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On this episode, Stu and Derek are joined by Tim Matthews and Jamie Cudmore of the Toronto Arrows Sr. Academy. They take a deep dive into how the Academy is able to continue after the MLR club folded, coaching, recruiting, player evaluation, and more. Then, it's a look at the East Coast Rugby Championship ,which begins with the Academy taking on the Atlantic Privateers this Saturday!

On this episode, Stu and Derek break down Canada's 50-7 win over USA to open the Pacific 4 Series and the new Vancouver Highlanders kit.

Stu and Derek return to break down all the latest Canadian rugby news including a new board, the Pacific Four Series roster, strategic plans, and more.

The show opens with a brief X-Men chat before discussing the latest news surrounding the Toronto Arrows Senior Academy. Then, Stu and Derek offer up their picks for the Top Six storylines over the first six weeks of the Major League Rugby season.

On the 201st episode, Stu and Derek say "thank you" and reflect on the first 5 years of Le Rouge Rugby! Then the boys recap the biggest news stories in Canadian rugby including reaction to the ARN article about a new RWC qualifying process, Christiaan Esterhuizen was named head coach of Pacific Pride, Maple Leaf 7s, the East Coast Rugby Championship, the national wheelchair rugby team, and a lot of Vancouver Highlanders news!

Le Rouge Rugby reaches the 200 episode milestone and we brought Dallas Jackals centre Mitch Richardson on to help us celebrate!



We dive into Richardson's start in rugby, being a day 1 Arrow, joining the Jackals, playing for Canada for the first time, Call of Duty, and so much more!