B-Side Bois: A Rugby Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

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!

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!

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!

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!

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.

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!

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! 

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! 

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!

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!