Episode 209: The First Highlanders, feat Melani Nanai, D'Shawn Bowen, Cole Kelly, & Josh Thiel

Stu and Derek react to Canada's losses to Japan and USA at the Pacific Nations Cup

Stu and Derek react to Canada's Silver medal performance at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games! Plus the Free Jacks are back to back MLR Champions!

Stu and Derek react to Canada's win over Romania in the nation's capital!

Stu and Derek take a deep dive into Canada's 73-12 loss to Scotland over the weekend.

Derek is back from helping the Glasgow Warriors win the URC Championship! The boys take a look at a busy month in Canadian Rugby! The Vancouver Highlanders played their first two games, the Sevens team fails to qualify for the Olympics, the squad for the Ottawa series has been announced, new kits, a star player is injured long-term, and a recap of the Coast-to-Coast Cup.

With only a few days until their opening double header, Stu sits down with FOUR players for the Vancouver Highlanders - Melani Nanai, D'Shawn Bowen, Cole Kelly, & Josh Thiel - to discover their rugby roots, what attracted them to the Highlanders, and who they're looking forward to playing in this year's Rugby Players' Challenge.

With Derek off in Europe for rugby reasons, Stu is joined by the MLR Stats man, James Deeley, totalk about the 2024 MLR season, and the results from the SVNS Grand Final in Madrid.

Stu and Derek react to Canada's historic 22-19 win over the Black Ferns to claim the Pacific 4 Series Championship!

Stu and Derek breakdown the Arrows Academy vs Atlantic Privateers match! Then, they look at the biggest news stories from the past week including a new Coast to Coast Cup format, Canada vs Australia, SVNS, Ottawa ticket promotions, new Highlanders signings, and more.

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!