Watching day games at Starfire is like staring into the sun.

Its hard to swallow we have a mature AJ MacGinty & Paul Lasike and missed the World Cup. Those two are the best we’ve ever produced in their position.

Great finals in Minnesota for Premier Rugby Sevens. 2022 CRC champion Kekoa Kauwe and 2012 champ Madison Hughes win with the Expert men in a thriller. And 2021 CRC MVP Sativa Peehikuru and the Loonies beat the Golden Retrievers in the women’s final.

Ed Fidow takes losing well.

Been in companies trying to sell rugby tix & commercialize 🏉 n 🇺🇸 since ‘09. When folks have gotten traction, it’s via yrs of hard work & humble progress. Usually stacked on top of big financial loss. Turning doers n2 viewers & converting 👩‍👧 is harder than the internet thinks

CRC alums on back-to-back dream teams, alongside the all-time World Series try leader. Good company.

Midwestern ruggers don’t play around. 7 hours is a run of the mill away friendly where I’m from. One thing visiting rugby foreigners consistently say about the grassroots folks in flyover country is how dedicated and passionate those like the Hoggs are.

Will be on at the shop today, so all the hipster kids and suburban moms will get a glimpse of rugby against their will. Despite my time zone not being represented on this map, even though half the world is.

Rugby needs an international, independent monolithic pro league like the NBA. Until then, the Old Boys who run the sport will keep stifling its growth for short-term profit and incremental gains for their own unions.

MLR has officially given me FOMO. Just finished Unproven. I’d rather in Quincy rn. And Chicago next week sounds lights out.

Two weeks in a row my club has played tournaments where the organizer has teams playing as many as 6 matches. Seems outrageous to me. 4 is the sweet spot. 5 the max. Anything more is torture.

So. Damn. Awesome. 10k would be an absolute home run. Especially with ticket prices so much > LA at an expansion neutral site. MLR is catching on. Still one helluva grind and race to 2031, but attendance this season has been a massively good sign.

What it takes to sell 8-10k rugby tix in one of America’s largest markets Two youth divisions Dropkick Murphy’s Shaq Block Party - Meet the hometown team - Food trucks - More DJs An entire season of marketing Oh, and a pro rugby game

Devastating.

The Free Jacks content guy having his equipment bag stolen from the stadium Saturday sickens me. Irreplaceable championship memories. Expensive equipment he says he cannot afford to replace and is his livelihood. What a hopeless, soulless piece of work do you have 2b?

Thats the first yellow card I’ve ever seen issued for attempting to quicktap a penalty. USA v Uruguay in Kenya is a cracker!

The Local men just got A LOT better.

I know he’s not a player, but this is Colin Hawley’s role to lose, right?

Awesome finish for the Steeltoes men on home soil to clinch a championship spot in dramatic fashion.

Headliner kit is world class. Absolutely divine.