaces in the Stat of the Week presented by Catapult, assigns some “Required Reading”, and closes the show with “The Loop” presen...

Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the size of the Fall 2022 American Raptors team, a trip up to Aspen, and All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-5:57). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton reconnects with author Adam Hughes about the release of his new book This is Rugby. (5:58-52:25). After the interview presented by GuardLab, Colton talks about fantasy sports in the Stat of the Week category presented by Catapult, assigns some “Required Reading”, and closes the show with “The Loop” presented by First Bank (52:27-58:00).

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Colton begins the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills talking about the Fall 2022 American Raptors, goes over all of the USA Rugby news, and tells you about All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-6:31). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton puts a bow on the 2022 RugbyTown 7s (6:33-11:29). After the segment presented by GuardLab, Colton covers the Stat of the Week presented by Catapult, assigns some “Required Reading”, and closes the show with “The Loop” presented by First Bank (11:31-16:00).

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Colton begins the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by tracking the teams that the American Raptors will be playing on during the RugbyTown 7s, covers some RugbyTown 7s storylines, and wraps up with All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-7:39). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton talks all things RugbyTown 7s with World Rugby commentator and the voice of Infinity Park Dallen Stanford. Dallen provides some insight on how he prepares, previews the pools, and tells us about a few players he'll keep his eye on (7:41-28:58). After the interview presented by GuardLab...

Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the latest happenings with the American Raptors and All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-4:08). After “The Breakdown”, Colton chats with Glendale City Manager Linda Cassaday about the evolution of the RugbyTown 7s ahead of the 10th anniversary, what years stick out to her, and her favorite parts of the tournament (4:09-27:34). After the interview presented by GuardLab, Colton talks about sandwiches in the Stat of the Week presented by Catapult, assigns some “Required Viewing”, and closes the show with “The Loop...

Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the American Raptors' "RugbyTown" series being released in the United States, the changing of the collegiate rugby landscape, and All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-5:06). After “The Breakdown”, Colton breaks down some of the best rugby references in music. (5:08-17:39). After the special rugby and music segment presented by GuardLab, Colton talks about the jumbo scrum caps that NFL players are wearing during training camp in the Stat of the Week presented by Catapult, assigns some “Required Reading”, an...

Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about USA Rugby's disappointing loss to Chile in the Rugby World Cup qualifier and All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-8:34). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with American Raptors forward Lucas Gramlick about his football career at UCLA, making the switch to rugby, and his acceleration through the rugby ranks (8:35-28:35). After the interview presented by GuardLab, Colton talks about some interesting watermelon facts in the Stat of the Week presented by Catapult, assigns some “Required Reading”, and closes the show with “The...

Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by previewing USA Rugby's Rugby World Cup qualifier vs. Chile, The Rugby Showcase, and All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-7:36). After “The Breakdown”, Colton chats with Chilean Rugby Team Liaison Officer Jason Scrogham about how he got into helping out international teams that pass through Colorado, his responsibilities, and some fun tasks he's had to complete over the years (7:37-30:25). After the interview presented by GuardLab, Colton talks about some USA-Chile matchup numbers in the Stat of the Week presented by Catapul...

American Raptors rugby coordinator Scott Nies sits shotgun with Colton on this special episode of the podcast. They start off this special episode of the podcast with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the American Raptors' summer plans, a few MLR updates, previewing the USA Eagles match vs. Chile, and All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen. After “The Breakdown”, Colton asks Scott about his responsibilities as the American Raptors rugby coordinator, some of the odd requests he's had to handle, and what his goals are. After the interview presented by GuardLab...

Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by reviewing the final weekend of the Challenge Cup of the Americas tournament, the MLR Championship Final, and All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-13:57). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with American Raptors center Zach Hall about his outstanding college football career, his transition to rugby, and his next football opportunity (13:58-34:02). After the interview presented by GuardLab, Colton talks about hot dogs in the Stat of the Week presented by Catapult, assigns some “Required Reading”, and closes the show with “The Loop” presen...

Colton starts off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by previewing the final weekend of the Challenge Cup of the Americas tournament, the MLR conference finals, and All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-8:20). After “The Breakdown”, Colton connects with World Rugby commentator Dallen Stanford about his thoughts on the first weekend of the Challenge Cup of the Americas, his Major League Rugby conference finals predictions, and his experience nearly getting stuck at DIA because of a tornado. (8:22-30:20 ). After the interview presented by GuardLab, Colton talks Raptors in the Stat of th...

Colton and Brendan kick off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the inaugural Challenge Cup of the Americas tournament, all of the Major League Rugby drama, the MLR playoffs, and All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen. After “The Breakdown”, Colton asks Brendan some hard-hitting questions about the MLR playoffs, the Gilgronis and Giltinis punishments, and his pick for the final. After the interview presented by GuardLab, Colton provides an update on try scorers in the Stat of the Week presented by Catapult, assigns some “Required Reading”, and closes the sho...

Colton kicks off the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the Challenge Cup of the Americas announcement, the American Raptors' first-ever victory over the L.A. Rising Stars, the MLR playoff picture, and All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-11:09). After “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with American Raptors commentator Christian Miles about his broadcasting career, how much he's enjoying calling rugby, and the progress he's seen the club make over the last year. (11:10-30:39 ). After the interview presented by GuardLab, Colton provides an update on try scorers in the Stat o...

Colton begins the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the American Raptors' upcoming match against the L.A. Rising Stars, some MLR playoff scenarios, and All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-7:56). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton and American Raptors wing Fabian Thames talk about Fabian's transition to rugby, the support he's received from his hometown, and the thin air in Colorado. (7:58-23:53). After the interview presented by GuardLab, Colton talks about some try scorers in the Stat of the Week presented by Catapult, assigns some “Required Reading”, and closes the sho...

Colton begins the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the American Raptors' loss to the Canada West Selects, what the remainder of the season looks like, and All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen. Following “The Breakdown”, Colton responds to your questions about the marks of a successful Raptors program, his thoughts on the MLR, and if anything is in the works for USA vs. Chile in July. After the mailbag presented by GuardLab, Colton talks about tackles in the Stat of the Week presented by Catapult, assigns some “Required Rea...

Colton begins the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the USA landing the 2031 and 2033 Rugby World Cups, the American Raptors 89-point victory, and All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-14:26). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton and American Raptors prop Jarrett Sitton talk about Jarret's transition to rugby, moving away from home, and Skyline Chili. (14:28-33:24). After the interview presented by GuardLab, Colton talks about a bunch of tries in the Stat of the Week presented by Catapult, assigns some “Required Reading”, and closes the show with “The Loop” presented by First Bank (33...

Colton begins the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the American Raptors' victory over the Denver Barbarians, a Raptor on the move, an Eagle in space, and All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-9:00). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton and rugby journalist Joe Harvey cross off their annual check-in by discussing some of the surprises surrounding the 2022 Major League Rugby season, they predict the playoffs and get to the bottom of why Joe is no longer a New York Jets fan. (9:02-59:52). After the interview presented by GuardLab, Colton talks abou...

Colton starts off this old-school version of the podcast by reading some ads and talking about the episode (0:00 - 3:17). After the short introduction, Colton and Brendan talk about the first American Raptors - Denver Barbarians match since 2016. They review some of the history between the two clubs, talk about a few of the players on each team, and place a friendly wager on the match (3:19-34:47). The show's regular format will return next week!

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Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the American Raptors' 24-12 loss to the Giltinis Academy, the upcoming match against Seattle Rugby Club, and All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-7:16). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton checks in with American Raptors Director of Rugby Mark Bullock about some of the changes around the program in season three, the recruiting trail, and his thoughts on the club's progress to this point. (7:18-22:12). After the interview presented by GuardLab, Colton talks try scorers in the Stat of the Week presented...

Colton begins the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the American Raptors' upcoming trip to L.A., more MLR coaching news, and All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-8:16). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with American Raptors forward Max Dacey about the upcoming road trip, his thoughts on the season so far, and why he believes that rugby is the sport that is most like war. (8:18-24:30). After the interview presented by GuardLab, Colton presents a trivia question in the Stat of the Week presented by Catapult, assigns some “Requ...

Colton begins the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the American Raptors' 2-0 start, the latest MLR news, and All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-9:25). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with Buffalo Bills legend Steve Tasker about the one season he played rugby at Northwestern, how that made him better at special teams in the NFL, and if he believes that we will start to see more rugby attacking concepts utilized in football. (9:26-27:45). After the interview presented by GuardLab, Colton tackles the Stat of the Week presented...

Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the start of the American Raptors' season, their newly announced match in Canada, and All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-6:35). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton chats with American Raptors forward Tre Smalls about how he's enjoyed rugby so far, how he's feeling about the 2022 season, and some Raptors he's excited to see play this year. (6:35-24:15). After the interview presented by GuardLab, Colton looks at a topical Stat of the Week presented by Catapult, assigns some “Required Reading”, and closes the sho...

Colton starts the show with “The Breakdown” presented by O’Neills by talking about the American Raptors' schedule, The Collegiate Rugby Shield, and All of the Rugby You Can Watch this weekend presented by Wintergreen (0:00-11:31). Following “The Breakdown”, Colton talks with author Adam Hughes about the work he's put into his upcoming book entitled 'This is Rugby'. (11:32-46:29). After the interview presented by GuardLab, Colton gives a helpful tip in the Stat of the Week category presented by Catapult, assigns some “Required Reading”, and closes the show with “The Loop” presented by First Bank (46:30-50:22).

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