B-Side Bois: An Iowa Rugby Podcast

Join Mr. Gray and Andrew Ridgway as they drive from West Des Moines to Chicago for the Thunderbird Cup! They recap all things Iowa Rugby Union, IAYRA State Tournament, MLR, and so much more!

Philly V is back with Mr. Gray to break down all the exciting happenings of rugby related to Iowa in this episode! Exciting MLR Debut for the Chicago Hounds, Iowa Rugby Union All-Iowa Tournament Recap, and our preview of the IAYRA Boys' State Championships and SO MUCH MORE! Join us!

It's another quick episode with Mr. Gray! There's so much going on from high school, to college, to senior side, to MLR, to USA Eagles, to crowning champions to the B-Side Bois talking about themselves! Join us for a quick update on all things rugby!

A quick episode updating you on the IAYRA season and some other news and notes!

Join us as we recap Week 3 of IAYRA Boys action and preview Week 4! We are also joined by IUP's Head Coach Seth Erwin as he looks to lead his program to another national championship while offering his rugby knowledge to us! We cover all sorts of other topics in Iowa, Midwest, Nationally, and Internationally as well!

Join Mr. Gray & Philly V as they have special guest Victor Wong in studio! Vic is the 1st year head coach of West Des Moines Valley and a member of the West Des Moines Wombats! They break down all the action in the IAYRA Boys Spring Season along with some fun stories along the way. Then the Bois are joined by Mossy from The Top of The League Podcast as they pick back up from their break as well as grinding away with the South Pitt Hooligans on their way to D3 Men's Nationals! This, and so much more in this episode!

Mr. Gray is solo to bring you all updates with the Iowa Youth Rugby Association Boys' Spring season. He recaps Week 1, he previews Week 2, and he has some BREAKING NEWS! He also recaps the happenings of rugby in Iowa, the Midwest, and Nationally! Being an only child helped prepare him to bring you this episode as he's had a lot of practice talking to himself as a kid!

In this episode of The B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast, we sit down with Talan Nelson of the Iowa Rugby Report to hear about his new social media platform dedicated to highlighting high school rugby in Iowa. We also preview the IAYRA boys season, which kicks off this Friday, and run through all the latest rugby happenings across the state. Plus, we take a deep dive into the thrilling conclusion of the 6 Nations Tournament and so much more!

This week on the B-Side Bois, the crew is joined by Iowa Rugby Union President Bryant Reynolds for an in-depth conversation about all things rugby in Iowa and the Midwest. They break down key updates from the Midwest Annual Grand Meeting in Detroit and discuss what's ahead for the region.The boys also dive into the latest from the Iowa Youth Rugby Association as teams gear up for the start of practices. Plus, they check in on their 6 Nations Pick'em Challenge, take a look at the current Major League Rugby standings, and cover plenty more from the world of rugby.Tune in for another packed episode of B-Side Bois!

In this jam-packed episode of The B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast, the Bois dive into the world of women's rugby in the U.S. with two incredible guests. First, we chat with Rachel Ehrecke, USA Women's National Team player, Foundational Five member of WER Denver Onyx, Penn State alum, and former IAYRA State MVP from Iowa. Then, we sit down with Jenny Dillon, President of the Women's Board for Quad City Irish Women's Rugby, to discuss the growth of the game at the grassroots level.But that's not all—we break down the latest happenings in Iowa high school rugby, give our first impressions of the highly anticipated RUGBY25 video game, and check in on Major League Rugby's opening weekend. Plus, we make our Round 3 Six Nations predictions and, of course, share plenty of laughs along the way.Tune in for great insights, exciting rugby news, and the classic B-Side banter you love!

B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast – Season 4 Premiere! The Bois are back for Season 4!

Join us for our last episode of the 2024 with our Season 3 Finale! A lot of fun as we are joined by Alex Goff of Goff Rugby Report to get his view on rugby in Iowa, USA Rugby/NCR split, and how he's able to produce top level rugby reporting. We also finish our Top of the League Podcast Celebrity 15 with our wings, fullback, and coach! We make bold predictions for 2025 while looking ahead to what to watch for. We end the episode hearing from Trey Gaudet of Northwest Missouri Boys High School Rugby program and how they just started yet have already won a Nebraska state title! The Bois will take a few weeks off and we will be back and better than ever in 2025! Let us know what you want to hear and see from us in 2025! Thank you again everyone for the support and for joining us for some great rugby conversations!

We've got an OG episode of the podcast today with only Philly V & Mr. Gray! They cover the happenings in the Iowa Rugby Union, College Rugby Updates with Bowl Games & National Tournaments. A little Major League Rugby Talk. We outline major events for 2025 and preview next week's season 3 finale episode! Episode ends with a great interview with the brand new head coach of the Valley Tigers Boys Rugby Club, Victor Wong! Join us for a fun episode!

Join us for a jammed packed episode where we talk all things international rugby from the past month of test matches. Whose stock is rising, who is falling off a cliff, who surprised us, what's going on with the USA Eagles? We also discuss some local college news as well as updates from the Iowa Rugby Union! Check out BBP Sport for their new special on team kits!

A quick episode where we run down lots of local rugby happenings before Thanksgiving. We've got new teams in Iowa Falls & Mineral City. Interview with Colter Johnson of Mineral City. Lilly Stough makes the USA Rugby women's u18 7s squad traveling to New Zealand. UNI Men's rugby looks ahead to the NCR Final Four while UNI Women end their great season in the Final Four. Iowa Women have a bowl match with Texas. And more fun banter!

Join us for a playoff recap extravaganza! We recap the Iowa State vs Iowa Heart of America championship match. We check in on UNI Men and UNI Women as the march into the playoffs. We run down the scores of the Midwest Rugby Union championship matches as well as special interviews from the Red River Ruffians from Fargo, North Dakota. We then hear from Gator of the South Pitt Hooligans and one of the hosts of the Top of The League Podcast! More fun banter to follow! Join us!

A jammed packed episode with THREE huge interviews of people doing big things from local clubs on a national level! We hear from Lilly Stough from WSR Girls rugby and her experience winning the IAYRA state championship as well as her time out in Chula Vista for the U18 Rugby Pathways 7s High-Performance Camp. We check in with Nick Marker from UNI Men's Rugby and hear about their season and their mindset ahead of the D2 NCR National Playoffs. We also check in with Iowa State Men's Head Coach Ant Frein ahead of their Heart of America Conference Championship Clash with the University of Iowa! We also have other MLR news, international news, and some fun! Join us!

We check in with the University of Northern Iowa women's coach Meghan Flanigan to hear about the IAYRA State Girls Championship, UNI's success, and the WER. We also cover college and Midwest playoffs as well as international and professional news! Check it out!

Join us as we talk rugby in the USA. Joined by Producer Kress of the Top of the League Podcast!

The Bois record from SingleSpeed Brewing Co. in Des Moines as they are the playoff sponsor for the West Des Moines Wombats. Hear from bar manager Ben as well as multiple Wombats as we recap the happenings of IAYRA girls rugby and look ahead to the Midwest playoffs! Join us!

Join us as the Bois recap the past couple weeks for local college rugby, senior side rugby, high school rugby, and chat about the happenings of rugby world wide! A fun episode with no guest this week!

Another episode with the Bois where we recap the Iowa Youth Rugby Association Girls Week 1 action from Monday night. We hear from Norwalk Girls Rugby Assistant Coach Bryant Reynolds. We also recap college rugby matches, senior side matches, international matches, and we pick our #6, #7, #8 players in the Top of the League Podcast Celebrity Top 15 Challenge! And plenty of silly banter in between! Join us!

Join us for our Iowa Youth Rugby Association Girls' preview show with special interviews from Casey Hansen of Waverly-Shell Rock, Salty Thompson & Kelsie McDowell of EIRA! Girls' 7s High School Season starts Monday and then on next Wednesday there is an EIRA High Performance Identification camp in Des Moines! We also break down all the college, senior side, and international rugby action! Join us for a fun one!

Join us for a great episode with ALL FOUR BOIS IN STUDIO for the first time in 8 weeks! Great banter and some rugby news to share with you! Here's a rundown: -Ambassadors League -College Recap -Iowa Falls High School Rugby -Midwest Rugby Update -Interview with Jessi Inman of Cedar Falls Girls Rugby -Interview with Annahlee Huspen & Colby Wiederholt of Urbandale Girls Rugby -International Rugby Recap -Celebrity Tight 5 Fantasy Draft (We copied Top of the League Podcast's Idea and to engage with them) Note: We apologize for the popping sound in the audio in this episode. One of our microphone cords is damaged and we were unable to remove the sound from the audio. Also, around the 1 hour 26 minute mark you can hear one of the microphones die LIVE on the air. If anyone knows how audio works, we would love to work with you!

We are BACK! Well, kind of. It's just Mr. Gray & Nichols recapping summer and looking at the kickoff of all the fall rugby seasons!

Huge episode where we interview Joe Lippert starting at 1:14:00, we hear his take on Olympic 7s, USA Rugby, NCR All-American Tour in France, Vail Rugby and more! We also talk about upcoming summer tournaments in Iowa, EIRA updates, NAI 7s, and so many international test matches and other random nuggets!

HUGE Episode as we talk to Brand New Head coach of the NEWEST D1 NCAA Women's Varsity program, Kelsie McDowell of La Salle University. We also check in with great friend of the podcast, Erik Frana, to hear about his time this past weekend at the Mid Summer Classic as a part of the Iowa High School Selects Coaching Staff! Then we talk about a bunch of rugby stuff including MLR Playoffs, Rugby 25 the Video Game, International Matches, U20 Matches, and other rugby fun stuff! Join us!

Join us for an interview with Ty Adams who recently graduated from Fort Dodge and how rugby helped him be able to play football at the collegiate level! We also break down all the 7s action of the summer from Iowa High School Selects, to Wombats Academy, to the Iowa Summer 7s Series, to Block Party 7s, and to the Olympics! We also discuss all the international championships happening across multiple pro leagues as well as international friendlies! So much happening! Check it out!

Massive episode today as have two HUGE interviews! First we talk to Taylor Isberner from Des Moines Women's rugby (18:42-51:56) then Samuel Ciancutti of Barstool Rugby and Toledo Celtics (55:58-1:20:56). We also check in on the Iowa Hawkettes playing for the Midwest Thunderbirds, Iowa Summer 7s Series, Iowa City Block Party 7s, Iowa State Men's CRAA All Americans, MLR Playoff Picture, International Playoff Matches, International Friendlies, USA Player Selections for Men's and Women's teams, NCR Selects playing in France and so much more!

Check it out! The Bois are on their own with their first episode ever with no interview guest! We cover all the updates in the Iowa Rugby Union, Iowa Summer 7s Series, Fall schedules for senior sides and colleges, international pro league playoffs, and just general friendship!

Join us for updates all about the Iowa Rugby Union with the President, Bryant Reynolds

Join us for another installment of the podcast as the Bois interview former UNI Women's Panther and current Tampa Bay Krewe player, Molly Douglas as we hear from her experience on winning the D2 Women's National Title a couple of weeks ago. She gives us some great insight on how they did it as well as some ideas for how to make women's rugby in Iowa better! Other topics covered include: -Iowa Rugby Union Summer AGM Announcement -Iowa Selects High School Boys U16 & U18 Roster Announcements -Treyden Fuchs-Pearson signs to play with Iowa State Men's Rugby from Cedar Rapids Prairie -Bremer Youth Rugby U14 is making some noise -Investec Champions Cup Review -Challenge Cup Review -Investec Player of the Year Review -International Player Movements -Major Legue Rugby Recap -USA Eagles U20s getting more opportunities -And more!

Join us for our next installment of the show with our widest range of topics as we cover from Iowa High School Rugby to Major League Rugby to Women's International Rugby to Collegiate Rugby and so much more! A very special interview with Mason Koch of the New England Free Jacks in Major League Rugby along with his former high school coach Josh Flammang of the Iowa City Trojans! A great behind the scenes look at how the Iowa City Trojans operate and a look how Mason was able to go from Iowa City to Dartmouth to Major League Rugby. We also cover many new college signings for boys and girls from the IAYRA looking to be the next in line to make the jump to the next level! Check it out!

Can you believe it? We're still going after 2 years, 3 seasons, 119 episodes, 150+ guests, and countless laughs! We catch back up with our first ever guest and producer of the show, Javier Sanchez who is now in Houston! The Iowa Central product catches up with us. Then we recap the IAYRA Class 1A Boys' State Championship Tournament followed by an inclusive interview from Gimli as he connects with State Champion Landon Cory of the Bondurant Blue Plague! We then go over new World Rugby law trials and take a look at some international professional club matches and upcoming test matches for USA Rugby! It's a jammed packed episode with celebrations, laughter, and information! We've got a little bit of everything! Thank you all for giving us a listen!

The Bois recap their live-stream experience of the Class 2A IAYRA Boys' State Championship Tournament and recap all the matches from last Friday night. Then they are joined by State Champions and Elite All-State Award Winners Kaedyn Smith, Chase Gilber, and Ian Murra (State Tournament MVP) from Cedar Falls Rugby who finished their season with a perfect 15-0 record! There's exciting news also around Iowa Selects, Bremer Youth Rugby, Wombats Rugby Youth Academy, and Iowa Hawkettes. Get ready for summer 7s and the Iowa City Block Party which is coming soon! A really fun episode celebrating all the things that make rugby great in Iowa!

A shorter episode today but a great look ahead to senior side club nationals, a recap of the Iowa Rugby Union All-Iowa Tournament, a recap of the NCR CRC, a recap of Iowa State's National Title match, an interview with Landon Sanders who was a massive part of the planning and running of the All-Iowa Tournament, and a few other fun rugby stories. Join us!

HUGE Episode as we preview the 1A and 2A State Championship Tournaments for the boys' IAYRA spring rugby season! We also catch up with Casey Hansen, coach of Waverly-Shell Rock and the Iowa High School Selects. A lot of information in this one! Join us Friday night as we will be live-streaming from Southeast Polk for the 2A State Championship IAYRA Tournament!

A fantastic episode with an in-studio interview of a guest we've had on our wish list since the start of this podcast. The legendary Paul Damge stops by the Wombat Den to share part of his rugby story and thoughts on the current state of rugby in Iowa and more! We cover the NCR CRC7s brackets, some updates with senior side rugby, and Thudnerbirds and Iowa Rugby Union Select side updates as well! You do not want to miss this episode!

Week 4 Recap of the Iowa Youth Rugby Association and an interview with the head coach of Cedar Rapids Washington Boys' Rugby! We have updates to the Iowa High School Selects and the Hawkettes with some exciting college signings of a few of our high school athletes! Updates on the ACR 7s Nationals and ACR 15s National Championship with Iowa State University! Check it out!

Join us for a jammed packed episode with TWO awesome interviews! Here's a rundown of the show: 0:00-1:56 Opening Song/Andrew Zellmer 1:56-19:32- Iowa State vs Sam Houston State Recap, Des Moines Rugby vs Eastside Banshees Recap, West Des Moines Wombats vs Fox Valley Maori Preview 19:32-29:41- Cooper Isaacson Interview talks UNI Men's Rugby 7s and NCR CRC 7s Nationals in DC Coming Up 30:03-51:06 Meghan Flanigan Interview talks UNI Women's Rugby 7s and NCR CRC 7s Nationals in DC Coming Up 51:06-End of Show- Weekend Recap with Iowa Central Community College Men and maybe a women's team?!, University of Iowa Women, University of Iowa Men, Women's Midwest Collegiate Rugby Conference 7s Tournament, Iowa State Women, Tackle Height Trial, Matt Giteau Law, and other random rugby nuggets!

Join us for our IAYRA Week 3 recap of the high school boys' season as we have interviews from: North Polk Head Coach Justin McKay, Denver Coach Cooper Isaacson, and Columbus Catholic Coach Robby Asplund! Philly V & Mr. Gray then dive into the standings to see where teams are sitting at the halfway point! Don't forget about boys Iowa selects tryouts this Saturday in Bondurant at 9am. We also check in on the Iowa Hawkettes!

Join us for a massive and fun episode of the podcast! Quick hits of what's to come: 0:00-21:18 Hernia Talk, Rugby Recruiting Ideas, Weekend Recaps for Des Moines Rugby, Kansas City RFC, Iowa Central Community College, West Des Moines Wombats, Iowa State University, Iowa Falls Rugby, and River City Rugby 21:18-30:01 Drew Guinn of Iowa State Men's Rugby Interview 30:24-47:47 Jaxon Stokley, Ramon Serrano, & Luke Nenes of Sam Houston State Rugby (there is some static from our mic cords at the start of the interview but it gets better after about a minute! We are working on a solution for next week!) 47:47-End of Show Banter about World Cup of Club Rugby, Rees-Zammit update, favorite candy bars, nicknames, randomness, and friendship!

Join us for updates from the IAYRA boys spring rugby 7s league! Interviews from Norwalk's head coach Matt Daniels and one of WSR's head coaches Casey Hansen!

Join us for our special SECOND episode of the week where Mr. Gray and International Correspondent Eric Nichols catch up with long time friend from the UNI Men's Rugby club, Chris Aguero. Chris played in high school for Muscatine, then UNI Men's Rugby, then senior side rugby with the Austin Huns, and now he's with the Columbus Castaways. We talk about what has made each club great while sharing stories along the way! Great insight for anyone trying to improve their club's culture or systems! We also touch base on some MLR and International rugby stories! Join us!

Week 1 of the IAYRA Boys season is in the books and we check in from all 4 of last Friday's sites to get the inside scoop! A lot of great rugby was played, the league is getting deeper, and some interesting stories are taking shape! We've got 4 coaches that give us a little insight on the programs including Erik Frana head coach from Cedar Rapids Prairie, Tom McClimon head coach of Fort Dodge, DeAndre Moore head coach of Urbandale, and our own Philly V freshman coach of Valley. We also share the 2024 class of the Iowa Rugby Union Hall of Fame and news with the Midwest 7s Series for this summer!

MASSIVE EPISODE ALERT! We've got everything, don't believe us, check out this run down: -NashBash Fallout -Iowa Summer 7s Series -Iowa Rugby Union Hall of Fame -All-Iowa Tournament -IAYRA Week 1 Preview -Parker Czipar Interview -Joe Lippert Interview -A bunch of other stuff happening in the world of rugby

The Wombats are on the road to Nashville for the 2024 Nashbash Tournament! To pass the time and get some good road trip and Nashville stories, Mr. Gray brought the mics and recorded this episode on the road with the fellas! Join us!

We are BACK again to recap what we've missed in the last month while also diving into the high school boys' IAYRA season. We interview one of the top seniors in the state, Ian Murra of Cedar Falls Rugby, and Aiden Lewis, head coach of Ames Atomics and scrumhalf for Iowa State University. Eric Nichols checks in and recaps the 6 Nations. We preview Nashbash a little while also dissecting some issues we have with the logic of The Lion King. Join us!

A very fun episode with the Bois where we talk with Marc Blong who is the head of the brand new Ambassadors League Committee! Learn all about this new venture. The Bois also dive into some upcoming 7s news, stories about Nashville, and we check in with Eric Nichols on 6 Nations updates!

A throwback episode with just Philly V & Mr. Gray as they interview the brand new President of the Iowa Rugby Union, Bryant Reynolds. Bryant is also a member of the Des Moines Rugby Club and a coach for the Norwalk Girls High School team. We discuss all of the exciting things that are happening behind the scenes to make sure our union has a fantastic year of rugby in 2024. This includes the creation of brand new committees to work on special projects like the Iowa Summer 7s Series, All-Iowa Tournament, Women's Development, Select Side Teams, Ambassador League, and so much more! The Bois also discuss the 1st Round of the 6 Nations, some exciting World Rugby news, opportunity to grow the game with the L1 coaching and refereeing certification clinics, and exciting news out of the Northeast Wisconsin Rugby Foundation! If you want to know what's happening in rugby in our area or want to be involved, you do not want to miss this episode!