Latest Ruggamatrixamerica Podcast Episodes
24-3: Thomas Dilorenzo
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - March 15, 2024 02:30 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis one is a bit more about philosophy, money, policy, and how we all survive the tought times. A hugely enlightening talk between Bruce McLane and economist, author, and President of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Thomas Dilorenzo.
RMA 24-2 Sullivan Puts the Pieces Together
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - February 07, 2024 23:07 - 19 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsInternational rugby player, US Army officer, Lego savant, and more ... Sam Sullivan covers a lot of ground literally and figuratively. Alex Goff sits down with the USA 7s star to talk about the SVNS World Series, her responsibilities in the WCAP Program, whether those Olympic Rings get stuck i...
RMA 24-1 Spiff Sedrick on SVNS Start
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - January 18, 2024 02:24 - 8 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsUSA women's 7s player Spiff Sedrick talks about what it took to earn more playing time and how the Eagles feel about their first two tournaments of the 2023-24 season. Support what RMA and Goff Rugby Report does here: https://www.goffrugbyreport.com/support-grr/ See all of our Podcasts: http...
23-19 Scott Lawrence After Spain
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - November 24, 2023 17:31 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsAlex Goff sits down with still-interim USA Men's 15s Head Coach (and HP GM) Scott Lawrence after the USA beat Brazil and Spain 48-3 and 42-12, respectively to win the Vila International Rugby Cup. Support what RMA and Goff Rugby Report does here: https://www.goffrugbyreport.com/support-grr/ ...
RMA 23-19 Scott Lawrence After Spain
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - November 24, 2023 17:31 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsAlex Goff sits down with still-interim USA Men's 15s Head Coach (and HP GM) Scott Lawrence after the USA beat Brazil and Spain 48-3 and 42-12, respectively to win the Vila International Rugby Cup. Support what RMA and Goff Rugby Report does here: https://www.goffrugbyreport.com/support-grr/ ...
RMA 23-18: The High Performance Question
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - September 22, 2023 16:30 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsAlex Goff sits down with USA Rugby CEO Ross Young and USA Rugby COO Johnathan Atkeison to talk about High Performance—plans, developments, and thoughts on USA Rugby HP jobs, including HP GM, Eagles 15s Head Coaches, and hosting the World Cup. Is USA Rugby headed in the right direction? Will th...
RMA 23-17: Play Every Game Like It's Your Last
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - August 16, 2023 20:08 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsWise words and great insight from the all-time American rugby legend Gary Lambert. One of the greatest Eagles ever talks about staring mortality in the face, the shamateur years and what we lost when the game went professional, USA vs South Africa 1981, and the future for the national team. It...
RMA 23-16 Eagle Captain Great Mike Saunders
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - August 07, 2023 19:24 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe great former Eagle captain and scrumhalf Mike Saunders is a soft-spoken leader who became a brilliant coach after he retired. Smart, analytical, and a man who loves the game of rugby, Saunders talks about leadership, self-evaluation, loss, OMBAC, and the USA. All-Time American List: Mik...
RMA 23-15: The Redoubtable Dave Hodges
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - August 01, 2023 23:23 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsDave Hodges was generally considered the most indomitable rugby player in the USA, perhaps the world, when he played. Coming late to international rugby he worked hard, hit harder, and prepared harder than anyone. All-Time American: Dave Hodges RuggaMatrix America is brought to you by Irish ...
RMA 23-14: AJ MacGinty Deals With Preparation and Setbacks
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - July 16, 2023 20:26 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsUSA captain and Bristol Bear AJ MacGinty sits down with Bruce McLane to talk about how he came to America, what he does to prepare to play as a professional, and a whole bunch of other stuff about the Eagles—the potential and the disappointments. RuggaMatrix America is brought to you by Irish ...
RMA 23-13 Rugby Rennaissence Man Ray Lehner
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - July 13, 2023 22:31 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsAlex Goff sits down with former Cal, Oxford University, and USA prop Ray Lehner. He talked about his rugby origins, his influences, and what it was that turned him from a guy just checking out the game into someone who has embraced it as his life. GRR All-Time American List: Ray Lehner Rug...
RMA 23-12: Playing Chicken with Mike Dabulas
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - July 09, 2023 22:39 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsBruce sits down with Mike "Chicken" Dabulas and talks about his push to the pros and international rugby, as well as how players can be great in the locker room. Mike talks about the evolution (or not so much) of coaching as well. RuggaMatrix America is brought to you by Irish Rugby Tours, t...
RMA 23-11: Matt Sherman From Cal to West Point
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - July 03, 2023 20:48 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsAlex Goff sits down with former Cal captain, All American, USA, Oxford, Randwick, and SFGG rugby player Matt Sherman. Having seen both sides of the top-level collegiate playoffs, and later becoming the Head Coach of a national champion, Sherman brings a unique perspective to the game and the p...
RMA 23-10 Scott Lawrence Lays Down the Plan
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - June 29, 2023 16:46 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsScott Lawrence is Interim USA Head Coach and Interim head of High Performance. And that means he's free to make decisions based solely on the long-term health of the program. It's freeing, and he tells Bruce McLane why. Music by Bensounds Support RMA and what we do by becoming a Patron her...
RMA 23-09: To The Meat of the Matter Part 3
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - June 26, 2023 19:45 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsAccomplished rugby player and medical doctor Anthony Chaffee sits down with Bruce McLane in a three-parter that hits hard at assumptions about healthy diet, the role meat plays in performance and weight loss, hormones, and what are the right foods for humans. In Part 3 Dr. Chaffee talks about...
RMA 23-08: To The Meat of the Matter Part 2
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - June 22, 2023 19:53 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsAccomplished rugby player and medical doctor Anthony Chaffee sits down with Bruce McLane in a three-parter that hits hard at assumptions about healthy diet, the role meat plays in performance and weight loss, and what are the right foods for humans. He also talks about what fuels some types of c...
RMA 23-07: To The Meat of the Matter Part 1
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - June 19, 2023 21:20 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsAccomplished rugby player and medical doctor Anthony Chaffee sits down with Bruce McLane in a three-parter that hits hard at assumptions about healthy diet, the role meat plays in performance and weight loss, and what are the right foods for humans. This is Part 1 of 3 Parts. Music by Bens...
RMA 23-06: The Cleveland Rookie Rugby Phenomenon
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - May 15, 2023 19:56 - 43 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsAlex Goff sits down in Dan Arbeznik's classroom not to talk about the St. Ignatius HS team (which he coaches), but the massive turnout for Rookie Rugby Cleveland. When we talk about Youth Rugby and growing the game, are we making progress? Some are, and here's how Rookie Rugby Cleveland has 8...
RMA 23-5 Chairman of the Board
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - March 02, 2023 19:37 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFormer TransAmerica Life CEO Tom Cusack sat down with Alex Goff to talk about USA Rugby finances, the high performance review, the national teams, the split with NCR, the need for a bigger staff, Rugby World Cup money, and above all ... trust. USA Rugby's Board also released a letter to the me...
RMA 23-4 Big Man on Campus
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - February 06, 2023 23:17 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsAlex Goff sits down with USA legend Luke Gross, who parlayed his 6-9 frame and a ton of grit to a long professional and record-setting USA career before becoming a coach.
RMA 23-03 Ben Pinkelman Plays Through It
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - January 07, 2023 21:45 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsAlex Goff sits down with former USA 7s star Ben Pinkelman who, after being forced to retire due to injury, has taken up the coaching reins. Pink talks about his start and how he worked through the ranks, whether playing high-level 15s and 7s at the same time is feasible, or even advisable, he ...
RMA 23-3 Ben Pinkelman Plays Through It
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - January 07, 2023 21:45 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsAlex Goff sits down with former USA 7s star Ben Pinkelman who, after being forced to retire due to injury, has taken up the coaching reins. Pink talks about his start and how he worked through the ranks, whether playing high-level 15s and 7s at the same time is feasible, or even advisable, he ...
Chuckanut Rugby's Dewilde Fields
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - December 27, 2022 18:11 - 28 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe Chuckanut Rugby Club's fields have long been a big part of rugby in the Pacific Northwest. But it also needed some upgrades. When the Dewilde family donated the land to the rugby club, they, with the help of of donors, partners, and supporters, have been able to make it even better. Alex ...
RMA Coach Talk-Colton Cariaga
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - December 17, 2022 19:22 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsBruce McLane sits down with Life University Head Coach Colton Cariaga. Cariaga, who played in Ireland as well as as an All American at Life, touches on helping players through adversity, the HP troubles in USA Rugby, and what coaches around the country can do to further the game. The convers...
Questing for the Gold
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - June 14, 2021 16:55 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsUSA women's 7s star Abby Gustaitis and men's 7s Head Coach Mike Friday talk with Alex Goff about the Quest for the Gold Tournament in Los Angeles, the Olympics, and what's next. Support RMA by becoming a Patron at: https://www.goffrugbyreport.com/support-grr
Being a Club College Rugby Team In The Era of COVID
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - March 04, 2021 18:56 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsIowa State Head Coach Anthony Frein goes into detail on how he got his club college team approved to play despite COVID restrictions. It's about being flexible, detailed, and realizing that any rugby, if safely done, is a benefit to the players. Alex Goff jumps on his soapbox a bit too. Su...
A Global Coaching Staff At UCLA
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - February 26, 2021 21:38 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsAlex Goff sits down with UCLA Head Coach David Clancy, former Scotland international Adam Ashe, and former England and British & Irish Lions prop Alex Corbisiero on their new roles coaching at UCLA.
In The Second Row With Nick Civetta
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - February 10, 2021 18:28 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsUSA lock Nick Civetta breaks down his jobs in the second row, giving priceless insights on the lineout, the scrum, and even the right equipment. Support RMA and what we do here by being a Patreon Patron at: http://patreon.com/goffrugbyreport
Rugby Fitness Revisited
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - January 30, 2021 19:57 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsJustin Goonan is the current Indiana University Head Coach and he has coached at all levels in the United States, both as a rugby coach and a Strength & Conditioning coach. Now he is trying to help all those rugby coaches who don't have an S&C get their players fit and fit for rugby. Goonan si...
A Student In The Game
RuggaMatrix America - GoffRugbyReport - January 22, 2021 13:35 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe key to rugby success is to keep learning and improving, and USA second row forward Nick Civetta has been doing that his entire career. Once overlooked for the national team for reasons he says were perfectly fair, Civetta remade himself, and has become a stalwart of the team. Now he is emb...
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