Ryan Patterson is one of the owners of San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby. With a background in real estate and large scale property development. Ryan is one of the few people involved in Major League Rugby who never played rugby himself but got into the game through his children who love rugby. Ryan discusses the benefits of playing rugby, the cost analysis around sports team ownership and the future for San Diego Legion.  Rugby Revealed - https://www.rugbyrevealed.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RugbyRevealed Twitter - https://twitter.com/RugbyRevealed S ..read more

JT Onyett is the President of the Houston Sabercats, one of the 13 franchises that make up Major League Rugby. With a background in Minor League Baseball with the Texas Air Hogs, Sugar Land Skeeters and Lake Elsinore Storm, JT shares the his experiences in building community a rugby community and the Sabercats' plans to replicate some of baseball's fan engagement activities. Rugby Revealed - https://www.rugbyrevealed.com/ Houston Sabercats - https://www.houstonsabercats.com/ Major League Rugby - https://www.majorleague.rugby/ Intro / Outro Music - Mess 1 by DJ Tadhg Rapid Reveal Round Mus ..read more

Scott Lawrence is the Head Coach, General Manager and co- owner of Rugby ATL, the Atlanta region's professional rugby franchise of Major League Rugby.  There is not much Scott has not achieved in American rugby. He is a former USA Eagle, Head Coach and Director of Performance at Life University and has coached every level of men's age grade and senior USA Rugby teams.  Scott wears multiple hats within the franchise and provides us an insight into running, coaching and management of Rugby ATL.  This is our sole podcast this week.  Rugby Revealed - https://www.rugbyr ..read more

William (Bill) Webb is the President, General Partner and Majority Owner of the Toronto Arrows, Canada's sole Major League Rugby franchise.  Formerly Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer at Gluskin Sheff & Associates, Bill is currently a Partner at Waypoint Investment Partners Inc. Amongst other attributes, Bill is a financial analyst and a portfolio manager. He is also a long time board member of Rugby Canada and an advisor to Toronto's Inner City Rugby Foundation.  In this conversation, we learn of Bill's background and why it made sense to invest in the Toro ..read more

Mike Sheehan is the GM of the Austin Gilgronis, one of the twelve Major League Rugby Franchises. Mike has spent a lifetime in sports, working with the NBA and the NFL.  We chat with Mike about the Austin sports, music and business market, the success of F45 Training and the vision for the Austin Gilgronis team. Mike also gives us an exclusive by revealing the musician who will be performing at the Gilgronis season opener! Rugby Revealed - https://www.rugbyrevealed.com/ Austin Gilgronis - https://www.gilgronis.com/ Major League Rugby - https://www.majorleague.rugby/ Int ..read more

Allen Clarke is a former Ulster and Ireland international player. Following his playing career, Allen went straight into coaching with roles at Ulster and the Ireland Rugby Football Union. In 2017 Allen coached the Ospreys, initially as an assistant coach before taking over the head coach role for the 2018 season.  "Too good to turn down" is how Clarke describes the opportunity at the Dallas Jackals and Major League Rugby. Allen also chats about how he got the role, building the future for the new franchise and the fundamentals he intends to implement with the Jackals.  Rugby Revea ..read more

George Killebrew is the Commissioner of Major League Rugby and has spent his lifetime in professional sports. After graduating from Southern Methodist University, George went on to spend 27 years with the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA, as their Chief Revenue Officer and Executive Vice President. We chat with Commissioner Killebrew about MLR's relationship with USA Rugby, the costs associated with expansion franchises and the future of Major League Rugby. Rugby Revealed - https://www.rugbyrevealed.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RugbyRevealed Twitter - https://twitter.com/RugbyRevea ..read more

Scott Sonju is the President of Neltex Sports, co-owners of the Dallas Jackals. Earning his MBA  at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management before going on to serve as President and General Manager of the Frisco RoughRiders, (Minor League Baseball). The RoughRiders were the best attended games, of all 30 Double-A teams, for 11 consecutive years . In his role as President of the Dallas Jackals, we chat with Scott about developing the culture within the Jackals, plans for fan engagement on match days and the long term rugby future for the Dallas-Fort Worth  area . The Dallas Jack ..read more

As one of the original members of MLR, Utah Warriors' Kimball Kjar chats with us about the lessons learned from PRO Rugby and how Major League Rugby model is based on Major League Soccer. We also discuss the backgrounds of his fellow owners, the core values of the Utah Warriors and why these are so important to the team. Kimball also shares his vision for the future of the Warriors, including the plans for the new 10,000 seater stadium and the new Liberty Boys Academy in Washington. Kimball Kjar is a Utah native, BYU alumnus and former USA Eagle. He has worked in the high tech, talent acquis ..read more

Welcome to the Rugby Revealed Podcast. In season one we will be meeting coaches, general managers and owners from each of the 13 Major League Rugby franchises. We will be taking a deep dive into the world of professional rugby in the United States. Major League Rugby is about to enter its fourth season and is the first professional rugby league in the United States. The league commenced in 2018 and has grown to 13 teams for the 2020/21 season. Stars such as, former England captain, Chris Robshaw, former France captain, Mathieu Bastareaud and South African Rugby World Cup winner, Tendai Mtawa ..read more