Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast
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| 9/4/24 B-Side Bois w/ Jessi Inman of Cedar Falls Girls Rugby, Annahlee Huspen & Colby Wiederholt of Urbandale Girls Rugby | 04 Sep 2024 | 01:45:01 | |
Join us for a great episode with ALL FOUR BOIS IN STUDIO for the first time in 8 weeks! Great banter and some rugby news to share with you! Here's a rundown: -Ambassadors League -College Recap -Iowa Falls High School Rugby -Midwest Rugby Update -Interview with Jessi Inman of Cedar Falls Girls Rugby -Interview with Annahlee Huspen & Colby Wiederholt of Urbandale Girls Rugby -International Rugby Recap -Celebrity Tight 5 Fantasy Draft (We copied Top of the League Podcast's Idea and to engage with them) Note: We apologize for the popping sound in the audio in this episode. One of our microphone cords is damaged and we were unable to remove the sound from the audio. Also, around the 1 hour 26 minute mark you can hear one of the microphones die LIVE on the air. If anyone knows how audio works, we would love to work with you! | |||
| 8/28/24 B-Side Bois THE RETURN | 28 Aug 2024 | 01:16:12 | |
We are BACK! Well, kind of. It's just Mr. Gray & Nichols recapping summer and looking at the kickoff of all the fall rugby seasons! | |||
| 5/17/24 B-Side Bois 2 Year Anniversary Show w/ Javier Sanchez and Landon Cory | 18 May 2024 | 02:02:12 | |
Can you believe it? We're still going after 2 years, 3 seasons, 119 episodes, 150+ guests, and countless laughs! We catch back up with our first ever guest and producer of the show, Javier Sanchez who is now in Houston! The Iowa Central product catches up with us. Then we recap the IAYRA Class 1A Boys' State Championship Tournament followed by an inclusive interview from Gimli as he connects with State Champion Landon Cory of the Bondurant Blue Plague! We then go over new World Rugby law trials and take a look at some international professional club matches and upcoming test matches for USA Rugby! It's a jammed packed episode with celebrations, laughter, and information! We've got a little bit of everything! Thank you all for giving us a listen! | |||
| 8/23/22 B-Side Bois w/Adam Simiele | 23 Aug 2022 | 01:32:46 | |
It is finally GAME WEEK! The Bois reach out to their first opponent, Northeast Iowa's Adam Simiele to get the inside scoop on how their training has gone so far, what they've done to improve their club on and off the field, as well as Adam's coaching efforts in their community! The Bois also preview all the matches for week 1 of rugby of the Iowa teams! It's a fun episode that really dives into the grassroots of Iowa Rugby! | |||
| 8/19/22 B-Side Bois w/Clint Gadbury | 19 Aug 2022 | 02:01:12 | |
The Bois have a JAMMED packed episode today! We dive into the MLR Draft results then follow up with an interview with Clint Gadbury, the Iowa Youth Rugby Association Director of Operations. He shares his thoughts on the upcoming girls season as well as so much more! There are a LOT of great things happening in Iowa with youth rugby! Check out how you can get involved! This episode is presented by Roder Epoxy. | |||
| 8/16/22 B-Side Bois w/Parker Czipar | 16 Aug 2022 | 01:02:28 | |
Local Instafamous Influencer Video Editor and 1st year player Parker Czipar joins the Bois to talk about his journey into rugby. He dives into what it's like to join rugby as an adult and to coach while also learning the game himself! A fun interview with a great fella! Don't miss this one! | |||
| 8/12/22 B-Side Bois w/Ava Denner | 12 Aug 2022 | 01:15:16 | |
The Bois sit down with Ava Denner, current Junior at Lindenwood University and former Roosevelt High School State Champion and Iowa Youth Rugby MVP. She also had time spent with the Iowa Hawkettes as well as American Rugby Pro Training Center (ARPTC). She gives us an update on how her college experience has been, overcoming a devastating injury, how high school rugby prepared her for college, and so much more! It's a great conversation for any high school athlete who thinks they want to play at the next level in college! Also, it was great for Mr. Gray to catch up with Ava since he was her coach her senior year at Roosevelt! | |||
| 8/9/22 B-Side Bois w/Adam Falk | 09 Aug 2022 | 01:35:24 | |
The Bois sit down with the top dog of the referee society of Iowa, Adam Falk. He gives us the perspective of the referee with all things rugby! A very fun and informative interview. The Bois might even learn a thing or two! | |||
| 8/5/22 B-Side Bois w/Ant Frein | 05 Aug 2022 | 01:25:14 | |
We've got an action packed episode wrapping up our Men's college preview week as head coach of Iowa State Rugby stops by, Ant Frein! He shares with us his journey to becoming the ISU head coach as well as what his vision was on Day 1 and how he's been able to stay true to his word with his work. It's a fun episode as Ant has been a huge part of rugby in Iowa for the past 2 decades from high school to college to the 7s scene. Lots of fun stories in this one! | |||
| 8/2/22 B-Side Bois w/Nick Marker | 02 Aug 2022 | 01:11:29 | |
The Bois dive into the Big 10 men's college rugby schedule and preview what they think could happen in this new format for the conference. Then UNI's Nick Marker joins the show to talk about his young rugby story that has already been filled with success. He talks about his goals for the season and gives us a behind the scenes look at the current UNI squad! A fun one for two UNI alumni! | |||
| 7/29/22 B-Side Bois w/"Taco" Aaron Alviar | 29 Jul 2022 | 01:33:41 | |
The Bois call the two decade veteran Taco and talk about everything under the sun! He's seen and been a part of a lot of rugby in Iowa, including a 2004 National Championship with Clinton to being a part of the 2021 D3 Iowa Champions with Bremer. Not afraid to speak his mind, we hear Taco's thoughts on everything Iowa rugby! Philly V & Mr. Gray also recap their wild UNI Alumni weekend trip, some select side youth teams, and look forward to the high school girls' rugby season! | |||
| 7/26/22- B-Side Bois w/Meghan Flanigan | 26 Jul 2022 | 00:47:54 | |
The UNI Women's Rugby schedule has been released by the Women's Midwest Collegiate Rugby Conference and the Bois check in with head coach Meghan Flanigan for her thoughts! We also discuss the state of USA Rugby, the last World Cup Qualifier, and the Iowa Irishfest Rugby Tournament! | |||
| 7/22/22- B-Side Bois w/Jake Mizell | 22 Jul 2022 | 01:13:15 | |
Join Philly V & Javi as they talk with Jake Mizell, the brand new assistant coach for Army West Point's Men's Rugby team, former Iowa Central Assistant & former Arkansas State Assistant coach, about his experiences with high level rugby, high level players, and the different rugby cultures he's experienced! It's a great episode with and even greater guy! | |||
| 5/15/24 B-Side Bois w/Kaedyn Smith, Chase Gilbert, & Ian Murra of Cedar Falls Rugby | 15 May 2024 | 01:01:30 | |
The Bois recap their live-stream experience of the Class 2A IAYRA Boys' State Championship Tournament and recap all the matches from last Friday night. Then they are joined by State Champions and Elite All-State Award Winners Kaedyn Smith, Chase Gilber, and Ian Murra (State Tournament MVP) from Cedar Falls Rugby who finished their season with a perfect 15-0 record! There's exciting news also around Iowa Selects, Bremer Youth Rugby, Wombats Rugby Youth Academy, and Iowa Hawkettes. Get ready for summer 7s and the Iowa City Block Party which is coming soon! A really fun episode celebrating all the things that make rugby great in Iowa! | |||
| 7/19/22- B-Side Bois w/Jeremiah Johnson | 19 Jul 2022 | 01:11:38 | |
Jeremiah Johnson joins Philly V & Javi to talk about all things in the State of Iowa rugby scene! He is a long time member of the Iowa Rugby Union as a high level referee, a former board member of USA Rugby, a hall of fame member of the Bremer County Bucks Rugby Club, a decorated state championship Iowa Youth Rugby Association coach, as well as an overall great guy and so much more! Join us for a fun conversation! | |||
| 7/15/22- B-Side Bois w/ Jake Wirz | 15 Jul 2022 | 01:09:48 | |
The Bois have Jake Wirz from the Quad City Irish on to talk about the resurgence of one of the most historic clubs in the Iowa Rugby Union! Jake shares his history with the club, how the came back to life right before Covid, the development of the youth programs, the upcoming return of the Bix 7s Tournament and SO MUCH MORE! Join us for a fun conversation! | |||
| 7/12/22- B-Side Bois w/Patrick Lausen | 12 Jul 2022 | 01:41:18 | |
Join two-thirds of the Bois as Mr. Gray & Philly V break down the 2022 Fall League Schedules for all senior Iowa teams with the Iowa Rugby Union President, Patrick Lausen! They break down each schedule, road trips, matchups, and make predictions that are based on assumptions and bias! They do their best to break it down, but let's be honest, they have no idea what's going to happen this fall! This is deep dive into what fall season could look like! Check it out to find out when and where your favorite clubs are playing this season! | |||
| 7/8/22- B-Side Bois w/Adam Hughes | 08 Jul 2022 | 01:13:10 | |
Another great episode brought to you by Roder Epoxy where again, Mr. Gray is flying solo! The rest of the Bois will be back next week, but join Mr. Gray today as he talks about a referee certification opportunity, gives shout outs to two IAYRA alumni playing for USA's U23 sides, and then a great interview with author and rugby man, Adam Hughes! His book "This is Rugby!" is available for pre-order and is full of stories about the spirit of rugby, from coast to coast and grassroots to international, everyone is in this book! Great insight on where Iowa stands in the USA with our rugby efforts. Mr. Gray ends the show with a weird rant on growing high school rugby in Southeast Iowa! You don't want to miss it! | |||
| 7/5/22- B-Side Bois w/ Joey Rasmus | 05 Jul 2022 | 01:12:06 | |
Join the solo B-Side Boi, Mr. Gray this week brought to you by Roder Epoxy! No he didn't fire Javi and Phil in a fit of rage, narcissism, or control of power, but Javi has started a new job (he's still with us) and Phil is out of town for the 4th of July! Mr. Gray dives into the worrisome viewership and attendance issue at the MLR Championship, then he's joined by Joey Rasmus, head coach of Illinois University Men's Rugby, WPL's North Shore's Head Coach, Silverbacks Rugby founder and so much more! He talks about new pathways for high school kids to improve their skills, how the WPL is on the verge of some pretty cool ideas, and how he helped make Illinois a force in the Big 10 with THREE sides for 15s! You don't want to miss this one! | |||
| 7/1/22- B-Side Bois w/ Casey Hansen | 01 Jul 2022 | 01:08:28 | |
Join the Bois as they discuss their first ever listener suggestion for a segment, they recap their time at the Stalemates Street League 3 event, and then they spend time with Casey Hansen, the current head coach of the Iowa Youth Rugby High School Boys Select Side team. He dives into all the great things they're doing for Iowa rugby and what's next for these kids and the program! | |||
| 6/28/22- B-Side Bois w/ Liberty Cawthorn | 28 Jun 2022 | 00:47:28 | |
IMPROVED AUDIO this week! Join the Bois with crystal clear audio as they reflect on the Iowa City Block Party 7s where Phil lost his voice. We also talk with recent Roosevelt High School graduate and rugby superstar, Liberty Cawthorn, as she reflects on her select side experiences with Hawkettes and more while she also looks ahead to her college experience coming up at Aquinas! | |||
| 6/24/22- The Tyler Dailey Extravaganza | 24 Jun 2022 | 02:38:45 | |
Join the Bois as they break their record for longest interview when Tyler Dailey comes into the Wombat Den Studio. As the Iowa Ducks president, Iowa Hawkeyes Men’s Coach, and Iowa Rugby Union Vice President he is one busy guy but not too busy to share some stories, build us some whiskey sours, and promote the Block Party 7s! This episode is presented by Central City Liquors. | |||
| 6/21/22- B-Side Bois w/ Marc Blong & Lukas Powley | 21 Jun 2022 | 01:12:32 | |
Join the Bois as they hear from Lukas Powley who competed for Des Moines in the Mad Jack 7s National Qualifier. Also, the Bois get a hold of Marc Blong from River City Rugby to learn all about their Intracity 7s League, a recap of their 50th anniversary at Old Boys Clash, and how they are rebuilding the rugby community in Mason City from youth to senior level! A great conversation with even better people! This episode is brought to you by our friends from Central City Liquors! | |||
| 6/17/22- B-Side Bois w/ Alex Schmitz | 17 Jun 2022 | 01:22:49 | |
The Bois check back in with Wombat and Stalemates competitor Alex Schmitz. Hear how he got started with rugby, how wrestling has helped him in rugby, and general nonsense! 10 episodes in and this is the goofiest one yet! Brought to you by Central City Liquors. | |||
| 5/10/24 B-Side Bois w/ Landon Sanders of Iowa Falls | 10 May 2024 | 01:06:45 | |
A shorter episode today but a great look ahead to senior side club nationals, a recap of the Iowa Rugby Union All-Iowa Tournament, a recap of the NCR CRC, a recap of Iowa State's National Title match, an interview with Landon Sanders who was a massive part of the planning and running of the All-Iowa Tournament, and a few other fun rugby stories. Join us! | |||
| 6/14/22- B-Side Bois w/ Zachary Bogle of Stalemates | 14 Jun 2022 | 01:20:31 | |
ARE YOU READY TO RUMBLE?! Find out if the Bois are ready as they call Zach Bogle, the founder of Stalemates and the Street League. Learn about how this wrestling media company came about during COVID, the evolution of the exhibition wrestling card that is Street League, and how the wrestling and rugby communities are very comparable. Are we trying to recruit more former wrestlers to become rugby players? You bet! We can’t wait to watch our guy Alex Schmitz wrestle in the Street League 3 on June 24th to represent the brand! Zach previews his match as well! | |||
| 6/10/22- B-Side Bois w/ Nate Tystahl & Jacob Huskisson | 10 Jun 2022 | 01:19:30 | |
Join the Bois as they have the president of Des Moines Rugby, Nate Tystahl, and social media chair of Des Moines Rugby, Jacob Huskisson, in the Wombat Den! They dive into how having multiple MLR alum have changed their culture off the field and play on the field, their summer 7s plan, and how the transition from D3 to D2 happened last year as well as so much more! A great episode with two great dudes, you won’t want to miss this one, presented by Central City Liquors! | |||
| 6/7/22- B-Side Bois w/ DeAndre Moore, Brent Nelson, Meghan Flanigan | 07 Jun 2022 | 01:15:04 | |
The Bois sit down with DeAndre to check in with one of the Wombat’s founding members. We also call Iowa Central’s head coach Brent Nelson and UNI women’s head coach Meghan Flanigan to hear about their CRC coaching experiences and what’s next for their clubs! DeAndre also has some hot takes regarding the Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback situation! Don’t share this episode with Spencer Petras! | |||
| 6/3/22- B-Side Bois w/ Kelsie McDowell Pt. 2 | 03 Jun 2022 | 01:03:27 | |
The Bois finish their interview with Kelsie as she gives insight into high performance coaching and how she helps high school kids find a college home. Philly V gives us his secret for a great summer body and Mr. Gray recaps the MLR standings BEFORE the Gilgronis news! Join us for a fun episode that is clearly brought to you by Central City Liquors. | |||
| 5/31/22- The B-Side Bois w/ Kelsie McDowell | 31 May 2022 | 00:45:04 | |
Join us as the Bois talk to Kelsie about all things women's rugby in the state of Iowa! A very fun and different episode of the show this week as we focus on the women's and girl's side of rugby in Iowa! | |||
| 5/27/22- B-Side Bois w/ Andrew Ridgway Pt. 2 | 27 May 2022 | 00:58:45 | |
The B-Side Bois cover the the world of Iowa rugby talking about new teams in the men's and high school divisions. high school select side, the future of high school 15s in Iowa, the MLR Golden Weekend, and a deeper look into the mind of Andrew Ridgway and his views of rugby in Iowa! This podcast is brought to you by Central City Liquors, make sure to mention us when you buy a bottle of Knob Creek for 15% off the bottle! FRESH LEGS! | |||
| 5/24/22- B-Side Bois w/ Andrew Ridgway | 24 May 2022 | 00:50:39 | |
Join the B-Side Bois for episode 3 as they recap Phil's weekend of fun, preview the CRC May Madness 7s with all the Iowa connections, a phone interview with National Champion and former Wombat Luke Schmitt, and part 1 of the Andrew Ridgway interview. We talk about his role as player/coach, coaching his friends, overseeing a high school program, thoughts on growing the game in Iowa, and fun memories from the University of Northern Iowa. | |||
| 5/19/22- B-Side Bois w/ Javier Sanchez Pt. 2 | 19 May 2022 | 00:41:16 | |
Join us for Episode 2 as we recap the Iowa Select Side tournament in Des Moines, recap Iowa State men at the collegiate 7s championship, we finish our interview with Javi, and Phil previews our summer plans! Another fun conversation in the books! | |||
| 5/17/22- B-Side Bois w/ Javier Sanchez | 17 May 2022 | 00:43:48 | |
Welcome to the B-Side Bois Podcast: Episode 1! Hosts Ryan Gray and Phil Vsetecka talk about different topics happening in the Iowa Rugby Union such as the Iowa High School State Tournament, the World Cup Announcement, Growing the Game, and much more! Don't miss our first interview guest, Javier Sanchez, a recent graduate and former rugby player at Iowa Central Community College. He now lives in the Des Moines Area, joined the Wombats, and is the producer of this show! Our goal is to have fun conversations around rugby and so much more, learning about the people who make rugby great in Iowa! | |||
| 5/8/24 B-Side Bois IAYRA Boys State Preview and Casey Hansen Interview | 08 May 2024 | 01:47:07 | |
HUGE Episode as we preview the 1A and 2A State Championship Tournaments for the boys' IAYRA spring rugby season! We also catch up with Casey Hansen, coach of Waverly-Shell Rock and the Iowa High School Selects. A lot of information in this one! Join us Friday night as we will be live-streaming from Southeast Polk for the 2A State Championship IAYRA Tournament! | |||
| 4/26/24 B-Side Bois w/Paul Damge of the Society of Iowa Rugby Referees | 26 Apr 2024 | 02:14:07 | |
A fantastic episode with an in-studio interview of a guest we've had on our wish list since the start of this podcast. The legendary Paul Damge stops by the Wombat Den to share part of his rugby story and thoughts on the current state of rugby in Iowa and more! We cover the NCR CRC7s brackets, some updates with senior side rugby, and Thudnerbirds and Iowa Rugby Union Select side updates as well! You do not want to miss this episode! | |||
| 4/24/24 B-Side Bois w/Patrick Lausen of Cedar Rapids Washington | 24 Apr 2024 | 00:53:41 | |
Week 4 Recap of the Iowa Youth Rugby Association and an interview with the head coach of Cedar Rapids Washington Boys' Rugby! We have updates to the Iowa High School Selects and the Hawkettes with some exciting college signings of a few of our high school athletes! Updates on the ACR 7s Nationals and ACR 15s National Championship with Iowa State University! Check it out! | |||
| 4/19/24 B-Side Bois w/Cooper Isaacson and Meghan Flanigan | 19 Apr 2024 | 01:32:27 | |
Join us for a jammed packed episode with TWO awesome interviews! Here's a rundown of the show: 0:00-1:56 Opening Song/Andrew Zellmer 1:56-19:32- Iowa State vs Sam Houston State Recap, Des Moines Rugby vs Eastside Banshees Recap, West Des Moines Wombats vs Fox Valley Maori Preview 19:32-29:41- Cooper Isaacson Interview talks UNI Men's Rugby 7s and NCR CRC 7s Nationals in DC Coming Up 30:03-51:06 Meghan Flanigan Interview talks UNI Women's Rugby 7s and NCR CRC 7s Nationals in DC Coming Up 51:06-End of Show- Weekend Recap with Iowa Central Community College Men and maybe a women's team?!, University of Iowa Women, University of Iowa Men, Women's Midwest Collegiate Rugby Conference 7s Tournament, Iowa State Women, Tackle Height Trial, Matt Giteau Law, and other random rugby nuggets! | |||
| 4/17/24 B-Side Bois w/ Justin McKay, Cooper Isaacson, & Robby Asplund | 17 Apr 2024 | 01:00:01 | |
Join us for our IAYRA Week 3 recap of the high school boys’ season as we have interviews from: North Polk Head Coach Justin McKay, Denver Coach Cooper Isaacson, and Columbus Catholic Coach Robby Asplund! Philly V & Mr. Gray then dive into the standings to see where teams are sitting at the halfway point! Don’t forget about boys Iowa selects tryouts this Saturday in Bondurant at 9am. We also check in on the Iowa Hawkettes!
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| 4/12/24 B-Side Bois w/Drew Guinn of Iowa State Rugby & Jaxon Stokley, Ramon Serrano, & Luke Nenes of Sam Houston State Rugby | 12 Apr 2024 | 01:45:13 | |
Join us for a massive and fun episode of the podcast! Quick hits of what's to come: 0:00-21:18 Hernia Talk, Rugby Recruiting Ideas, Weekend Recaps for Des Moines Rugby, Kansas City RFC, Iowa Central Community College, West Des Moines Wombats, Iowa State University, Iowa Falls Rugby, and River City Rugby 21:18-30:01 Drew Guinn of Iowa State Men's Rugby Interview 30:24-47:47 Jaxon Stokley, Ramon Serrano, & Luke Nenes of Sam Houston State Rugby (there is some static from our mic cords at the start of the interview but it gets better after about a minute! We are working on a solution for next week!) 47:47-End of Show Banter about World Cup of Club Rugby, Rees-Zammit update, favorite candy bars, nicknames, randomness, and friendship! | |||
| 4/10/24 B-Side Bois w/Matt Daniels of Norwalk and Casey Hansen of WSR | 10 Apr 2024 | 01:02:43 | |
Join us for updates from the IAYRA boys spring rugby 7s league! Interviews from Norwalk’s head coach Matt Daniels and one of WSR’s head coaches Casey Hansen!
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| 7/10/24 B-Side Bois w/Joe Lippert | 10 Jul 2024 | 02:15:55 | |
Huge episode where we interview Joe Lippert starting at 1:14:00, we hear his take on Olympic 7s, USA Rugby, NCR All-American Tour in France, Vail Rugby and more! We also talk about upcoming summer tournaments in Iowa, EIRA updates, NAI 7s, and so many international test matches and other random nuggets!
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| 4/5/24 B-Side Bois w/Chris Aguero of Columbus Castaways | 05 Apr 2024 | 01:38:14 | |
Join us for our special SECOND episode of the week where Mr. Gray and International Correspondent Eric Nichols catch up with long time friend from the UNI Men's Rugby club, Chris Aguero. Chris played in high school for Muscatine, then UNI Men's Rugby, then senior side rugby with the Austin Huns, and now he's with the Columbus Castaways. We talk about what has made each club great while sharing stories along the way! Great insight for anyone trying to improve their club's culture or systems! We also touch base on some MLR and International rugby stories! Join us!
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| 4/3/24 B-Side Bois w/Erik Frana, Tom McClimon, & DeAndre Moore IAYRA Week 1 Recap | 03 Apr 2024 | 01:04:20 | |
Week 1 of the IAYRA Boys season is in the books and we check in from all 4 of last Friday’s sites to get the inside scoop! A lot of great rugby was played, the league is getting deeper, and some interesting stories are taking shape! We’ve got 4 coaches that give us a little insight on the programs including Erik Frana head coach from Cedar Rapids Prairie, Tom McClimon head coach of Fort Dodge, DeAndre Moore head coach of Urbandale, and our own Philly V freshman coach of Valley. We also share the 2024 class of the Iowa Rugby Union Hall of Fame and news with the Midwest 7s Series for this summer!
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| 3/27/24 B-Side Bois w/Parker Czipar of Valley Rugby & Joe Lippert of ICCC Rugby | 27 Mar 2024 | 02:42:51 | |
MASSIVE EPISODE ALERT! We've got everything, don't believe us, check out this run down: -NashBash Fallout -Iowa Summer 7s Series -Iowa Rugby Union Hall of Fame -All-Iowa Tournament -IAYRA Week 1 Preview -Parker Czipar Interview -Joe Lippert Interview -A bunch of other stuff happening in the world of rugby | |||
| 3/22/24 B-Side Bois w/Lukas Powley, Andrew Ridgway, & Logan Jacobson of the West Des Moines Wombats | 22 Mar 2024 | 01:13:15 | |
The Wombats are on the road to Nashville for the 2024 Nashbash Tournament! To pass the time and get some good road trip and Nashville stories, Mr. Gray brought the mics and recorded this episode on the road with the fellas! Join us! | |||
| 3/20/24 B-Side Bois w/Ian Murra of Cedar Falls & Aiden Lewis of Iowa State & Ames Rugby | 20 Mar 2024 | 01:48:54 | |
We are BACK again to recap what we've missed in the last month while also diving into the high school boys' IAYRA season. We interview one of the top seniors in the state, Ian Murra of Cedar Falls Rugby, and Aiden Lewis, head coach of Ames Atomics and scrumhalf for Iowa State University. Eric Nichols checks in and recaps the 6 Nations. We preview Nashbash a little while also dissecting some issues we have with the logic of The Lion King. Join us! | |||
| 2/14/24 B-Side Bois w/Marc Blong of the Iowa Rugby Union Ambassador League | 14 Feb 2024 | 01:21:47 | |
A very fun episode with the Bois where we talk with Marc Blong who is the head of the brand new Ambassadors League Committee! Learn all about this new venture. The Bois also dive into some upcoming 7s news, stories about Nashville, and we check in with Eric Nichols on 6 Nations updates! | |||
| 2/7/24 B-Side Bois w/ Bryant Reynolds President of the Iowa Rugby Union | 07 Feb 2024 | 01:52:41 | |
A throwback episode with just Philly V & Mr. Gray as they interview the brand new President of the Iowa Rugby Union, Bryant Reynolds. Bryant is also a member of the Des Moines Rugby Club and a coach for the Norwalk Girls High School team. We discuss all of the exciting things that are happening behind the scenes to make sure our union has a fantastic year of rugby in 2024. This includes the creation of brand new committees to work on special projects like the Iowa Summer 7s Series, All-Iowa Tournament, Women's Development, Select Side Teams, Ambassador League, and so much more! The Bois also discuss the 1st Round of the 6 Nations, some exciting World Rugby news, opportunity to grow the game with the L1 coaching and refereeing certification clinics, and exciting news out of the Northeast Wisconsin Rugby Foundation! If you want to know what's happening in rugby in our area or want to be involved, you do not want to miss this episode! | |||
| 1/31/24 B-Side Bois w/Michael Pisney of The Denver Barbarians | 31 Jan 2024 | 01:40:24 | |
We are back for season 3 of the show! Join Mr. Gray, Philly V, International Correspondent Eric Nichols, and Gimli as we look at the 6 Nations Documentary on Netflix, preview the upcoming men’s and women’s 6 Nations, we interview Michael Pisney from the world famous Denver Barbarians, and we talk all things local rugby in the Midwest and Iowa!
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