Earful of Dirt - The Major League Rugby Podcast

Se confirma la final de MLR y el estadio. Los Teros chocan vs Los Cerezos en Japón. Cambios en los planteles rumbo a la ventana de julio y la final de temporada europea. Eso y más en el episodio 106 de ELM!

Two entertaining conference finals have determined who will appear in the championship for this 2022 Major League Rugby season. Josh and Craig break down what to expect when the Seattle Seawolves face off against Rugby New York at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey.

Josh and Craig talk through the Major League Rugby conference eliminators (spoilers: they were on the boring side), then switch gears and preview the conference finals. They guys wrap thing up with an examination the freshly announced USA squad for the Rugby World Cup qualifier against Chile.

NOTE: Due to technical issues, some audio on this week'd episode may be distorted. The playoffs are here! But not without controversy as Los Angeles and Austin have been disqualified from post season play. Josh, Liam and Craig try and make sense of it, and editor Corey stops by to share his thoughts.

This is it. The final entry of the SLAR Report Season 2 which end with a bang as Peñarol Rugby from Uruguay and Selknam Rugby from Chile battle it out for to become the champions of South America. We also discuss the team of the tournament, MVP and what it is next until the return in 2023.

The teams are settled, but the seeds are not. Only the Free Jacks are locked into their spot. Anything can happen in the final week of the season, but Josh and Liam offer their best estimates and what comes next!

Note: This episode was livestreamed on May 25th, but was delayed due to technical issues. This week, Josh and Craig talk through Houston and DC putting on a show during week 16 action, Dallas showed up (for a half), and Rugby ATL laid down a statement. They also preview matches coming up in week 17.

The return for the belated SLAR Report with rounds 8, 9, 10 along with the semifinals is here! A lot of surprises by the end of the regular season and definitely for the final two left.

With just three weeks left in the Major League Rugby regular season, both conferences are still not settled. Dallas continues to go backwards while Houston takes hold of third place in the west. Josh and Craig go over all that and more this week on Earful of Dirt!

Scorelines weren't as close as they appear in every game during week 13 of Major League Rugby 2022. The East is still holding strong at the top of the leader board. And the west is still in a rat race for third place. Josh and Craig break down all the action and maybe enjoy a little Star Wars talk to celebrate May 4th!

A bit late, but SLAR Report is back and bringing two rounds in one episode with 6 and 7 covering the first two weeks in Montevideo, Uruguay. Round 6: Cobras Brasil XV vs Peñarol Rugby, Selknam Rugby vs Olímpia Lions and Jaguares XV vs Cafeteros Pro. Round 7: Selknam Rugby vs Cobras Brasil XV, Cafeteros Pro vs Peñarol Rugby and Jaguares XV vs Olímpia Lions.

The West made some gains last week against the East. Dallas was officially eliminated from playoff contention while New England extended their lead in the East. Josh and Craig go over all the details and preview week 13 of Major League Rugby!

Old Glory DC gets their first win of the season, while Toronto and Austin continue on their hot streak. Liam, Craig and Josh break down all the action from Major League Rugby Week 11 and preview Week 12!

Round 5 of the Superliga Americana de Rugby continues with history been made in Paraguay with a great result for Cafeteros Pro vs Olímpia Lions, Peñarol Rugby on top over Selknam Rugby and a bit of a scare from Cobras Brasil XV vs Jaguares XV!

Major League Rugby's Western Conference continues to show they shouldn't be counted out. LA put on a show against NY, Houston put a beat down on Dallas and Austin stays tops. Craig and Josh break down all the weekend matches and preview all the action ahead in Week 11.

And the hits continue in round 4 of the Superliga Américana de Rugby. Another week of great results showing the progression of the league from the previous year. Is it too early to be calling a victory? Time will tell! Cafeteros Pro vs Selknam Rugby Olímpia Lions vs Cobras Brasil XV Jaguares XV vs Peñarol Rugby

At the midway point of the 2022 Major League Rugby season, the West is up for grabs. The East on the other hand, seems top heavy. It's anyone's guess who will come out on top, but Josh and John do their best to break it all down, and preview Week 11.

For the first time in Major League Rugby history, every match of week 8 was won by the visiting team. DC announced a coaching change while Dallas has more question marks than ever around it now. Josh and Craig break it all down and preview week 9.

Round 3 of Superliga Americana de Rugby showed that everything is not set in stone with many firsts going on in just one week. Jaguares XV vs Selknam Rugby Cafeteros Pro vs Cobras Brasil XV Olímpia Lions vs Peñarol Rugby

Toronto overcomes the wind in Utah, New England looks to be the team to beat, while Dallas and DC still have issues. Josh and Craig break it all down and preview Major League Rugby 2022 Round 8!

Round 2 of the Superliga Americana de Rugby brought several things down to earth to show there are ways to go before become successful in the league and not other team notice that faster than the Colombian franchise. Matches of the round: Jaguares XV vs Olímpia Lions Cafeteros Pro vs Peñarol Rugby Selknam Rugby vs Cobras Brasil Xv

Round 1 of the Superliga Americana de Rugby 2022 proved to be better than the previous season with very competitive and close matches! Matches shown below: - Cobras Brasil XV vs Peñarol Rugby - Jaguares XV vs Cafeteros Pro - Selknam Rugby vs Olímpia Lions

Josh and Craig are back after a bye week, well rested and (in Craig's case) sporting a tan! The guys go over the FreeJacks impressive performance in adverse weather, ATL's bid to RATL the cage of Austin and whether LA is about to fall off into the ocean. All that plus Major League Rugby week 7 predictions!

Welcome back to Earful of Dirt's SLAR Report! All season, Victor will offer perspectives and match recaps for Superliga Americana de Rugby. This week, he brings a league preview ahead of its 13th of March start date. Victor looks at the new players of the six franchises, plus shares information on a couple of new venues.

Toronto and New York had blowouts, black eyes were handed out and the competition keeps raising the stakes. Craig, Liam and Josh discuss all the Major League Rugby week 4 action and make their predictions for week 5.

This week, John, Craig and Josh examine Austin's strong run through the early part of the season, Toronto's entry to the win column, and improvements from the Jackals. All this along with a full recap of Major League Rugby Round 3 actions and predictions for Round 4!

With one exception, most of last weekend's matches were close. Josh and Craig break down all the action and preview round 3 of Major League Rugby 2022.

Major League Rugby Round One is in the books and Josh, Liam and Craig go over the results, make their predictions for the coming week and take a look at an interesting topic.

Week One of the 2022 Major League Rugby is upon us. Josh, Craig and John take a look at the upcoming week, make some predictions and answer your questions.

New UCLA Men's Rugby head coach Harry Bennett joins Josh Fredlund to talk about how he got his start in rugby, what drew him to the U.S., his time in Major League Rugby and his position as head coach of UCLA.

The guys are back and ready to get started on season five... well, most of them anyway. Josh, Craig, Liam and John discuss off-season changes, MLR team kits and make their predictions for the season.

Major League Rugby's 2021 season came to a close over the weekend as Atlanta and Los Angeles faced off at the Coliseum. Record-setting attendance and a win to remember for the home side made for a magical weekend. Craig, Liam and special guest James Deeley, the MLR stats guy, talk through the championship match and review some amazing facts about the just ended season.

Craig welcomes 'The Big Guy' from the Rugby Rant podcast to talk through all the Major League Rugby Semifinals action and recap Team USA's sixth place finish in Men's Rugby 7s at the Olympics.

The Major League Rugby regular season closed with three out of the four playoff teams losing. Round 18 was anything but boring – Aaron and Craig go through all the action and preview the semi-finals this week on Earful of Dirt.

The final playoff spot in the East will be decided this weekend when RUNY and NOLA face off. Aaron and Craig talk through the potential outcomes of this sure-to-be punishing match and log their picks for the rest of the Week 18 of Major League Rugby.

In the biggest upset of the 2021 season, NOLA Gold traveled to LA and pulled the upset. Aaron and Craig talk through that crazy match and the rest of the week 16 action from Major League Rugby.

Only four Major League Rugby teams will make it to the playoffs, which start at the end of July. But who will they be (besides LA, of course)? Aaron Castro and Craig Gridelli try to answer this and other burning questions while recapping all the Week 15 action!

This week, Josh and Liam are joined by USA Eagle #457 and former Utah Warrior John Cullen to go over all the Major League Rugby Week 14 action and discuss the perils of livestreaming about rugby.

The Major League Rugby playoff picture remains muddled, but that's an amazing thing! Josh, Craig and Aaron go over all the week 13 action and take a look at the dirty, dirty Eastern Division.

Four out of five games were decided by 10 points or less in Round 12, as parity holds strong in Major League Rugby. Aaron, Craig and eventually Liam recap all the weekend action and continue to contemplate who will win in the east.

Aaron, Craig and Liam run down all the Major League Rugby week 11 action and start talking playoffs.

Basically, no one knows who's going to be in the playoffs from the Eastern Conference. Aaron, Josh and Craig try to make sense of the facts and do a fair amount of speculating as Major League Rugby starts the downward slope to the finals.

Josh and Craig go Aaron-less this time, talking through all the week 9 action. San Diego and Atlanta show up to prove-it week and LA remains Major League Rugby's dominate force with two wins in five days.

Final episode of the SLAR Report 2021. A full review of a great final between Jaguares XV and CA Peñarol Rugby, plus the numbers and the breakdown of each franchise throughout the season. Until next time!

There was a shocker in LA over the weekend in week 8 of Major League Rugby 2021. Aaron, Craig and Liam break down the action and look ahead to week 9. Will the drama continue or will the strong get stronger?

Victor reviews the semifinals of the Superliga Americana de Rugby. Uruguay's Peñarol shows its meddle vs Chile's Selknam with everything to prove. Argentina's Jaguares XV looking to stay perfect vs a brave Olimpia Lions from Paraguay.

Josh, Craig and Liam take a look back at week 7 of MLR and preview all the week 8 action. And, as a bonus at the end, they talk some Star Wars!

Last round of the regular season and it didn't disappoint! Semi-Finals are locked and ready to go.

Toronto has been tearing up opponents in the east in recent weeks, only falling to LA in the month of April, making a strong statement in their conference. Meanwhile, LA seems unstoppable in the west, continuing their perfect season with a win over San Diego last weekend.

Reaching the end of the regular season, rounds 8 and 9 of Superliga Americana de Rugby gave a lot of surprises after feeling predictable.

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.