Nate Hirayama is the flag bearer at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Dan and Derek could not be more excited! After they freak out, they take a look at Canada's pool and chances in both the men's and women's competitions. Following the Olympics, is the other massive event this weekend; the MLR playoffs. The boys take a look back at some of their favourite moments of the 2021 regular season, discuss the outlook for the clubs that missed out on the post-season, thank Ciaran Hearn for a brilliant career, and preview the two Conference Final matches.

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Episode 82: The Flag Bearer

One episode 81, Stu and Derek break down Canada's test match against England, the Arrows' final game of 2021 against New England, the latest MLR news, and the final week of regular season predictions!

Episode 81: vs Old and New England

It was a big week in Canadian rugby and the boys are here to break it all down. Up first, they take an in depth look at Canada vs Wales, the men's national team's first test match since 2019. Then they look ahead and discuss what lineup changes they would like to see for the match with England (recorded before the lineup was released). After that, Dan and Derek are fired up because Andrew Ferguson is great at rugby and the Arrows won. Finally, they dive in other MLR news, the playoff race, movie reviews, and predictions.

Episode 80: Fresh Coats

On episode 79 the boys are joined by the legendary Bryan Ray of Americas Rugby News. They take a look at the Arrows loss to RUNY and how the Arrows 2021 campaign has gone. Then, it's a deep dive into international rugby as they breakdown the Olympic Sevens rosters and the upcoming test matches against Wales and England. Stu, Derek, and the Toonie then sit in laughter and disbelief as Dan coins a new phase for the rugby lexicon.

Episode 79: Battle of Nutrition

Dan and Derek breakdown the Arrows' loss to the NOLA Gold. The boys also take a crack at naming the Arrows' starting XV after all the international departures. They then dive into the rest of the MLR matches and predictions for Week 15 (which actually include Stu and the Toonie this time).

Episode 78: More Fool's Gold

On episode 77, the boys tackle the Arrows 47-21 loss to the AG's and all the great Canadian performances from across MLR. It was an incredibly news heavy week, so their was plenty to talk about after. The boys dive into Ontario's return to play, Utah's new kit, a USA Rugby World Cup bid, the Rugby Canada traveling roster, Sam Malcolm's return, and week 14 predictions.

Episode 77: Orange Crushed

One episode 76, we sit down with UBC Thunderbirds head coach Curry Hitchborn. Curry lends his thoughts to a variety of topics including how he got into rugby, the early days of MLR, and his vision for the future of rugby in BC.

Episode 76: The Mind of Curry Hitchborn

Sorry for the delay, but episode 75 is now live! The boys sit down to discuss the Arrows' 14-12 loss to New England, the best Canadian performances from around MLR, the Rugby Canada squad announcement, and the fact that a toonie knows way more about rugby than we do!

Episode 75: Grand Larseny

On episode 74, the boys discuss some bye week sports viewing before diving into week 10 of the MLR season, the Premier Rugby Sevens news, and the Memorial Day kits. They take a look back at the first five-eights of the Toronto Arrows season and look ahead to their road to the playoffs!

Episode 74: The First Five-Eighths

Stu takes over hosting duties from Dan this week! A hockey game has Derek wondering which rugby game would you show someone who has never watched rugby? Stu and Derek then dive into the Toronto Arrows 19-10 victory over the Houston SaberCats and the rest of the action in MLR over the past weekend! We finish off with some news items and predictions for week 10!

Episode 73: SoFi, So Good

On episode 72, Dan brings up curling agian. The conversation does quickly shift back to rugby though as Dan and Derek breakdown the Lions squad, Canada's summer test schedule, the Fire and Ice Cup, and all the other MLR matches from a wild round 8!

Episode 72: A Song of Fire and Ice

Stu returns for episode 71 and will be on every other episode for the foreseeable future. The boys dive into a wild Arrows vs Gold match that truly was a tale of two halves. Then they get into some Canadian performances from around the league and the latest MLR news.

Episode 71: Fool's Gold

Dan and Derek break down another massive performance from the Toronto Arrows and all the great Canadian MLR performances in week 6! We then dive into some news items such as Seattle's coaching change, the women's sevens program, and Taylor Paris. Please note: recorded on Tuesday April 27, 2021.

Episode 70: The Jersey Score

On episode 69, the boys sit down with Toronto Arrows prop Cole Keith to discuss the start to the Arrows 2021 season and adjusting to life in Atlanta. They then dive into all the MLR matches from week 5. The Arrows had a record setting night and there were planety of great Canadian performances across the league! Finally, the toonie is back and it currently has a better winning percentage than Dan, Derek, and Stu.

Episode 69: Chattahoochee River Snakes feat. Cole Keith

The boys are back to breakdown all the action from Major League Rugby's week 4! They start with the Toronto Arrows loss to the Los Angeles Giltinis (00:00:00) before diving into the other matchups from across the league (00:41:00). As always, they breakdown the biggest news items of the week (01:12:00) and handle some week 5 predictions (01:18:24). This week, Dan, Derek, and Stu won't just be challenging each other, but a new competitor has entered the Le Rouge Rugby match predictor challenge!

Episode 68: Loss Angeles

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