International Rugby News
Aaron Carpenter, who played for Canada in 80 test matches at hooker and No. 8; he captained his country 15 times and chats with Bruce McLane about coaching and bringing his considerable professional rugby experience to Major League Rugby.
Rugby stalwarts (they coach the Dallas Reds and with Atlantis) Lynn and Chris Howard discuss the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Lynn Howard holds an MD from LSU with specialties in Virology, Epidemiology, and Reproductive Endocrinology. She has dealt with the World Health Organization and worked in Africa on infectious diseases.
USA Men's 7s Head Coach Mike Friday took issue with Goff Rugby Report's latest characterization of how the Golden Eagles fund the US national teams.
USA Rugby and the reorganization task force is busily trying to formulate a way forward, probably due by the end of this month, that will satisfy World Rugby and a bankruptcy court.
World Rugby, as USA Rugby’s biggest creditor, will certainly have a say in whether the plan makes sense and whether Chapter 11 reorganization is the best way forward.
Paule Barford has been at the forefront of coaching rugby in the USA for decades.
He speaks with Bruce McLane on RuggaMatrix America on being smart about coaching (if your players' game awareness is poor, why don't you emulate game situations in training?), how to create a high performance model that works, and for good measure he takesd a shot at the MLR.