2/18/26 B-Side Bois w/ Victor Wong

About this episode

Victor Wong joins Mr. Gray for a lively discussion on rugby, covering various topics including team updates and the 6 Nations.

Episode 167 of the B-Side Bois Podcast is a certified bro-sesh. Victor Wong — Head Coach of Valley Boys High School Rugby and President of the West Des Moines Wombats — joins Mr. Gray in studio for a wide-ranging, laugh-filled episode packed with real rugby talk and a few hot takes along the way. We kick things off with reminders about the Referee L1 Clinic, shout out our friends at MonStars Trading Cards, and dive into the latest All-Iowa updates, new teams popping up across the state, and the big question… what’s going on with Men’s D4? From there it’s all things Wombats: the 5-Year Anniversary Touch celebration, banquet plans, 6 Nations watch party, and spring practice right around the corner. We also break down: • Rugby Iowa Boys HS 7s teams • University of Iowa & UNI men’s spring schedules • CRC vs CRAA Rant from Mr. Gray • MLR & Players Association agreement • USA Women’s upcoming tour on home soil • 6 Nations results, table, Pick ‘Em update & Week 3 preview • World Rankings shakeups • USA Men’s 7s first outing of the year in SVNS2 And to close it out? A debate on the hardest position in rugby. Plenty of insight. Plenty of laughs. Plenty of strong opinions. Very…

People in this episode

Host: Mr. Gray

Guest: Victor Wong

Topics covered

• rugby
• high school sports
• team updates
• 6 Nations
• USA rugby
• coaching

Keywords

• rugby
• Victor Wong
• West Des Moines Wombats
• 6 Nations
• USA rugby
• high school rugby
• sports updates
• Men's D4
• Rugby Iowa

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Valley Boys High School Rugby, West Des Moines Wombats, Rugby Iowa, University of Iowa, UNI, MLR, Players Association, USA Women’s, 6 Nations, USA Men’s 7s

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