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The Glorious Rugby Podcast

by Glorious Rugby

Hosts John and Alistair talk all things Old Glory DC - match breakdowns and previews, player news, stats, all from the perspective of two dedicated fans. Releases weekly during the season and sporadically the rest of the time. About the hosts: John Fitzpatrick is the proprietor of the Rugby Morning newsletter and host of Rugby Morning Coffee Break on Rugby Wrap Up Alistair Kirsch-Poole writes for Glorious Rugby and is the proprietor of Tackle the Numbers

Latest episodes

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Rumors, Eagles, and Rivals

Episode Notes We talk about hints and rumors about Old Glory's head coaching search, as well discussing the internationals on deck, from the Eagles to the New Zealand vs

Sep 10
31 min

A New Era for Old Glory

Episode Notes Head coach Simon Cross will be moving to a player development role, his assistant coaches are leaving, and new class of players have been drafted. Where doe

Aug 30
38 min

Where The US and Canada Stand

Episode Notes Notes go here About the hosts John Fitzpatrick Runs the Rugby Morning newsletter Hosts MLR Coffee Break on MLR Weekly (Rugby Wrap Up) Hosts USA Rugby Happ

Jul 25
45 min

Two Eagles Wins in a Row

Episode Notes We're back after a couple weeks off to catch up with the Eagles, who have been having a good run so far in the nations cup. We also talk about the All-MLR t

Jul 18
39 min

Hot Eagles Summer

Episode Notes Several Old Glory players made the Eagles roster for the summer, which we break down, before getting to The Article About the hosts John Fitzpatrick Runs

Jun 26
42 min

Thus Ends Another Season

Episode Notes The playoffs were a bit of a flop due to factors well outside the team's control, so we don't spend too much time on that. Instead, we look at the way the s

Jun 19
51 min

Don't Count Us Out

Episode Notes Old Glory wrapped up the regular season with a shaky but ultimately clear win at home, but now faces a daunting opponent in Chicago for the first round of t

Jun 11
33 min

They Won't Want to See Us Again

Episode Notes An excruciatingly close loss was simultaneously frustrating and more proof that this team has what it takes. About the hosts John Fitzpatrick Runs the Rug

Jun 5
29 min

A, B, and C Goals

Episode Notes We talk through the implications of Old Glory's position the standings and what needs to happen for the team to get back in to the playoffs. About the host

May 29
41 min

Sweep and Sweep Again

Episode Notes After a tense, nervy, but ultimately successful home stand against the Free Jacks, we talk about sweeping the rivalry two straight regular seasons and what

May 21
41 min

Simon Cross is Frustrated Too

Episode Notes We talk to Simon Cross about the frustrations of the season so far and how he plans to get this team over the line with just four weeks left in the regular

May 15
52 min

Moral Victories Make for Hard Living

Episode Notes The loss to Chicago wasn't the disaster that the final score makes it seem, but we go over the ways this team will need to improve to stay in the playoff pi

May 7
34 min

We Know They're Better Than This

Episode Notes After perfect rugby last week, we saw the team take a step back. We break it down the game, including why we're not concerned for the future. About the hos

May 1
43 min

John Lefevre - More Cowbell!

Episode Notes We talk to John Lefevre about his nickname, his local roots, and what it's like to finally break into the OGDC starting lineup. About the hosts John Fitzpa

Apr 23
49 min

That Felt Good

Episode Notes Old Glory continues to own Fort Quincy, with a win that saw improvements in basically every possible area from week 1. But a stiffer test lies ahead with An

Apr 16
50 min

Not How We Wanted to Start

Episode Notes It was a frustrating loss to open the season, but there are reasons for optimism. Hopefully we see a better showing in week 2 against the Free Jacks. About

Apr 10
37 min

It's Game Time, Plus a Chat with Perry Humphreys

Episode Notes Perry Humphreys joins us for a few minutes to talk about the upcoming season, and AKP and Fitz preview OGDC's season opener against the Seattle Seawolves, a

Apr 3
1 h 03 min

Rick Rose & Max Schumacher - They've Come to Learn

Episode Notes Max Schumacher and Rick Rose join us to talk about moving to OGDC and what they hope to learn now that they're here. About the hosts John Fitzpatrick Runs

Mar 26
43 min

Shotgun from a Trophy

Episode Notes The season is so close that there's really not much more to talk about, so we take a tangent into trophies. About the hosts John Fitzpatrick Runs the Rugb

Mar 19
40 min

Goodbye TMO?

Episode Notes The TMO system makes way for the newly announced Referee Review System, which is... different? Maybe? We dive into all the questions, answered and unanswere

Mar 14
42 min

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