The Rugby Odds: Confounded French, Glasgow Gag, Leinster Bulls-ish? URC, MLR, Super Rugby, Prem

About this episode

The episode covers various rugby playoffs and predictions with a star-studded panel.

🏉 THE RUGBY ODDS — Season 6, Episode 33 📍 NEW YORK, NY - From a championship in Japan, to playoffs in the URC & Super Rugby, to the final week of the MLR, and postseason details in the Premiership, there's a lot to cover. Our star-spangled panel gets to just enough of it in just in 25 minutes. 🎙️ THE PANEL 💥 John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL) – WWE Hall of Famer & rugby advocate 🇬🇧 Mike Friday – 3× Olympic 7s coach & Harlequins fan 🤔 ☘️ George Hook – Ireland’s most unfiltered voice 🔥 King Gift Egbelu – Inventor of Words 🎤 Matt McCarthy – The host ⏱️ WHAT'S INSIDE & WHEN 00:52: 📈 Records 28-13-4 •The King's booty! 01:36: 👀 What Caught Your Eye? Sinking Saracens • Kobe Steelers hold off Kubota Spears • No 4-Peat for New England • Stomers fatal fashion choice • Glasgow Gags! 05:08: 🏆 Player of the Week Nominees: • Damien McKenzie • Henry Slade •Jamison Gibson-Park •Handre Pollard?! 07:40: 💪 Grown A$$ Man Nominees: • Ethan Blackadder • Johan Grobbelaar • Thomas Du Toit 09:36: ☘️ Headlines With [George] Hook • The Confounded French! • Bordeaux & Toulon bounced! Playoffs' Predictions: 17:43: URC final 17:44: Premiership semis 19:52: MLR semis 23:19: Super Rugby semis 25:35…

People in this episode

Host: Matt McCarthy

Guests: John Bradshaw Layfield, Mike Friday, George Hook, King Gift Egbelu

Topics covered

• Rugby
• Playoffs
• Player of the Week
• Headlines
• Predictions

Keywords

• Rugby
• URC
• MLR
• Super Rugby
• Premiership
• Player of the Week
• Headlines

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Saracens, Kobe Steelers, Kubota Spears, New England, Stomers, Glasgow, Bordeaux, Toulon, Old Glory, DC

Places: New York, NY

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