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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!
A man is in jail suspected of kidnapping a baby girl. American Fork Police Lieutenant Cameron Paul says they were able to catch Aaron Castro after a family member called 911 saying they woke up to the sound of a crying baby. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aaron Castro of the Earful of Dirt Podcast returns for his second appearance on Le Rouge Rugby! We take a deep, deep, deep dive into MLR academies and the new grassroots development incentives! We close out the podcast by discussing the World Tens Series!
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.
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.
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.
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.
EOF brings in Aaron Castro to talk some football as we begin to feel the fallout from Free Agency. Support this podcast
We catch up with Erika Persil with the Austin Valkyries to kick things off this week. Cover the Austin Derby between the Blacks and the Huns. But then...Austin becomes the talk on MLR, USA, and the international rugby community. What happened can only be described as EARTH-SHAKING! We bring on Aaron Castro from the Earful of Dirt Podcast to discuss the craziness in Austin, and then welcome Roland Suniula back to Austin.
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.
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.
Aaron Castro and Craig Gridelli talk through the Eagle's trip north to face Canada for both nations' final Rugby World Cup warm up.
Derek and Dan welcome rugby insider Aaron Castro of Ear Full of Dirt Podcast to the show! They dive into Aaron’s rugby history and try to figure out what the hell happened in the US vs. Canada game. Aaron also shares his experience at the Women’s Super Series and how the event can grow.
Chance Wenglewski took some time away from Pacific Nation's Cup Camp to chat with Earful of Dirt's Aaron Castro about his rugby journey.
Earful of Dirt's Aaron Castro and Josh Fredlund, along with special guest Craig Gridelli, check in on headlines from Major League Rugby and do a deep dive into the upcoming Pacific Nations Cup.
Hope Rogers, USA Women's Eagles No 223 has been around the park as an International rugby player. On the eve of her 28th cap she chats with Earful of Dirt's Aaron Castro about her rugby journey from high school to present day.
SAN DIEGO, CA – Big Joe T, aka Joe Taufete’e, star hooker for the Worcester Warriors and Team USA, joins Matt McCarthy re: –Rugby World Cup 2019 -Being a Warrior in the Gallagher Premiership -Possibility of playing in Major League Rugby –Belmont Shore Days –How a Girl he liked got him to play. –Pacific Nations Cup -And Dennis Rodman? And while Stacy Paetz arguably steals the show with her cameo, Aaron Castro does what no man had done prior - he carried the Major League Rugby Shield... by himself! It's on camera, folks! *Watch or download as a Podcast. Please feel free to comment below and please share with your mates! All Segments: rugbywrapup.com/category/videos/ Find All Here: -Web: http://www.RugbyWrapUp.com -Twitter: https://twitter.com/RugbyWrapUp @RugbyWrapUp, @Matt_McCarthy00, @JonnyLewisFilms, @Junoir Blaber, @JWB_RWU, @Luke Bienstock, @Ronan Nelson, @MeetTheMatts, @Declan Yeats. -Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/RugbyWrapUp -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RugbyWrapUp -YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RugbyWrapUp -Apple PodCasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rugby-wrap-up/id1253199236?mt=2
Major League Rugby released the All-MLR selections this past Monday which features four major awards: Player of the Year, Forward of the Year, Back of the Year, and Coach of the year. Dan Power sat down with Player of the Year to recap his banner year, then chatted with Paddy Ryan about his Rugby journey to the Legion. Aaron Castro stepped in to interview JP Du Plessis who's returned to South Africa for some much needed time to manage his many small businesses. Pete Steinberg sat down with Rob Hoadley to discuss the second season improvements that saw the Legion into the Major League Rugby Championship.
Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro sits down with Malcolm May of New Orleans Gold to discuss his rugby story. Major League Rugby's second season kicks off Saturday, January 26.
Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro sits down with Major League Rugby's NOLA Gold GM Ryan Fitzgerald to discuss New Orleans' recruitment strategy for the 2019 season. How do you build a team to endure 16 fixtures in a 19 week season?
Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro talks with USA women's XVs Head Coach Rob Cain to discuss his rugby journey and how he came to the Eagles job.
Gordon Hanlon joins Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro for part 7 of our Rugby Technique series. This time, they discuss purpose of the scrum in Rugby XVs and delve into coaching the scrum from a technical perspective.
Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro talks with USA men's 7s KeVon Williams about his breakout season on the HSBC Sevens World Series, his humble beginnings at New Mexico Highlands and his best memories from last season.
Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro talks with Natalie Kosko about her journey to the USA women's 7s team, the WPL Champion and trials surrounding returning to the game from a second major knee injury.
Gary Gold, new head coach of the USA Eagles, the men's national rugby team, discusses this coaching philosophy and experiences around the globe with Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro.
Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro sits down with Chris Cracknell, San Diego Legion Forwards Coach, to discuss rugby story along with his thoughts on Major League Rugby.
Kimball Kjar, Utah Warriors GM and CEO, was a standout wrestler in high school but later converted to rugby. He talked with Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro about his experience in Major League Rugby.
Aaron Castro and Corey Munson take to Facebook Live to recap some late-breaking news prior to the April 21 launch of Major League Rugby. The guys go over a new poll released Friday ranking the teams, talk about international viewing options and recap fresh signings.
Rob Hoadley, Head Coach of the San Diego Legion, joins Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro to share his rugby story and how he became the leader of the Legion in their inaugural season as part of Major League Rugby.
Matt Hawkins, General Manager of the San Diego Legion, joins Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro for a chat about Matt's rugby career and the future of Major League Rugby in the United States.
Gordon Hanlon joins Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro for part 6 of our Rugby Technique series. This time, they discuss seasonal planning in rugby, periodization of training and practices for the teams and the individual through program development.
Kenny Scott of the Utah Warriors joins Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro for part 3 of a team edition of Lineouts. They discussed all things Major League Rugby and Scott's hopes for the upcoming inaugural MLR season.
Angus MacLellan of the Utah Warriors joins Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro for part 2 of a team edition of Lineouts. They discussed all things Major League Rugby and MacLellan's hopes for the upcoming inaugural MLR season.
Alex Tucci of the Utah Warriors joins Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro for part 1 of a team edition of Lineouts. They discussed all things Major League Rugby and Tucci's hopes for the upcoming inaugural MLR season.
Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro continues his discussion with Gordon Hanlon as part of the Rugby Techniques series. This week, they go over the blitz defense system, which is derived from Rugby League's influence on Union. It requires individual players to have solid tackling skills.
Ken Hagerstrom of Ram Rugby USA – official ball supplier of Major League Rugby – talks with Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro about the multi-year supply agreement for balls and equipment to six of the Seven MLR teams.
Gordon Hanlon joins Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro for part 4 of our Rugby Technique series. They discuss the 1-3-2-2 Attack/Offensive System and give listeners a better understanding of what to watch for in the game.
Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro talks with Will Magie, the USA Eagles and Glendale Raptors fly-half about his rugby journey and being a founding member of Major League Rugby.
Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro talks with Glendale Raptors and USA Eagles scrum-half Shaun Davies. Originally from South Africa, Davies came to the U.S. to play rugby for BYU where he won two College National Championships.
Dave Williams, Eagle #337 and head coach of the Glendale Raptors joins Aaron Castro to discuss his career and the future of Major League Rugby in the United States.
Gordon Hanlon joins Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro for part 3 of our Rugby Technique series. They discuss the 1-3-3-1 attack system and give listeners a better understanding of what to watch for in the game.
Gordon Hanlon joins EOD co-host Aaron Castro for part 2 of our Rugby Technique series. They discuss the 2-4-2 style of Attack and give listeners a better understanding of what to watch for in the game.
Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro interviews NOLA Gold Scrumhalf Holden Yungert. He's led a very competitive rugby life since picking up the egg in high school, which ultimately led to a position in Major League Rugby.
Gordon Hanlon joins EOD co-host Aaron Castro for part 1 of our Rugby Technique series. They discuss the beginnings of the modern rugby offensive style to give listeners a better understanding of what to watch for in the game.
Eric Howard, a hooker from Canada, was announced with NOLA Gold in October. He speaks with Earful of Dirt cohost Aaron Castro on his expeiences both on and off the pitch, his start with Major League Rugby, and his life here and back home.
Mark Bullock, director of rugby at the Glendale Raptors in Colorado, speaks with Earful of Dirt co-host Aaron Castro as part of the Vertical Organization series which highlights the back office staff of Major League Rugby clubs.
Ahead of Earful of Dirt's first full episode, each host took to Facebook Live to introduce himself.
Package about Sailors at Navil Air Facility Atsugi have come together to accomplish a variety of tasks to provide support in the aftermath of the earthquake and subsequent Tsunami that hit Japan. Personnel assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Fourteen, are taking the mission to heart. Lt. junior grade Aaron Castro, a pilot in the Squadron says he feels happy to help. Produced by Petty Officer 2nd Class.